Alabama men’s basketball assistant coach Ryan Pannone is expected to be hired as the next head coach of Arkansas State, sources with knowledge of the situation told AL.com. Pannone has spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Crimson Tide.

Former Alabama assistant coach Bryan Hodgson is one of the hottest young names in the sport and will be moving up after accepting the USF Bulls job.

Alabama assistant basketball coach Ryan Pannone is leaving to become the head coach at Arkansas State, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported on Saturday afternoon. Pannone fills the vacancy left by the Red Wolves’ previous head coach Bryan Hodgson,

Former Alabama basketball assistant Bryan Hodgson has been hired as head coach at South Florida, the school announced Monday.

According to multiple reports, current Alabama basketball assistant coach Ryan Pannone is set to become the next head coach at Arkansas State.

The Alabama Crimson Tide 's March Madness run ended Saturday night against top-seeded Duke. Head coach Nate Oats will look toward next season and will almost certainly cast his net into the transfer portal to bolster his roster. Former five-star recruit Jalil Bethea is someone he's after.

Pannone will be replacing another former Nate Oats assistant as the Crimson Tide is still playing in the NCAA Tournament.