EUGENE, Ore. — Ernie Kent will stay on as Oregon’s men’s basketball coach after a disappointing 8-23 season that led to speculation about the Ducks making a change.
The school also announced Wednesday that it hired former Arizona assistant Mike Dunlap as associate head coach. Previously, Dunlap was an assistant with the Nuggets for two seasons. He also was head coach at Metro State for nine seasons, guiding the Roadrunners to NCAA Division II national titles in 2000 and 2002.
Bennett has eye for McKay
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Tony Bennett, who left Washington State to coach Virginia, made a pitch to Liberty coach Ritchie McKay to join his staff.
McKay resigned later in the day at Liberty, although there was no announcement about whether the former Colorado State coach planned to come join Bennett at Virginia.
Wooden team announced
LOS ANGELES — North Carolina teammates Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson, along with Connecticut’s Hasheem Thabeet, are among 11 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All American team.
The others are DeJuan Blair of Pittsburgh, Stephen Curry of Davidson, Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, Luke Harangody of Notre Dame, James Harden of Arizona State, Gerald Henderson of Duke, Terrence Williams of Louisville and Sam Young of Pittsburgh.
The finalists for the Wooden Award will be announced Monday.
Footnotes.
Southern California coach Tim Floyd visited Tucson to talk about the vacant Arizona coaching job.
• Hawaii coach Bob Nash agreed to a one-year contract extension with an option for the 2011-12 season.
• Texas forward Dexter Pittman, who averaged 10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds as a junior, said he’s staying in school.
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