Will Wright State's Brownell give the Bucs a look?

While initial favorite Joe Dooley may still be in the running to be the next head men's basketball coach at East Carolina despite speculation saying otherwise, another coach that would be an excellent hire for Terry Holland would be Wright State's Brad Brownell.

While Brownell has a pretty good job and grew up in the Midwest, he had a very successful four-year stint at UNCW. He went 83-40 while leading the Seahawks and has gone 83-44 thus far with the Raiders. He has eight years of head coaching experience and is just 41.

Brownell, who has only won less than 19 games once, makes at least $365,000 (base salary) plus any other incentives. However, he may be interested in getting back to the region because he may have never left UNCW had it not been for leadership issues.

With a practice facility in the works and an increased salary supposedly prepared to be offered, Brownell may be a candidate the Pirates could have a legit shot with.