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We mentioned Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman late Monday as being one of the finalists for the Liberty job. It now appears Hoffman is the leader.
He has been Mercer’s head coach for 7 seasons while compiling a 145-98 record. He has succesfully guided Mercer to 4 consecutive postseason appearances including a CBI appearance this past season. He led the Bears to a 27-11 record in 2011-12 and the CIT championship. Mercer knocked off 3-seed Duke in the 2014 NCAA Tournament and finished the season with a 27-9 record. Hoffman has won 97 games in the past 4 seasons.
Another interesting angle is former Liberty assistant Jason Eaker is on Hoffman’s staff at Mercer.
I’m hearing Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman is the leading candidate at Liberty.
— Jeff Pillow (@JeffPillowWBB) March 31, 2015
Can confirm. Hoffman has been on campus. RT @HoopDirt: HOT: Liberty Dirt… http://t.co/GJbrF7Yrfm — Chris Lang (@ChrisLangLNA) March 31, 2015
Now that Hoffman has announced officially that he will not be taking the job, it looks as though Meyer is almost certainly getting the position. It’s a shame that Barber and his team couldn’t talk any outsiders into taking the job. If earlier reports could be believed, we were definitely willing to spend some money here but nothing materialized. Maybe they’ll prove me wrong come tomorrow afternoon, but that’s looking less and less likely.
What happens “tomorrow afternoon” ie today?