Shaka Smart says his close relationship with VCU's players almost kept him …

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In the 2011 NCAA tournament, new Texas Longhorns head coach Shaka Smart led Virginia Commonwealth University on an unlikely Final Four run. Sent to Dayton as an 11 seed, the Rams made their young head coach 

The Texas Longhorns found the replacement for Rick Barnes in seemingly hitting a home run by hiring now-former VCU Rams head coach Shaka Smart on Thursday evening. After the news became official following a team 

UCLA, with its unparalleled pedigree and absurdly beautiful weather. North Carolina State and Wake Forest, where the chance to build an ACC powerhouse in a basketball-mad part of the world is alluring. Maryland, which has a national title in recent

VCU Rams head coach Shaka Smart will finally leave Richmond to take the same position with the Texas Longhorns, according to multiple reports on Thursday evening just after Smart left a team meeting with his now-former