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    • Syracuse

    New Syracuse associate head coach Adrian “Red” Autry says Mike Hopkins will do a “great” job at Washington and that nothing will change in terms of Syracuse’s approach to recruiting.

    Over the weekend, there was a shakeup at Syracuse with Hopkins taking the job at the Pac-12 school, Syracuse then announcing an extension for 72-year-old Jim Boeheim and Autry being named associate head coach.

    “It’s part of life,” Autry said Wednesday on The 4 Quarters Podcast. “People move on and this is part of what we do. Things happen, things change. And every time something happens, it goes forth as next person up, another opportunity. So I’m excited for Hop. I know he’ll do great things there and I’m just looking forward to continuing what we do here and moving forward.”

    Hopkins is a West Coast guy who takes over in the Pac-12 after being on the Syracuse staff since 1996 and also working with USA Basketball under Boeheim and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.

    Coaching moves, St. Patrick, Video

    TRENTON, N.J. — Mike Rice doesn’t like to talk about redemption.

    He’s not in the coaching business for any kind of recovery or reclamation or return.

    He’s in it because he’s a basketball lifer, a guy who just loves teaching kids and coaching the game of basketball — as I wrote in this New York Times story in December.

    With all that said, Rice is a shrewd guy, too. He knows that leading The Patrick School to the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title on Monday night — and behaving well all season long en route to the title — can probably help him back into college basketball.

    “I hope it sends a positive [message], but that’s not my purpose,” Rice said after co-coaching the Celtics to a 69-55 victory over Don Bosco Prep in the New Jersey Tournament of Champions final on Monday night at Sun National Bank Center. “My purpose is developing and being a part of these individuals’ lives, these student-athletes’ lives, and doing it in a positive way. And that’s what my motivation is.”

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