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Former Ohio, Western Carolina hoops coach Larry Hunter dies

CARY, N.C. (AP) Former Ohio and Western Carolina coach Larry Hunter has died.

Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker said Hunter's wife Mary told him the coach died Friday at a Cary hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. He was 68 and had stepped down at Western Carolina in March after his team went 13-19.

Hunter won 702 career games, including 397 in Division I during 12 seasons at Ohio and 13 at Western Carolina. He also was the head coach at Division III Wittenberg from 1976-89.

Leaders
Points:	M. Amius	12.7
Rebounds:	M. Gosselin	6.5
Assists:	D. Peterson	3.0
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	M. Amius	63.4%
3P%:	M. Halvorsen	33.7%
Steals:	D. Parks	1.4
Blocks:	M. Amius	0.8

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UNCG	15-3	27-8
East Tennessee State	14-4	25-9
Furman	13-5	23-10
Wofford	11-7	21-13
Mercer	11-7	19-15
Western Carolina	8-10	13-19
Samford	6-12	10-22
Citadel	5-13	11-21
VMI	4-14	9-21
Chattanooga	3-15	10-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	68.4 (295)
Rebounds:	11.6 (75)
Assists:	13.3 (201)
FG%:	41.1% (327)
FT%:	68.3% (288)
3P%:	33.3% (264)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	75.6 (263)
Rebounds:	22.8 (323)
Assists:	15.3 (316)
FG%:	46.0% (276)
FT%:	72.2% (236)
3P%:	35.7% (240)