OSU coach Sean Sutton to resign

Apr 1, 2008 - 5:08 PM OKLAHOMA CITY (Ticker) - Television station KOCO in Oklahoma is reporting that Sean Sutton will resign as head coach of the Oklahoma State men's basketball team.

Citing sources that have confirmed the resignation, the television station reports that OSU athletic director Mike Holder is working on a buyout of Sutton's contract.

The 39-year-old, who it appears is being pushed out, had three years remaining on a five-year contract.

Sutton had a 39-28 record in two seasons as head coach, losing in the first round of the NIT each year. OSU went 17-16 this year, struggling early, but reeling off five straight wins late in the season.

Sutton began running the program on an interim basis in 2005 after coach Eddie Sutton - his father - left the team following a drunken driving accident.

After missing the final 10 games of the season, Eddie Sutton stepped down and Sean Sutton was eventually named coach.

The elder Sutton made news this season when he came out of retirement to coach San Francisco in a move that allowed him to claim his 800th coaching victory. He had 798 wins when he left OSU.