Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains will interview three candidates this week for the vacant men’s basketball head coaching position.
Set for interviews are:
•Chad Van Riessen, interim head coach of the Grizzly Basketball team, on Tuesday.
•Steven Hunter, head coach of the men’s basketball team at North Arkansas College in Harrison, Ark., on Wednesday.
•Chris Popp, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, on Friday.
Two additional candidates will be interviewed next week. Their names will be released later this week.
Members of the search committee hope to make a hiring decision by mid-May. The choice will be subject to approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors.