Texas' Shaka Smart has been hired as Marquette's new head basketball coach, the Golden Eagles announced Friday. That team was led by Larry Sanders, who was selected as the No. 3 Texas was stunned by No. Looking at that information from the Department of Education, the mens teams had roughly $980,000 in recruiting expenses. To me, its about being able to be fair all around the board. You may opt-out by. In 2018, UT's five-man freshman class ranked as the No. Basketball Coach Salary | Salary.com Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Seasons: 106 (1916-17 to 2022-23) Record: 1707-1052 .619 W-L% Shaka Smart trolls Texas to explain why he left for Marquette job 6 seed before falling to Northern Iowa (75-72) on a half-court shot at the buzzer. The 43-year-old has had 12 years of head coaching experience and has compiled a 272-142 record. 3 seed Longhorns were upset in the first round of this year's NCAA Tournament by No. The class was highlighted by Allen and Jones, who both competed in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game. VCU also ranked near the top of the national statistics in turnover margin and opponent turnover rate under Smart's guidance. Coordinator of Operations, Men's Basketball: 288-7131: madison.adams@marquette.edu: 15 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, marking the highest NBA draft pick in VCU program history. Marquette's First Basketball All-American Was a Marquette Law Student Hank Raymonds was the head men's basketball coach at Marquette University from 1966 to 1983. VCU's +8.03 mark in 2012-13 was the sixth-best turnover margin by an NCAA Division I team since the 1992-93 season. I try not to compare or look at other coaches and what theyre doing or what theyre salaries are, Pelaez said. 6 overall by the Orlando Magic. He also worked for Purnell at Dayton as director of basketball operations for two seasons (2001-03). A native of Madison, Wis., Smart was born on April 8, 1977. Phone: (800) 222-6544, Privacy Policy Legal Disclaimer Non-Discrimination Policy Accessible Technology. Marquette ranks near the top in quality of facility and pays a competitive salary, so should do better than rank in the bottom of 32%. 49 247Sports; Donovan Williams, No. 6 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, the highest in school and CAA history. 80 ESPN).