Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt Rebuffs St. Johns, Coaching Search Continues

Fresh off the firing of Norm Roberts, St. John's can cross another name off its coaching wish-list: Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt. According to ESPN's Andy Katz, Hewitt has declined an offer to coach St. John's, and will return to Georgia Tech.

Hewitt would have been a somewhat puzzling choice for St. John's given his own struggles at Georgia Tech. While Hewitt has established himself as a recruiter par excellence, he has very rarely translated that talent into consistent success on the court, outside of a run to the 2004 championship game.

St. Johns was previously connected with Florida coach Billy Donovan, who the school reportedly offered $3 million a year to come coach in New York (which would have been a half million dollar cut on his salary at Florida). Katz speculates that Virgina Tech's Seth Greenberg and Cornell's Steve Donahue are the next likely candidates for St. John's.