re: Anthony Evans at Norfolk State

Might be a good one.......if LSU is interested......

Norfolk State athletics director Marty Miller told Sporting News on Saturday he has a "gut feeling" that Anthony Evans will get multiple calls this spring from bigger programs with head coaching vacancies to fill.

Evans, who led them to the greatest win in program history Friday, has been head coach at NSU since '07. He is under contract for two more seasons at a salary believed to be well under $200,000. Sporting News was unable to pin down the exact figure Saturday, but suffice it to say a step up in conference affiliation for Evans, 40, almost surely would come with a significant rise in compensation.

"I already feel it. I expect it. I expect he'll get some calls," Miller said outside a CenturyLink Center interview room in which Evans was speaking to media who witnessed 15th-seeded NSU's momentous 86-84 upset of No. 2 seed Missouri. "I expect he'll get some calls.

Norfolk State athletic director Marty Miller figures Anthony Evans will field some calls from bigger programs about coaching those teams. If that's something Evans wants to pursue, Miller won't stand in his way. (AP Photo)
"I look every day in the paper, and coaches are getting fired. Somebody has to replace them. You know individuals are out there looking at successful coaches and now at Anthony, especially with him being at Norfolk State and what he had to work with, and just beating one of the top programs in the country. He's a great coach."

Miller also said he expects he and Evans will discuss the coach's contract when the Spartans' NCAA Tournament run is over. But if bigger schools come calling, Miller won't necessarily try to compete with them for Evans' services.