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Myron Medcalf
Assistants face long road to top

The life of an assistant coach in college basketball is a perplexing one. They endure the grind -- which can last years and includes everything from doing laundry to administrative work -- in the hopes that one day their dream of becoming a head coach comes true.

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Eamonn Brennan
Playing the what-if game?

It's time to ponder the most fascinating what-if scenarios for the 2011-12 college basketball season.

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John Gasaway
Nation's toughest coaching gigs

John Gasaway looks at the toughest coaching jobs in America, and a pattern emerges: With Duke and North Carolina, the ACC is brutal on coaches trying to gain traction and compete for recruits.

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Jason King
Andrea Hudy: KU's secret weapon

When Kansas hired Andrea Hudy as its strength coach, the move was met with skepticism because of her gender. But if you ask the players and coaches now, they'll say Hudy is as big a part of the program's success as anyone.

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Dana O'Neil
Coaching relationships take a hit

Friendships and mentoring aren't dead in the coaching profession. Not by a long shot. But thanks to a win-at-all-costs mentality, it's not so easy to be friendly with other coaches anymore. There's just too much at stake.

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Dick Vitale
Raising money for cancer research

No youngster should ever have to suffer due to cancer, which is why Dick Vitale's annual gala to support the V Foundation is aiming to raise $1 million for pediatric cancer research.

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