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C.L. Brown

Evolving college basketball landscape is forcing coaches to adapt ... or ‘get out’

Mark Turgeon and Chris Mack had the kind of college basketball jobs at Maryland and Louisville, respectively, that you don’t walk away from. Yet both made the rare move of leaving Power 5 conference men’s basketball jobs in season.

Jay Wright, who lead Villanova to two of the past six national titles, announced his retirement still at the peak of his career at the age of 60.

Those examples come on the heels of Hall of Famers in North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski stepping down in consecutive seasons as well as longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop.

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