Rare is the situation that a school brings in an assistant from another program to take over its men's basketball team in mid-September, but that's what's underway at Wofford College. A little more than a week removed from severing ties with former coach Dwight Perry , Wofford is in line to hire Virginia Tech assistant Kevin Giltner, sources told CBS Sports.

"Close, not over the finish line," one source said.

Barring an unexpected last-minute event, Giltner is expected to get the job.

Giltner played at Wofford from 2008-12 and was a part of two NCAA Tournament teams coached by Mike Young, who has been at Virginia Tech since leaving Wofford for the Hokies in 2019. Young coached at Wofford for 30 years. Giltner was on staff at his alma mater for six years after his college career

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