Two names that I keep hearing around the search at South Florida are Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello and Florida assistant John Pelphrey.

Obviously Rick Pitino has some influence here. Both guys played for him at Kentucky, and Masiello served as an assistant for him at Louisville. Masiello has won 60 games in his three seasons at Manhattan – his squad lost to Pitino in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

Pelphrey is the former head coach at South Alabama and Arkansas. This is his second stint as an assistant to Billy Donovan at Florida.

I’ll keep you updated as I hear more.