1. Virginia Tech

– Jeff Sagarin's ratings say Hokies are the top remaining team

2. Illinois

Who's your Mr. Basketball?

NEW YORK — Norm Roberts was fired Friday as the basketball coach of St. John's after six seasons only two of them with a winning record.

"I truly believe in this guy. I know his heart, and I honestly feel he can and will make a positive difference in society," Self wrote when Wacaser was facing his first sentencing hearing before McCuskey.

But neither Self nor the other coaches knew him at all — at least not to the extent of a prison psychologist who interviewed Wacaser and studied his personal history.

News you can't leave work without:

Former Illini Jerry Colangelo coming back to campus.

Kent State is no stranger to playing high-profile games on the road, so Monday's trip to Champaign to play Illinois in the second round of the NIT won't be unfamiliar territory.

You have to admire Golden Flashes coach Geno Ford for his ambitious schedule that featured road games against South Florida, Xavier and Pittsburgh. But even he'll tell you that might have done more bad than good early in the season when his team was 10-7 on Jan. 17.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Despite a stat line that would make almost any lead guard proud, Demetri McCamey trudged into the postgame locker room.

"He doesn't feel he played great," coach Bruce Weber said after Illinois beat Stony Brook 76-66 in the NIT on Wednesday. "But his numbers are pretty good, there's no doubt about that."

Troy Gentle's weekly update on the five players headed Bruce Weber's way and the two players headed Jolette Law's way: