Sources: Marquette meets Vols' Martin
Marquette authorities satisfied Sunday with Tennessee teacher Cuonzo Martin, and there is significant passion from the Golden Eagles in employing him far from the Vols, multiple sources told.
Sources informed discussions are underway in between both parties, however Tennessee still has an opportunity to keep Martin.
Marquette is pursuing a substitute for Buzz Williams, who left after 6 seasons to take control of as instructor at Virginia Tech.
Martin's buyout with the Vols decreases from $2.6 million to $1.3 million on April 1, baseding on a source.
Martin led Tennessee to a 24-13 record this season, 11-7 in the SEC. The Vols lost to Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis after beating Iowa in the First Four in Dayton then UMass and Mercer in the rounds of 64 and 32, respectively, in Raleigh last week.
Martin, which took the Vols to the NIT in his first two periods in Knoxville after changing Bruce Pearl, dipped into Purdue and was a head instructor at Missouri State before getting at Tennessee. Martin's Midwestern origins make him a strong suitable for the Milwaukee-based college.
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Marquette acting athletic supervisor Expense Wires is performing the search for the Golden Eagles.
Former UCLA instructor Ben Howland and existing Fight it out assistant Steve Wojciechowski have likewise been thought about for the task.
