HIGHLANDERS FORCED TO PULL DOUBLE DUTY WITH 2 SEARCHES RADFORD TRYING TO PICK WOMEN'S COACH BEFORE CONCENTRATING ON OPENING FOR MEN'S COACH

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: March 26, 2002| Author: RAY COX THE ROANOKE TIMES | Copyright information

Radford University has two vacancies in its two most prominent athletic programs, men's and women's basketball, and not much time to screen the pretenders, interview the contenders, and make offers.

"We want to have them hired by the national signing date April 10," Radford athletic director Greig Denny said.

Denny and a university search committee were talking to the first three candidates to be interviewed for the women's vacancy when men's coach Ron Bradley resigned abruptly l...

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