Kevin Stallings accepts Pitt head coaching job
Kevin Stallings will take over as head coach at Pittsburgh, agreeing to a six-year deal on Sunday.
The deal was announced on Monday, with Stallings saying "There comes a point in your life if you don't change, you're never going to change. I kind of determined I wanted one more opportunity.''
BREAKING: Kevin Stallings agrees to a six-year deal to become Pittsburgh's next basketball coach, per @GoodmanESPN pic.twitter.com/lNYeM2LSfr
— ESPNU (@ESPNU) March 27, 2016
Congrats to Kevin Stallings on his hiring at Pittsburgh. #Dickievpicks #MarchMayhem
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 27, 2016
Pitt basketball has reportedly hired Kevin Stallings from Vanderbilt https://t.co/SOgcuHWw9U pic.twitter.com/M5HJpeNIQH
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 27, 2016
Stallings, who had coached Vanderbilt for the last 17 seasons, replaces Jamie Dixon. Dixon has spent the last 13 seasons with Pitt, guiding the Panthers to 11 NCAA Tourney appearances along the way. Dixon accepted the TCU head coaching job last week.
Stallings' Vanderbilt squad made the NCAA field for the first time in four years this season, falling to Wichita State in a First Four game.
According to ESPN's Jeff Goodman, there was some debate whether Vanderbilt would even keep Stallings on after the recent disappointing stretch.
