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ATLANTA -- University of Texas freshman swingman Kevin Durant has been named the winner of the 2007 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Sunday night at the Georgia World Congress Center. Durant is the first freshman to win the award, which was first presented in 1969. He also is the second UT player to receive the honor, joining T.J. Ford who garnered the accolade in 2003.
This marks the sixth National Player of the Year honor for Durant. He previously won the Oscar Robertson Trophy (U.S. Basketball Writers...
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If Kevin Durant and Greg Oden play only one season of college basketball, it will have been as All-Americans.
The freshmen were voted to The Associated Press' All-America team Monday, the first members of their class so honored since 1990.
The 6-foot-9 Durant, who led Texas to the Big 12 title game, was the only unanimous choice of the 72-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25.
Oden, the 7-footer who helped Ohio State to its first No. 1 ranking in 45 years, was joined on the team by seniors Alando Tucker of...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas women's basketball coach Jody Conradt resigned Monday after her team failed to reach the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.
Jody Conradt resigned with a 900-306 record in 38 seasons, the last 31 at Texas. (Elsa / Getty Images)
The 65-year-old Conradt is the second on the Division I college basketball victory list, behind only Tennessee women's coach Pat Summitt.
"The easiest thing to change is the leadership," Conradt said as she addressed the media with her team immediately after the NCAA...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas freshman Kevin Durant said his left ankle feels "pretty good" and should be ready for the Big 12 tournament.
Durant twisted the ankle in the second half of No. 15 Texas' loss at Kansas on Saturday. He had 25 points in the first half but only seven in the second.
"It's feeling pretty good," Durant said Monday. "It's just a little bit of rehab. I'll be all right."
He was held out of practice but plans to return Tuesday. The Longhorns open Big 12 tournament play on Friday.
Durant averages 25.1 points and 11.4...
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