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Wichita State assistant Steve Forbes to take over at East Tennessee State

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Wichita State assistant coach Steve Forbes will be the next head coach at East Tennessee State, sources confirmed to NBCSports.com.

The news was first reported by CBSSports.com.

Forbes has spent the past two seasons with the Shockers, helping to lead them to a 35-0 start last year and the Sweet 16 this season. He was with Tennessee for five years before getting caught up in the penalties that came down on Bruce Pearl in 2011. He spent 2011-2013 as the head coach at Northwest Florida State, a JuCo powerhouse.

Forbes replace Murry Bartow, who spent 12 years as the head coach of the Buccaneers. Bartow made back-to-back NCAA tournaments in 2009 and 2010, but he hasn’t finished better than fourth in league play since 2011.

This move is interesting timing. An official announcement is expected to come on the same day as Tennessee, Forbes’ former employer, made the firing of head coach Donnie Tyndall official. It also comes at a time when Gregg Marshall’s status at Wichita State is up in the air. Marshall has been a hot coaching name for three years now, and with major offers rolling in, this may be the year that he ends up leaving Kansas.

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