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High schools to high majors: Final Four includes 3 coaches with roots in high school
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The longer Nate Oats coached at Romulus High School outside of Detroit, the more comfortable he felt with his position in the coaching hierarchy. Oats had always pictured himself as a Division I college coach, yet he had built a top-tier program at Romulus...
Horne's return to NC State has played a critical role in the Wolfpack's unexpected Final Four run
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — DJ Horne has taken a long road to the Final Four. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard has been the undersized, unoffered recruit out of North Carolina State's base of Raleigh. He's been the strong mid-major performer for two years at Illinois State, followed by the...
Final Four opponents Dan Hurley of UConn and Nate Oats of Alabama have deep ties
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connections are renewed at the Final Four every year. Coaches who played or coached at one of the other schools on opposite sidelines. Players facing a former team or coach. Assistant coaches who were on previous staffs together at the same site. ...
Arizona State's Jose Perez leaves basketball program to play overseas
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State guard Jose Perez has left the men's basketball team to play overseas. Perez did not play in the Sun Devils' 59-47 loss to UCLA on Saturday night and will not be with the team at the Pac-12 Tournament this week in Las Vegas. Arizona State coach...
Arizona State beats No. 21 Washington State 73-61, snapping Cougars' eight-game win streak
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jose Perez scored 16 points, Frankie Collins added 14 and Arizona State surprised No. 21 Washington State 73-61 on Saturday night, ending the Cougars' eight-game winning streak. Washington State (21-7, 12-5 Pac-12) trailed by seven at halftime, but opened the...
Ballo dominates inside, No. 5 Arizona overpowers rival Arizona State 105-60
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley watched film of No. 5 Arizona and feared the worst. The Wildcats made the nightmare come true, turning the rivals' final Pac-12 game at McKale Center into a blowout. Jaden Bradley scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo...
