According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi said that Smith could have had the Virginia job for an annual salary of $3 million.

The Tony Bennett era of Virginia basketball begins today with an ever-growing wave of excitement.

The next Virginia basketball coach — and, I still think it will be Tubby Smith — needs to be a top-notch recruiter and have a staff that can bring talent back to the program.

After nearly two weeks of nonstop drama, I’m beginning to wonder if “March Madness” refers to the NCAA tournament or Virginia’s coaching search.

Ten days have passed since Dave Leitao “resigned” as Virginia basketball coach. During that time, speculation has run rampant about the candidates who may or may not be interested in replacing him.

The one thing I’ve learned about coaching searches during my career is that there’s a whole lot more misinformation circulating than information.

Tubby Smith, men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, is a wanted man.

Tubby Smith quickly deflected anything he considered a distraction from the task at hand, beating Texas.

When Dave Leitao came to Charlottesville four years ago he said that Virginia basketball had become “irrelevant” on the college basketball landscape.

Leftovers from a sports editor’s notebook for your Sunday morning breakfast.

One of the positives from Virginia’s 66-56 loss to Minnesota in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge on Tuesday night?