COLUMBIA, Mo. — Frank Haith broke up with the Missouri Tigers by text message. That’s how Missouri athletic director Mike Alden said he learned Friday morning that Haith had accepted the Tulsa men’s basketball coaching position.

No matter, the focus for Alden has shifted to finding Haith’s successor, a process into which he offered little insight Friday. Calling him a “heck of a basketball coach” and a “heck of a guy,” Alden said associate head coach Tim Fuller will serve as interim coach, a position he also held during Haith’s five-game suspension to start the season.