Southern Illinois University men’s head basketball coach Barry Hinson says he is not in the running for the post at Texas Tech.
Hinson announced Friday morning that he has withdrawn his name from consideration. The first year Saluki coach says it was an honor to be involved in the process at Texas Tech and he’s flattered that they approached him. Hinson says he believes it’s important for the SIU fans to know that he’s very happy to be the men's basketball coach at Southern. He says his entire staff is working relentlessly to rebuild Saluki Basketball, and that effort continues full-speed ahead.
Hinson has a 219-157 career record in 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach at Oral Roberts, Missouri State and Southern Illinois, and his teams have made four post-season appearances. Last year, he took over a Saluki squad that finished 8-23 the year before and improved the won-loss mark to 14-17. Hinson finished third in the 2013 MVC Coach of the Year voting.
