Arkansas State is expected to hire Alabama's Ryan Pannone, an assistant who helped lead the Crimson Tide into an Elite Eight matchup vs. Duke on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, as its next head coach,

Alabama men’s basketball assistant coach Ryan Pannone is expected to be hired as the next head coach of Arkansas State, sources with knowledge of the situation told AL.com. Pannone has spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Crimson Tide.

Alabama is just a few hours away from a massive Elite Eight matchup. Duke is the only thing in the way of the Crimson Tide making back-to-back Final Fours. But before tip-off, some massive news has broken regarding assistant Ryan Pannone.