WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains will interview three candidates for the men’s basketball head coaching position this week, Dean of Student Services/Athletic Director Dr. Angela Totty announced today.
They include:
• Chad Van Riessen, interim head coach of the Grizzly Basketball team, on Tuesday, May 3;
• Steven Hunter, head coach of the men’s basketball team at North Arkansas College in Harrison, Arkansas, on Wednesday, May 4;
• Chris Popp, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, on Friday, May 6.
Community members can meet the candidates during open forums at 2 p.m. in room 202 of the Lybyer Technology Center each of those days, Totty said.
Two additional candidates will be interviewed next week, she said, adding their names will be released later this week.
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.