Report: Van Exel interested in Cincinnati's head coaching vacancy

Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Nick Van Exel has interest in the head coaching vacancy at Cincinnati, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Van Exel played with the Bearcats from 1991-93. He averaged 15.2 points per contest across 65 appearances and reached the Final Four in 1992. The ex-Cincinnati guard earned third-team All-American honors the following season.

Van Exel was selected 37th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1993 NBA Draft and embarked on a 13-year career in the Association.

The 47-year-old began his coaching career in 2009 with Texas Southern and has been on the Grizzlies' staff since 2016. Fellow Memphis assistant Jerry Stackhouse was named head coach at Vanderbilt last week.

UCLA reached a six-year, $24-million deal with former Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin on Tuesday. The Bearcats (28-7) finished 14-4 in AAC regular-season play and claimed their second straight AAC Tournament championship. Cincinnati was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this year and advanced past the first weekend just once during Cronin's 13-season run.