Fox Sports analyst Doug Gottlieb is already throwing his name into the mix of potential coaching candidates to take over the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team after coach Mike Boynton was fired on Thursday.
This isn’t the first time the former Oklahoma State player has been interested in this coaching role. He previously interviewed for the position in 2017 before Boynton took over.
That interest doesn’t seem to have gone away over the years.
“You know I want that job,” Gottlieb said on the WWLS The Sports Animal show on Monday. “[I understand] what we have, what we need, what needs to be fixed, how to get the culture back in line, how to bring back the alumni, how we need to connect better with Stillwater and with the students and all of Oklahoma. I fully believe I can fill up the gym and I can get the NIL.”
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However, The Oklahoman confirmed that the team told Gottlieb he isn’t considered for the role. He has zero coaching experience.
Gottlieb played for the Cowboys from 1997 to 2000. In that time, he led the NCAA in assists in two different seasons. The team went to the NCAA tournament in all three seasons, with the final year ending in a trip to the Elite Eight.
