East Carolina men's basketball coach Mack McCarthy will step down after the Conference USA tournament to take a fundraising job in the school's athletic department.
The school announced McCarthy's decision Saturday night after the Pirates' 75-65 loss to Southern Mississippi in their regular-season finale.
McCarthy has a 34-56 record since the 2007-08 season, when he spent a year as acting head coach before getting the permanent job at the end of the year. ECU is 10-20 this season.
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Falcons face Kutztown: Third-seeded St. Augustine's, the CIAA champion, will play No. 6 seed Kutztown in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament on Saturday in West Liberty, W.Va.
The Falcons (26-4) are making their fourth NCAA appearance. St. Aug's made the Division II tournament in 1983, 1984 and 1997.
"I'm excited to find out where we are going and who we will play," St. Aug's coach Lonnie Blow Jr. said. "The waiting was tough, but at least the suspense is over."
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N.C. State's 61-52 ACC victory against Georgia Tech on Thursday was built on the memories of what happened the last time the two teams played. 
For 39 minutes Wednesday night, almost everything broke Tyler Zeller's way. But at game's end, Zeller had the most miserable single minute of his athletic career. 
As Austin Rivers comes down from his adrenaline rush of Wednesday night, the person who may have the best idea of how Rivers' one shot will affect his Duke legacy is Jeff Capel. 
Austin Rivers' final shot in Duke's remarkable 85-84 comeback victory over UNC on Wednesday night was supposed to be a two-pointer. Not a three. That was the plan. 
While he watched the final moments between Duke and North Carolina unfold in front of him Wednesday night, North Carolina coach Roy Williams crouched in front of the bench. 
Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State on Thursday night, handing the Racers their first loss of the season. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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