Kim English, former Mizzou star and Tennessee assistant, reportedly set to take Big East HC job

Kim English, a former standout at Missouri and assistant coach under Rick Barnes at Tennessee, is reportedly the top candidate to take the vacant Providence job. Ed Cooley, who has been at the helm of the Friars program since 2012, recently took the Georgetown position.

English has been the head coach at George Mason for the past 2 seasons, leading the Patriots to a 20-13 record this past year. He’s best known as a standout guard from his playing days at Missouri from 2008-2012, later being drafted by the Detroit Pistons. He got into coaching soon after, finding his way to Knoxville as an assistant coach in 2019. He helped lead the Vols’ tandem of Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield to the Sweet 16 with Barnes before taking the George Mason job in 2021.

English shined in the 2012 Big 12 championship with the Tigers and was named the tournament’s most outstanding player, averaging 23 points per game while shooting an incredible 78% from the field. He was an excellent 3-point shooter, hitting at a 46% clip his senior season with the Tigers.

Sources: Providence has zeroed in on George Mason’s Kim English to be its next head basketball coach.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 22, 2023

I am told per source that Kim English from George Mason will be the next head coach of Providence College. Kim served as an assistant under former Friar Rick Barnes at Tennessee. Announcement to come in the next couple of days. @NBC10

— Joe Kayata (@NBC10_Joe) March 22, 2023

English was likely referred to those at Providence at least in part by Barnes, who also coached at Providence from 1988-1994. Strangely, Barnes was also head coach at George Mason before accepting the Friars job in 1988.

So go ahead and place a future on English being Clemson’s head coach in 10 years or so.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.