North Texas’ Ross Hodge ‘Serious Candidate’ for West Virginia

With other coaches off the board, Wren Baker’s list of potential candidates may be down to just one name. Based on what WV Sports Now is hearing from sources and a national report from Jon Rothstein, North Texas’ Ross Hodge has emerged as front runner to become the Mountaineers’ next head coach.

It’s worth noting going as far back as a week ago, WV Sports Now heard a “Wild Card” candidate was very much in play. Based on the events of recent days, it’s possible that “Wild Card” coach was Hodge.

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Hodge, 44, has been the head coach at North Texas for the past two seasons. He has the Mean Green in the NIT Final Four as they await the winner of UC Irvine and UAB.

Overlapping with Baker’s time at North Texas, Hodge worked his way up after serving as an assistant for six years. He has a 46-23 overall record and has won 24 conference games in his two years as head coach.

Prior to arriving at North Texas, Hodge coached at the NJCAA level. He accomplished a 146-24 record during that time, highlighted by a 2011 season that saw him win the Western Junior Athletics Conference regular season title and then finish as the national runner-up.