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Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon yells during the second half of the Panthers' 74-51 win over UNC-Asheville, March 17, 2011. Dixon, 45, was named the 2010-11 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. He is 216-60 in his eight seasons at Pitt, and has led the Panthers to NCAA tournament appearances each of those seasons.

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Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon yells during the second half of the Panthers' 74-51 win over UNC-Asheville, March 17, 2011. Dixon, 45, was named the 2010-11 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. He is 216-60 in his eight seasons at Pitt, and has led the Panthers to NCAA tournament appearances each of those seasons.

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  • Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon yells during the second half of the Panthers' 74-51 win over UNC-Asheville, March 17, 2011. Dixon, 45, was named the 2010-11 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. He is 216-60 in his eight seasons at Pitt, and has led the Panthers to NCAA tournament appearances each of those seasons.
  • Alabama coach Anthony Grant directs his players against New Mexico in the Crimson Tide's 74-67 win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Monday, March 21, 2011. Grant, 44, is 40-26 in two seasons, including 23-11 this season and playing in the third round of the NIT tournament after winning the SEC Western Division. Prior to taking over at Alabama, Grant spent three seasons as coach at Virginia Commonwealth, where he led the Rams to a 76-25 record that included two trips to the NCAA tournament.
  • Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall reacts to a call during the first half of the Shockers' 70-56 win over Bradley at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, Friday, March 4, 2011 in St. Louis. Marshall, 48, completed his fourth season with the Shockers having back-to-back 25-win seasons that led to NIT appearances. Prior to Wichita State, Marshall made seven NCAA tournament appearances in his nine seasons at Winthrop, including one that ended with a buzzer-beating shot by Chris Lofton in a loss to Tennessee in a first-round game.
  • Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon reacts to an official's call during the second half of Texas' 70-58 wub iver the Aggies in the Big 12 tournament on Friday, March 11, 2011. The 46-year-old Turgeon is 97-40 since replacing Billy Gillispie four years ago. Prior to Texas A&M, Turgeon was coach at Wichita State, where he went 128-89, including a win over Pearl's first UT team in the second round of the 2006 NCAA tournament.
  • Villanova head coach Jay Wright talks to Maalik Wayns (2) during the first half of the Wildcats 61-57 loss to George Mason, Friday, March 18, 2011. The 49-year-old Wright is 224-110 at Villanova since taking over in 2001, and 346-195 with seven-seasons previously at Hofstra. Villanova has won 20 or more games and played in the NCAA tournament each of the past seven seasons.

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