25 points, 20 boards, and 9 swats in Saturday’s win over Seton Hall. Though Connecticut could be in trouble further down the road (actually as soon as Monday vs. Pitt) with Jerome Dyson out for the season. A.J. Price and Craig Austrie (Dyson’s replacement) were a combined 4-20 from the field. If UConn is to stay on top, Thabeet, along with Jeff Adrien (14 points and 15 boards on Saturday), are going to need to be sensational in every way imaginable. Losing Dyson is bigger than pundits seem to be leading on.

6′10 sophomore Blake Griffin

In 31 minutes against Texas Tech on Saturday scored 40 (16-23 fg), grabbed 23 boards, and basically had a whole segment of Sportscenter all to himself. Is it just me or is he the next Amar’e Stoudemire?

6′4 junior Jodie Meeks

Against Arkansas on Saturday poured in 45 (17-24 fg), hauled in 7 boards, and swiped 3, all without the services of Patrick Patterson (sprained ankle). Averaging over 25 ppg while being the number one target on opponent’s scouting reports. Made a disgustingly difficult shot to beat Florida on Tuesday. Do you believe the hype?

6′5 junior Joseph Harris

In a 3 point win over VMI on Saturday, the Coastal Carolina forward notched 33, grabbed 22 boards, and chipped in with 6 feeds. The win propelled the Chanticleers to 5-9 in the Big South while dropping VMI to 2nd place at 11-3.

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Players to keep away from small children and animals

• Air Force – Jeff Bzdelik out, Jeff Reynolds in
• Arkansas – Stan Heath out, John Pelphrey in
• Coastal Carolina – Buzz Peterson out, Cliff Ellis in
• Colorado - Ricardo Patton out, Jeff Bzdelik in
• Iowa - Steve Alford out, Todd Lickliter in
• Kansas State – Bob Huggins out, Frank Martin in
• Kentucky – Tubby Smith out, Billy Gillispie in
• Michigan - Tommy Amaker out, John Beilein in
• Minnesota - Dan Monson out, Tubby Smith in
• New Mexico – Ritchie McKay out, Steve Alford in
• New Mexico State - Reggie Theus out, Marvin Menzies in
• Princeton – Joe Scott out, Sydney Johnson in
• Saint Louis - Brad Soderberg out, Rick Majerus in
• Texas A&M – Billy Gillispie out, Mark Turgeon in
• Utah - Ray Giacoletti out, Jim Boylen in
• Wake Forest - Dino Gaudio replaced Skip Prosser who passed away

The most intriguing situations from this list are Rick Majerus at Saint Louis and Tubby Smith at Minnesota. Majerus came out of retirement to coach the Billikins, while Smith surprised many basketball fans by leaving Kentucky and the SEC for Minnesota. Both schools should be thrilled at these two hirings. Dino Gaudio faces the difficult task of replacing popular coach Skip Prosser who tragically passed away over the summer.

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2007 coaching carousel