WEST PLAINS, Mo. – One of the candidates for the men’s basketball head coach position at Missouri State University-West Plains has withdrawn his application, Dean of Student Services/Athletic Director Dr. Angela Totty announced today.
Robert Guster, assistant coach at the University of Texas-San Antonio, has asked to be removed from consideration, she said, adding no other candidates will be brought in to interview in his scheduled time on Monday, May 9.
Ryan Stock, assistant coach at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, will still be interviewed on Tuesday, May 10, she said. Community members can meet Stock at an open forum at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lybyer Technology Center Room 201.
Three other candidates were interviewed this week. They included:
• Chad Van Riessen, interim head coach of the Grizzly Basketball team, Tuesday, May 3;
• Steven Hunter, head coach of the men’s basketball team at North Arkansas College in Harrison, Arkansas, Wednesday, May 4;
• Chris Popp, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Friday, May 6.
Totty said members of the search committee hope to make a hiring decision by mid-May. The choice will be subject to approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors, she added.