Phay to remain NIC men's hoops coach

North Idaho College men's basketball coach Jared Phay withdrew his name from consideration for the vacant Lewis-Clark State basketball job on Wednesday afternoon.

"After a while, it got be a drawn out process," Phay said. "It got to the point where I didn't really want to be in it anymore."

Phay led NIC to a 23-9 finish and No. 1 ranking in the preseason NJCAA polls.

"The facilities were nice and it seemed like a good situation," Phay said. "But I just wasn't ready to leave NIC."

George Pfeifer, a former Lewis-Clark State coach and Kevin Burton, head coach at NAIA Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., are the two remaining candidates to fill the position.

The new hire will replace Tim Walker, who resigned in March after six seasons.