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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 2520315, member: 10"] Could be, but not 100% sure about that. [I][URL='https://herosports.com/colleges/teams/connecticut-mens-basketball']UConn[/URL] athletics director David Benedict has not made a public declaration regarding the job security of men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie. However, another school may have fired a shot that suggests Ollie's job is indeed in jeopardy. This week, [URL='https://herosports.com/colleges/teams/rutgers-mens-basketball']Rutgers[/URL] announced a contract extension for second-year head coach Steve Pikiell, who went a modest 15-18 last year and was 11-6 this year at the time he signed the extension. Why is that relevant? The 50-year-old Pikiell is a Connecticut native and former Huskies' guard who began his career as a Jim Calhoun assistant. If Ollie were to be fired, Pikiell would've been on Benedict's short list.[/I] [B][COLOR=#0000ff][URL='https://herosports.com/college-basketball/coaches-hot-seat-kevin-ollie-ernie-kent-stallings-pitino-ahah']College Basketball Coaches' Hot Seat: Kevin Ollie, Ernie Kent and Others[/URL][/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]