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It didn’t take long for Danny Manning to realize the lineage of Tulsa basketball.

In the coaches’ locker room that he’ll now occupy, the former NBA All-Star noticed the pictures of Nolan Richardson, Tubby Smith and Bill Self. More >

Danny Manning’s last game as a player at Kansas ended with a national title. He hopes his last game as an assistant coach for the Jayhawks does, too.

Manning has agreed to become the head coach of Tulsa, joining Barry Hinson as the second assistant from coach Bill Self’s staff to announce their departure during the week of the Final Four. Both coaches will assume their new duties after Kansas is done in New Orleans. More >

It is arguably the NCAA tournament’s most enduring image. With defending national champion Duke trailing by one and only 2 seconds left in an epic overtime struggle with Kentucky, Christian Laettner catches a desperation pass from three-quarters of a court away. He dribbles once, whirls — and hits the game-winner. Never a doubt.

Pandemonium follows. The game’s best player runs off in jubilation as the Blue Devils head off to the Final Four. There, they’ll go on to win a second straight title.

Ross Parmley has spent the past 48 hours looking for its next basketball coach. Everyone understands this is a huge hire for the program. The school can’t afford a bad hire.

For that reason, don’t expect a new coach to be named in the next 10-14 days. I think Tulsa will take its time due to the importance of finding the right coach.

Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik has been fired by the university after seven seasons.

The University held a press conference on Sunday afternoon at the Reynolds Center, with athletic director Ross Parmley making the announcement, citing decreasing ticket sales and overall fan apathy.

The SMU women’s basketball team will complete its regular season Thursday taking on No. 6 Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla. More >

The Southern Miss men’s basketball team closes its two-game homestand this Wednesday, Feb. 15, when it hosts Tulsa. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. More >

The Miners took the early lead and never trailed, ending the Tulsa Golden Hurricane’s seven-game winning streak and halting UTEP’s four-game slump in a 64-55 victory Feb. 8 at the Don Haskins Center.

Freshman guard Julian Washburn came out of the locker room, scored eight of his 13 points to begin the second half and put the Miners up 38-25. It was part of a UTEP 13-3 run in the second half.

The Tulsa women’s team fell victim to poor shooting once again Thursday night losing their second straight game at the hands of UTEP 67-56.

The Golden Hurricane managed only 29 percent from the field and 21 percent from three point range on the night.

Smiles were contagious around Tulsa’s basketball program on Wednesday night. This was critical, especially in front of our home fans,” TU freshman Eric McClellan said following the Golden Hurricane’s 59-48 victory over UTEP before 4,017 fans at the Reynolds Center. “Our motto is that we have to ‘take care of home.’ More >