Pitt is going to have to overpay for its next basketball coach. I would be in favor of cutting budgets to bare minimums for most, if not all Olympic sports, and paying our next basketball coach one of the highest salaries in the country. For like $6 million per year, you can get almost anyone.
Basketball needs fixed. Anyone can win in basketball if you have the right coach. Friggin Baylor, Gonzaga, and Houston were in the Final Four. The last Final Four had Texas Tech, Auburn, and Virginia. Loyola was there in 2018. Not saying we need to make a Final Four but the right coach can win at very high rates in college basketball regardless of the school.