FLOYD MAY NOT FILL VOID COACH HEDGES ON TAKING USC JOB.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Staff Writer USC's second choice to become basketball coach is having second thoughts. Former New Orleans Hornets The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA). coach Tim Floyd Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California men's college basketball team. Floyd is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA. , who accepted the job and agreed to contract terms, now has ``serious reservations'' and caught USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. officials off-guard Tuesday, when a scheduled news conference to introduce him was abruptly canceled, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sources. Floyd, 50, was supposed to be unveiled at Heritage Hall, much like Rick Majerus last month. Although Majerus quit after less than a week, Floyd backed away before even making his first official act as USC coach. Exactly why Floyd wavered is not known, although sources cited several reasons: He could be a prime candidate for the LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit job if the Tigers make a coaching change after the season. Floyd currently lives in New Orleans, which also makes the LSU job attractive. LSU tried to hire Floyd to replace Dale Brown in 1997 but Floyd left Iowa State to coach the Chicago Bulls. There's also the major overhaul required to turn USC's basketball fortunes around. The Trojans return just four scholarship players next season and virtually no post players. Floyd has also been involved in protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. negotiations with the Hornets over the final two years of his contract. The Hornets fired him last spring, but owed him $1.5 million for the next two years. Floyd was asked by the Hornets to produce check stubs to prove how much USC paid him, even after New Orleans received a copy of his USC contract. Floyd's delay puts USC in an awkward position if he doesn't accept the job. He would be the second coach, following Majerus, to accept the position and then change his mind. It would also make it extremely difficult for the Trojans to hire a coach before senior associate athletic director Daryl Gross leaves Jan. 31 to become Syracuse's athletic director. Gross said he wants to hire a basketball coach before leaving USC. Floyd's college record impressed USC, after successful stints at Iowa State, New Orleans and Idaho. Floyd was 81-49 in four years with the Cyclones, and was the first coach in school history to post three consecutive 20-win seasons. He took Iowa State to the Sweet Sixteen in 1996-97 and finished the year 22-9. Floyd posted a 127-58 record at the University of New Orleans History UNO was founded in 1958 as the New Orleans branch of Louisiana State University, originally as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" or "LSUNO", but became more independent and changed the name to "University of New Orleans" in 1974. , where he won at least 20 games in six of his eight seasons. Scott Wolf, (818) 713-3607 scott.wolf(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) FLOYD |
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