VolQuest: No extension/raise for Cuonzo, "50/50" he survives next year

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"Right now obviously there has not been a raise or extension despite the sweet sixteen. That is unlikely to change, he has two years left on his contract and I don't think he's going to get anything substantial if there is a small raise. You saw how much Dave Hart values him over the past few weeks and that is very little. They had no intention of countering had he been offered a job elsewhere. There were guys in mind and Buzz Williams of Marquette was in all likelihood going to be the guy from everyone I've talked to had Cuonzo been fired after the regular season. That wasn't going to be the case obviously had he been the guy to replace Buzz at Marquette after the run there, but there were some other rumblings of guys Hart was very interested in."

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"There were major concerns with how the season played out. Everyone was disappointed with the regular season from the top down to the boosters. He was not going to survive another NIT. The sweet sixteen run obviously bought him a fourth season, but nothing is guaranteed beyond that. If he fails to make the tournament next season that would be the third missed tournament in four seasons. I don't think there's much of a chance he survives that. To answer your question I'd say the chances of him being your basketball coach a year from now are about 50/50."

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