MADISON, WIS. — Brad Soderberg will not keep the Wisconsin men's basketball job.
Athletic director Pat Richter said he informed Soderberg on Monday, four days after the Badgers were ousted in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
"Obviously, he was disappointed," Richter said.
Soderberg wasn't available for comment, but scheduled a news conference today at the Kohl Center to discuss his dismissal.
Richter said he hoped to attract a coach to Wisconsin with a "national reputation" by month's end, and he acknowledged that Utah's Rick Majerus, a Wisconsin native, would be a prime candidate if he's interested.
Majerus fits all Richter's criteria: solid recruiter, state ties, big name.
Richter said he hadn't spoken with Majerus, is on sabbatical this season to recuperate from a heart operation and to care for his terminally ill mother in Milwaukee.
Soderberg, 38, took over as "acting coach" on Nov. 30, when Dick Bennett retired, citing mental and physical exhaustion.
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