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Sources: SMU AD meets with 2 about men's basketball job

02:00 AM CST on Saturday, March 20, 2004

By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News

UNIVERSITY PARK - SMU athletic director Jim Copeland met with Oklahoma State assistant James Dickey and American University coach Jeff Jones about the Mustangs' men's basketball head coaching position, according to university sources.
Copeland is looking to replace Mike Dement, who was fired Feb. 27. Robert Lineburg is the interim coach.
Copeland refused to comment. Dickey and Jones did not return phone calls seeking comment.
A 10-person search committee will meet Monday to go over the list of eight candidates for the position, with the possibility of offering someone the job within the next two weeks, sources said.
Copeland said there is no timetable for a potential hire. He said with certain coaches involved in the NCAA and NIT tournaments, bringing in candidates to the committee would have to be done carefully.
SMU also is considering assistant coaches Frank Haith (Texas), Jimmy Tubbs (Oklahoma), Norm Roberts (Kansas), Doug Wojcik (Michigan State), Eric Reveno (Stanford) and John Treloar (Indiana). "  @ 3:32 PM