Rennie earned the school's first national championship in any sport in 1986 and has led the Blue Devils to five NCAA College Cups (1982, 1986, 1992, 1995 and 2004) and five ACC crowns, including back-to-back championships in 2005 and 2006.

Rennie is 399-153-33 (.710 winning percentage) in 28 years at Duke. In 35 years as a college head coach, Rennie is 443-199-47 (.677). His winning percentage ranks 15th among active coaches.

"My decision to make the 2007 season my last at Duke was finalized over the last several weeks," Rennie said in a news release. "I absolutely love my job. However, it is time to move onto a new chapter in my career."

Duke athletics director Joe Alleva announced there will be a national search conducted, but it will not begin until the 2007 men's soccer season concludes.

"John Rennie is one of the best coaches in college sports and has developed an elite soccer program at Duke," Alleva said. "He is a Hall of Fame-caliber coach who will always be remembered for bringing Duke athletics its first national championship in 1986."

(From Duke News Release)

BASKETBALL

ECU HIRES ASSISTANT: Former Georgia State head coach Michael Perry has been named an assistant coach at East Carolina, coach Mack McCarthy announced.

Perry, born in Oxford, spent the past five years as head coach at Georgia State after serving as an assistant coach to Lefty Driesell for five years.

McCarthy also announced that senior Taylor Gagnon has been awarded a full scholarship for his final season.

Gagnon has been a walk-on the past three seasons.

(From ECU News Releases)

CHARLOTTE, WINTHROP TO PLAY: Charlotte and Winthrop have agreed on a three-year deal to play in men's basketball starting in the 2008-09 season.

Charlotte announced Monday it will host the Eagles twice, while Winthrop will host the middle game of the series during the 2009-10 season.

Even though the schools are only about 30 miles apart, and Charlotte athletics director Judy Rose is a Winthrop graduate, the teams have never met.

Winthrop has made the NCAA Tournament seven of the past nine years, while Charlotte has gone seven of the past 11 years.

FREEDMAN LEAVES DUQUESNE'S STAFF: Daryn Freedman, an assistant basketball coach under Ron Everhart the past two seasons at Duquesne and Northeastern, has left the Dukes to take a job with a summertime basketball camp.

Freedman was a Duquesne on-court assistant last season, but recently was reassigned to the job of director of basketball administration and recruiting coordinator.

(The Associated Press)