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ESPN's Seth Greenberg said Monday that he spoke with Roger Ayers about the incident and was told it was 'absolutely nothing.'

In the big dance, the individual performances become the stuff of legend. Which player will clinch the top award?

Rioux played 11 games for Florida this season and scored seven points, including a dunk in the Gators' first-round NCAA Tournament victory.

There's no obvious UNC option this time. And inconsistency has spurred the blood blue to willingly accept putting results above roots.

Scheyer entered this season palpably aware of Duke's late-game troubles. They still came back to bite him and his team Sunday.

In a statement released Monday, Bennett said "everything is under control, and I will be back at full strength very soon."

The former Duke superstar, calling the UConn-Duke game for CBS with Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery, knows something about epic March moments.

MacDonald will take the new job after a 12-year run at Daemen, where he was 61-3 over the past two years.

Jacobson led Northern Iowa to five NCAA Tournaments in 20 years, including one Sweet 16 run in 2010.

Gainey played at NC State from 1996 to 2000 under Herb Sendek, ending his career fourth in program history in steals and ninth in assists.