Seattle University in Coaches vs Cancer field
PRINCETON, N.J. — Ranked teams Pittsburgh and Maryland, as well as former No. 1 Texas highlight the field of the 2010 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Illinois and Rhode Island are also among the field along with College of Charleston, Illinois-Chicago, Louisiana Tech, Navy, Seattle, Toledo and UC-Irvine.
No. 16 Pittsburgh, No. 19 Maryland, Texas and Illinois will host regional round games from Nov. 8-12.
Hawaii coach fired
HONOLULU — Bob Nash was fired as coach of the University of Hawaii’s men’s basketball team on Monday after posting a 34-56 record over three seasons.
“This was a very tough decision,” athletic director Jim Donovan said in a statement. “No person has shown more dedication to UH basketball than Bob Nash.”
Nash was a member of the “Fabulous Five,” a group of UH basketball players during the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons that led the team to a 47-8 record. They made the postseason twice, including the school’s first NCAA tournament appearance.
He became head coach in 2007 after 23 seasons as an assistant coach, replacing Riley Wallace, who retired after 20 years at Hawaii and making his mark as the school’s winningest coach with 334 victories.
Kansas back on top in AP poll
The Kansas Jayhawks (29-2), coming off their sixth straight Big 12 regular season title, moved back into the top spot in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll Monday. It is their 14th week at No. 1 this season, more than triple the total of the other three schools who have been there in 2009-10.
Kansas, which dropped to second last week after a four-week stint on top, was a near unanimous No. 1, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
Kentucky (29-2) moved up one place to No. 2 and had the other first-place votes.
Syracuse (28-3), No. 1 last week for the first time since 1990, lost to Louisville on Saturday in the last game played at Freedom Hall and fell to No. 3.
Duke held fourth while Ohio State and Purdue both moved up one place to fifth and sixth.
Gonzaga is ranked 18th.
UConn still No. 1 in women’s poll
A few more wins and Connecticut is set to become the second team to run through two straight seasons as the No. 1 team in women’s basketball.
The Huskies are No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 for a 42nd straight time over a two-year span after receiving all 40 first-place votes from the AP’s media panel.
Louisiana Tech is the only team to pull off the feat, from 1980-82. In all just six teams have run through the poll from start to finish at No. 1 — including three times by UConn.
The Huskies have won 70 consecutive games entering Monday’s Big East tournament semifinal against No. 6 Notre Dame. Another win and they will break their own NCAA record winning streak set from 2001-03.
Stanford, Nebraska, Tennessee and Xavier round out the top 5 for the third straight week.
Associated Press
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