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Basketball analyst Wally Szczerbiak joins the Dan Patrick Show to discuss the transfer portal in college basketball, the toughest player he faced in the NBA, what teams are on upset watch in the Sweet 16 and more.

Penn hired Fran McCaffery as its men’s basketball coach on Thursday, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.

Penn fired Steve Donahue after the Quakers went 8-19 in his ninth season on the job.

Todd Golden knows he might need to leave NCAA Tournament tickets for a couple of VIPs, his special longtime mentors and former coaches at nearby Saint Mary’s College.

UConn coach Dan Hurley acknowledged there are things that “I wish I didn’t do” as he expressed regret over making profane comments about the officiating after the Huskies’ tournament loss to Florida.

In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest thing to it.

Tre Holloman isn’t the star player on the Michigan State roster. He just wins games.

Brad Thomas and Vaughn Dalzell preview No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Arizona in the NCAA Tournament and explain why Duke at -9.5 is still the bet to make against an Arizona side that can't create turnovers.

Tom Izzo sticking with what he knows as Michigan State closes in on another Final Four appearance.

Here's how to follow all the action in the Sweet 16.

The Rams announced the hiring Wednesday, coming less than a week after Ryan Odom left to take over at Virginia. VCU reached the NCAA Tournament but lost in the first round to BYU last week.

The 44-year-old Hodge replaces Darian DeVries, who left after one season for Indiana. Hodge agreed to a five-year deal to become West Virginia’s fourth coach in four seasons. Terms of the contract weren’t immediately disclosed.