By: Dave Cheng. YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer

The St. John’s men’s basketball program is in the hunt.  After firing head coach Norm Roberts late last week, the Red Storm athletic program has targeted two ACC head coaches as their primary targets.

Current Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt met with St. John’s officials earlier this week, but has since stated that he would not accept an offer from St. John’s because for family reasons.

“My family and I have developed deep ties to Georgia Tech and the city of Atlanta,” Hewitt said in a statement released by Tech. “I strongly believe in what Georgia Tech can do for young people, and I am committed to returning the Tech basketball program to the level of success our fans have come to expect. We took a step in that direction this past season, and I fully intend to continue on that path.”

Athletic director Chris Monasch has now directed his attention towards Boston College head coach Al Skinner, the most successful coach in Boston College history.  According to WEEI, Skinner will be interviewing for the position this afternoon.

Since his time in Boston began in 1997, Skinner has compiled a 210-137 record along with six NCAA tournament appearances and one NIT bid.  In 2005, Skinner led the team to 28 wins, the highest total in school history and took the fourth seeded Eagles to the sweet 16.

Originally, former Hofstra head coach Tom Pecora was St. John’s first target but never met with officials after he was quickly swooped up by Fordham University.  Other coaches that have been connected to the school’s vacancy include Florida’s Billy Donovan, Louisville’s Rick Pitino, Virginia Tech’s Seth Greenberg and Cornell coach Steve Donahue.  The school, however, considers itself zero for one in their coaching hunt after missing out on Hewitt.

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