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Valpo center Derrik Smits joins Butler as graduate transfer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Former Valparaiso center Derrik Smits will play his final college basketball season at Butler.

The 7-foot-1 center will be eligible immediately. Smits averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds last season with the Crusaders and shot 56 percent in three seasons - the third-highest mark in school history.

Smits was a high school star at Zionsville in suburban Indianapolis and is the son of former NBA All-Star Rik Smits.

Leaders
Points:	K. Baldwin	17.0
Rebounds:	K. Baldwin	4.9
Assists:	A. Thompson	4.3
FG%:	K. Baldwin	44.7%
FT%:	K. Baldwin	85.0%
3P%:	S. McDermott	40.6%
Steals:	K. Baldwin	1.5
Blocks:	C. David	0.5

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Big East Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
23 Villanova	13-5	26-10
Marquette	12-6	24-10
Seton Hall	9-9	20-14
Georgetown	9-9	19-14
Creighton	9-9	20-15
Xavier	9-9	19-16
St. John's	8-10	21-13
Providence	7-11	18-16
DePaul	7-11	19-17
Butler	7-11	16-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.9 (196)
Rebounds:	8.8 (267)
Assists:	13.2 (192)
FG%:	44.5% (168)
FT%:	73.8% (72)
3P%:	35.3% (129)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.8 (162)
Rebounds:	23.2 (314)
Assists:	12.3 (116)
FG%:	45.7% (293)
FT%:	70.4% (175)
3P%:	35.7% (270)