Bobcats Coaching Search: Charlotte Hires Mike Dunlap Over Quin Snyder

In a surprise, the Charlotte Bobcats have hired St. John's assistant coach Mike Dunlap to be their next coach, the Charlotte Observer reports.

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER EXCLUSIVE: St. John’s assistant Mike Dunlap has been has accepted the head coach of the Charlotte #Bobcats. (cont.)

— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) June 19, 2012

It was believed that former Mizzou coach and current Lakers assistant Quin Snyder and Pacers assistant Brian Shaw were the two finalists after former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan removed himself from consideration.

Dunlap is a former Nuggets assistant and took over as acting head coach for St. John's while Steven Lavin dealt with prostate cancer surgery this season.

From the Observer:

The Observer’s source, who asked for anonymity because Dunlap’s hire isn’t official, said Dunlap impressed the front office with his high energy and collaborative approach. Also, he wants to run an up-tempo offense and attacking defense that figures to fit some of the Bobcats’ younger personnel.

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Bobcats Coaching Search: Quin Snyder Gets Second Interview

Former Missouri Tigers basketball coach Quin Snyder is getting a second interview with the Charlotte Bobcats, as it was reported that he and Brian Shaw are the clear final candidates for the coaching vacancy.

Snyder is the former head coach of the Missouri Tigers who coached the last year next to Mike Brown with the Los Angeles Lakers. Brian Shaw is a longtime assistant coach, namely with the Lakers in previous years, and he even more so known for his personal background story, which you can read about at length here.

''They are impressive candidates,'' Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said of the two finalists.

Last week, former Utah Jazz head coach removed himself from the consideration for the Bobcats' job saying, "they were wonderful and there were no problems."

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Jerry Sloan Removes Himself From Charlotte Bobcats Coaching Consideration

The Charlotte Bobcats finally had their finalists whittled down to three. Jerry Sloan helped them pare it down even more. The former head coach of the Utah Jazz took himself out of consideration for the running of being the next head coach of the Bobcats, leaving only Quin Snyder and Brian Shaw as the final two candidates for the job.

"I took myself out today," Sloan said. "I don't want to comment on it because it's never profitable for anybody. It just makes it sound like you're making a statement about someone. But they were wonderful and there were no problems. I just took myself out."

Snyder is the former head coach of the Missouri Tigers who went on to coach in Austin for another three season in the NBDL. He's coached for the last year next to Mike Brown with the Los Angeles Lakers. Brian Shaw is a Lakers alum as well.

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Bobcats Coaching Search: Jerry Sloan, Brian Shaw, Quin Snyder Are Finalists For Position

The Charlotte Bobcats will have a new head coach next season. They have narrowed their search down to three finalists for the position.