Virginia coaching search update #1. This is going to be a slow moving story for a few weeks.

Guys We Really Want but Probably Can't Get: Tubby Smith and Rick Barnes have both stated they're happy where they are. This isn't saying much, nothing really has changed in our chances. Mike Montgomery issued a strong denial, he's out. Carlisle was never in it.

Guys We Really Want and Can Get: I don't know exactly who fits this description.

B-list: West Virginia is in the sweet 16, and John Beilein is a hot name right now. As soon as they lose, we'll hear something pretty quickly. Possibly the B-list frontrunner?

Wild card Iavaroni has publicly stated he would be interested in the job, and some have said Virginia is working on contingency plans should he have to complete the NBA season before starting as head coach.

If we can't get Barnes or Smith, Beilein and Iavaroni might be the most likely candidates.

The insider who said he heard we landed our "top target" has recanted. Nothing malicious, just bad info at the wrong time. I have a feeling that a lot of rumors are starting to feed back on themselves, makes it harder to believe what you hear. The search continues.