Marquette hires Duke's 'Wojo' as coach

Marquette found its replacement for Buzz Williams in Mike Krzyzewski's coaching tree.

The Golden Eagles introduced Duke assistant Steve Wojciechowski as their next men's basketball coach Tuesday, with Krzyzewski's long-time right-hand man saying he wants to follow his mentor's lead while bringing his new program to similar heights.

He replaces Williams, who left for Virginia Tech last month after leading Marquette to a 139-69 record and five NCAA tournament appearances in six seasons. The Golden Eagles missed the tournament this year.

Wojciechowski is the second Krzyzewski assistant in two years to land a head coaching job at a program in a major conference. Chris Collins just finished his first season at Northwestern.

He was a star guard for Krzyzewski's Duke teams from 1994-98 who was known for slapping the floor when the Blue Devils needed a big defensive stop.

La Tech hires Tyler Summitt as coach

Louisiana Tech has hired Tyler Summitt, the son of former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, to take over the Lady Techsters.

The university has scheduled the formal introduction for the 23-year-old Summitt today at noon.

Summitt will become only the sixth coach of Louisiana Tech's storied women's basketball program. He'll succeed Teresa Weatherspoon, who was fired after this season, her fifth at the helm.

Summitt, who'll turn 24 in September, has not yet been a head coach in his fledgling career. He's spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Marquette.

He does have pedigree on his side, though. His mother coached Tennessee for 38 seasons, led the Lady Vols to eight national titles and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Antigua says he can make USF winners

Orlando Antigua believes he can transform South Florida's struggling basketball program into a consistent winner.

The Kentucky assistant was introduced Tuesday as the ninth coach in the American Athletic Conference school's history, and he's hardly the first to take the job promising brighter days.

But Antigua is one of the nation's top recruiters, one of the reasons why Kentucky is in the Final Four with a starting five of all freshmen, and he says there's no reason USF can't win championships, too.

"That will take work," he said during a news conference in the Sun Dome's Arena Club. "I'm not afraid of work."

The John Calipari understudy takes over a program that's made the NCAA tournament once in the past 22 years. Predecessor Stan Heath arrived at USF sporting a strong track record of getting teams to realize their potential, but Bulls went 97-130 in seven seasons under the fired coach.

Antigua, who got a five-year, $4.75 million contract that could be worth more with incentives, wants to play an up tempo style of basketball similar to what Calipari has thrived on at Kentucky and a previous stop at Memphis. The 41-year-old vows to be competitive in recruiting, too, although he stopped short of promising to deliver the type of "one-and-done" talent that's helped Kentucky reach the Final Four three of the past four years.

"We will run a championship program," Antigua said, adding that Calipari urged him to pursue the opportunity when USF approached after a deal to bring in Manhattan's Steve Masiello fell apart and UNLV's Dave Rice received a contract extension instead accepting an offer from the Bulls.