Valvano Said to Be Considering Offer to Coach at Wichita State
Representatives of former North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano were negotiating Wednesday night with Wichita State officials who hope to hire Valvano as the school’s basketball coach.
Valvano’s attorney, Woody Webb of Raleigh, N.C., said the former coach’s agent was in contact with Wichita repeatedly Wednesday by phone and fax machine.
“They are considering a very attractive offer,” Webb said of Valvano and his wife. “I do know that they are moving as expeditiously as they can on this and they hope to have some resolution by the weekend.”
He said a decision could be reached as early as this morning.
Warren Armstrong, Wichita State president, said Wednesday there’s no deal yet and it may be a week or more before a coach is named. He said his goal still is to have a coach before the NCAA tournament ends April 6.
Valvano wasn’t available for comment Wednesday.
Valvano resigned under pressure from North Carolina State after the 1990 season and is in the second year of a three-year, $900,000 contract with ESPN. He had a 209-114 record at N.C. State, including a national championship in 1983.
Wichita State is looking to replace Mike Cohen, who resigned last month, effective the end of the season. Cohen had a 32-56 record in three seasons.
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