Article: St. John's choice reported Manhattan's Fraschilla to get job, station says

Fran Fraschilla, who has coached Manhattan to post-season spots in his four years at the school, will be hired as coach of St. John's next week, radio station WFAN reported Thursday night.

The station, which broadcasts St. John's games, said in its unattributed report the appointment will come at a news conference early in the week.

"He's a candidate, but nobody's been offered the job yet," said St. John's spokesman Frank Racaniello, adding an announcement next week is "possible." A message left on Fraschilla's answering machine was not immediately returned. Fraschilla would succeed Brian Mahoney, who was dismissed March 11 after St. John's finished with an 11-16 record, the school's worst ...

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