Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Royal Ivey interviewed for the vacant head coaching position at the University of Texas, sources told Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. 

Ivey played on the Longhorns' 2003 team that went to the Final Four.

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard is considered the favorite to replace Shaka Smart, who was hired at Marquette University. 

Juwan Howard has Michigan as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament in his second season as head coach, which will only raise his profile as a potential candidate for an NBA job.

Howard was an NBA candidate before he took the job at Michigan following his time as an assistant coach with the Miami Heat.

"Many NBA executives feel Howard will be in high demand once again this offseason," writes Jonathan Givony.

It remains to be seen whether Howard will consider a jump to the NBA, especially since he has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country coming in next season.

Brad Stevens has been mentioned as a candidate for the recent vacancy at Indiana University. Stevens left Butler to become head coach of the Boston Celtics in 2013.

"It means a lot," Stevens said of the groundswell of support for him. "It means a lot. I know that ... listen, I've got a lot of friends back there. I've got a lot of people that are really important to me there. My dad's still there. That does mean a lot. I won't act like that doesn't. Like I said earlier today, it's flattering.

"But I also realize that I'm the coach of the Celtics and that's -- it's been an amazing opportunity, an amazing challenge every day for the last eight years and I'm extremely grateful for that."

Indiana fired Archie Miller earlier this week.

While some have speculated about the job security of Stevens with the Celtics, Wyc Grousbeck has said the jobs of Stevens and Danny Ainge are safe.