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College season opens with many familiar faces missing
The college basketball season begins amid major shifts as Dean Smith retires from North Carolina and Rick Pitino leaves Kentucky for the NBA. Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce stay to boost Arizona and Duke fields a strong class. Early departures include Tracy McGrady directly to the pros along with Fortson and Mercer.
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Dean Smith
Rick Pitino
NBA
Danny Fortson
Ron Mercer
Tracy McGrady
Arizona
Kansas
Raef LaFrentz
Paul Pierce
Duke
Mike Krzyzewski
San Antonio
North Carolina
Smith
Bill Guthridge
Tar Heels
Pitino
Kentucky
Wildcats
Boston Celtics
Michigan
Arizona State
New Mexico State
Arkansas
Nolan Richardson
LaFrentz
Cincinnati
Fortson
Mercer
Tony Battie
Texas Tech
Chauncey Billups
Colorado