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Niagara hires Michigan coach's son, Patrick Beilein

LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) Patrick Beilein is following his father's college basketball coaching career path by moving to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The 36-year-old son of Michigan coach John Beilein was hired on Thursday to take over at Niagara University. Patrick Beilein spent the past four seasons at Division II Le Moyne, where he had a 77-41 record.

Le Moyne qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of its past three seasons and made its first appearance in the quarterfinals a year ago.

Leaders
Points:	M. Prochet	15.7
Rebounds:	M. Prochet	7.3
Assists:	J. Towns	3.4
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	J. Towns	81.4%
3P%:	M. Prochet	42.1%
Steals:	M. Prochet	0.7
Blocks:	D. Robb	2.2

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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Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Iona	12-6	17-16
Rider	11-7	16-15
Quinnipiac	11-7	16-15
Siena	11-7	17-16
Canisius	11-7	15-17
Monmouth	10-8	14-21
Manhattan	8-10	11-21
Marist	7-11	12-19
Niagara	6-12	13-19
Saint Peter's	6-12	10-22
Fairfield	6-12	9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.4 (176)
Rebounds:	10.0 (174)
Assists:	10.7 (334)
FG%:	42.1% (293)
FT%:	73.6% (81)
3P%:	35.9% (102)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	76.0 (290)
Rebounds:	25.7 (138)
Assists:	14.3 (282)
FG%:	46.4% (321)
FT%:	71.5% (248)
3P%:	38.0% (341)