Archive for April 2nd, 2009

Purnell denies Georgia interview, interest

Well, turns out Clemson basketball coach Oliver Purnell smothered this year’s fire as well, refuting a report he planned to interview with Georgia at this weekend’s Final Four in Detroit.
“It’s funny and it’s crazy all at the same time,” Purnell said Thursday upon arriving to Detroit. “I have no intention of interviewing with anyone while [...]

Georgia pursuing Purnell, but will money matter?

It comes as no surprise that after Georgia was spurned by Missouri’s Mike Anderson, among others, AD Damon Evans plans to hunt down Clemson coach Oliver Purnell today at the Final Four in Detroit, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
I can’t say with any certainty that Purnell would turn down the speculated $2 million-plus Georgia put [...]