Despite some interaction between the two sides, University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is reportedly not in the running to be the next head coach of the New York Knicks.

There have been few coaching situations that have been bungled in quite the way the Knicks have bungled their situation this offseason. The team started with firing Tom Thibodeau after he led them to 51 wins and a trip to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

After impressing New York’s brain trust during the first round of interviews, Brown has emerged as a front-runner to replace Tom Thibodeau.

The New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau's replacement, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. Brown's return this week will make him the first of the known candidates to get a second interview for the position that has been vacant for nearly a month.

A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau’s replacement