Who Replaces Dunlap at St. John’s?

With Mike Dunlap now the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin has a decision to make.

Whom does he hire to replace Dunlap on a staff that also includes Tony Chiles and Rico Hines as assistants?

Here’s a list of people in the mix to replace Dunlap on the Johnnies staff. Several college head coaches could also be considered:

Tom Abatemarco, Colorado assistant

Frank Allocco, De La Salle head coach

Paul Biancardi, ESPN recruiting analyst

Jim Boylen, Indiana Pacers assistant; former Utah head coach

Tim Grgurich, Former NBA assistant coach

Gerald Madkins, Former UCLA player and NBA scout

Darrick Martin, Former UCLA and NBA player

Lane Odom, Former college assistant; son of former coach Dave Odom

Tim O’Toole, ESPN analyst, former Fairfield coach

Barry Rohrssen, Former Manhattan coach

Earl Watson, Former UCLA player, Utah Jazz point guard

Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.