Stanford Coach Search Update

• Stanford is reaching out across the country trying to see if there is interest from a plethora of people. There were so many names that were queried about -- from Johnny Dawkins at Duke, to Chris Lowery at Southern Illinois, to Paul Hewitt at Georgia Tech -- that it appears Stanford is trying to do anything but hire one of its own in Eric Reveno (Portland), Blaine Taylor (Old Dominion) or Doug Oliver (Stanford assistant). While housing help can aid in landing a coach, the simple fact that the salary isn't competitive enough to match the cost of living and the limited pool of players makes it less attractive to those that don't know how Stanford works. That's why it wouldn't shock anyone if one of the aforementioned three coaches lands the gig once it settles down.

• Stanford will have an interesting decision to make. Will it continue to go for the news conference hire or will it go with a coach who knows how to tap the limited pool of top student-athletes who can get into the school? Efforts to get Gonzaga's Mark Few and McKillop weren't successful.

Larry Brown is no longer a candidate for the job, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil. Tulsa's Doug Wojcik, a Navy grad, would understand the culture there. But if Stanford wants to go with someone who truly does understand what it's like to be there, then Portland's head coach Eric Reveno, current Stanford assistant Doug Oliver and Old Dominion's Blaine Taylor -- all who were assistant coaches under former Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery -- would make sense.

All have talked to athletic director Bob Bowlsby. One name that also would be intriguing is Bruce Weber at Illinois. Weber is a fantastic coach who wouldn't have to deal with the major summer league nonsense at Stanford as he does at a place like Illinois.