With the retirement of Gray Williams, Mike Brey was on the short list of candidates to replace Williams as Maryland's Head Basketball Coach.
Brey, 52, attend basketball pipeline DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and had several ties the to the east coast area. It was reasonable to believe that the interest was mutual between Maryland and Brey.
Swarbrick stated in a South Bend Tribune article on Friday that, "Mike is our basketball coach and I look forward to him being our coach for a very long time. There's just nothing to comment on."
ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale tweeted Friday night, "Inside ppl flat out tell me Mike Brey is sign ext. with ND & not involved in Maryland job-love Irish! Terps get Tubby Smith!"
It is unclear whether the Maryland position was used as leverage for the extension or whether this was being negotiated already. Regardless of the situation, Mike Brey will be the Notre Dame basketball coach in 2011 and for the foreseeable future.
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