Former Carolina player Jeff Lebo hired as UTC coach

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Jeff Lebo was hired as Chattanooga&#39;s basketball coach Friday after a 27-7 season at Tennessee Tech, the best in school history. <br> <br> Chattanooga also hired Steve Sloan as athletic director. He resigned as athletic director at Central Florida on Thursday. <br> <br> Lebo, the former North Carolina player who spent a season in the NBA with San Antonio, replaces Henry Dickerson. Dickerson was reassigned to the Office of Student Affairs after a 16-14 season. <br> <br> Lebo has a 10-year renewable contract and Sloan&#39;s deal is for six years, chancellor Bill Stacy said. Each will be paid $175,000 annually. <br> <br> Lebo was 75-43 in four seasons at Tennessee Tech. The Golden Eagles last season won their second straight Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals. <br> <br> &#34;We&#39;ve had a great four years with Jeff,&#34; Tennessee Tech athletic director David Larimore said. &#34;I&#39;m disappointed he&#39;s going, but we&#39;re ready to move on.&#34; <br> <br> Sloan replaces athletic director Oval Jaynes, who also was reassigned earlier this year. He and Lebo previously worked together at Vanderbilt. <br> <br> Sloan directed Central Florida from Division I-AA to Division I-A. <br> <br>