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WKU hires Texas A&M-CC's Steve Lutz to coach Hilltoppers | |
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky hired Steve Lutz as the Hilltoppers' coach on Saturday, quickly completing a national search a week after Rick Stansbury stepped down. Lutz guided Texas A&M-Corpus Christi past Southeast Missouri State 75-71 on Tuesday for its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory - a First Four matchup of No. 16 seeds. The Islanders then fell 96-75 to overall No. 1 seed Alabama on Thursday. Lutz is 47-23 lifetime after two seasons at TAMUCC, including going 24-11 this year. His teams saw automatic NCAA Tournament berths after twice winning the Southland Conference Tournament championship. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. McKnight | 16.5 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. Sharp | 7.7 | |||
| Assists: | D. McKnight | 3.8 | |||
| FG%: | D. McKnight | 45.6% | |||
| FT%: | D. McKnight | 84.1% | |||
| 3P%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Steals: | D. McKnight | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Sharp | 4.1 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Florida Atlantic | 18-2 | 35-4 |
| North Texas | 16-4 | 31-7 |
| UAB | 14-6 | 29-10 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 19-14 |
| Charlotte | 9-11 | 22-14 |
| Rice | 8-12 | 19-16 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-12 | 17-16 |
| FIU | 8-12 | 14-18 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-13 | 15-18 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 14-18 |
| UTSA | 4-16 | 10-22 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.4 (184) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.1 (256) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.6 (222) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.0% (217) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.2% (206) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.8% (92) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.6 (198) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.8 (103) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.1 (216) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.0% (73) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.9% (92) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.6% (293) | ||||
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