Men's college basketball
FILE - George Mason's Tony Skinn plays during the Final Four semifinal basketball game against Florida in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 1, 2006. Skinn, who helped lead 11th-seeded George Mason to the Final Four during March Madness as a player in 2006, was hired Thursday, March 30, 2023, to coach men's basketball at the school. (AP Photos/Mark Humphrey, File)
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UConn guard Andrew Hurley celebrates in the locker room after the 82-54 win against Gonzaga of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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FILE - Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, left, and Washington's Kelsey Plum, right, hold their respective trophies after they were named The Associated Press Women's Basketball Coach of the Year and AP Women's Player of the Year at the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Dallas. The Associated Press will announce the men’s and women's college basketball player and coach of the year awards this week. The women's awards will be announced on Thursday, March 30, 2023, the men's on Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon (4) dribbles as Virginia Tech guard Kayana Traylor (23) defends in the second quarter of an Elite 8 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)
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San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher holds the remains of the net and is falls into the arms of his team after a Elite 8 college basketball game between Creighton and San Diego State in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. San Diego State won 57-56. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Virginia Commonwealth head coach Mike Rhoades celebrates after cutting down the net after an NCAA college basketball game against Dayton in the championship of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in New York. Virginia Commonwealth won 68-56. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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North Carolina State guard Terquavion Smith reacts as time runs out in the second half of a first-round college basketball game against Creighton in the men's NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 17, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Pittsburgh guard Jamarius Burton (11) drives past Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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UConn head coach Dan Hurley, right, celebrates after the 82-54 win against Gonzaga of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May directs his team in the first half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament's East Region final, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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New Texas NCAA college basketball head coach Rodney Terry, right, poses for a photo with Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Contem during a news conference in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Virginia Tech guard Georgia Amoore celebrates during the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)
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Creighton guard Devin Davis (22) moves the ball against San Diego State in the second half of a Elite 8 college basketball game in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Texas head coach Rodney Terry reacts in the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Miami in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Creighton guard Baylor Scheierman (55) reacts to losing to San Diego State after a Elite 8 college basketball game in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. San Diego State won 57-56. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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UConn guard Nika Muhl (10) collides with Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon while trying to beat a full court press during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
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