Tennessee hires Pearl as head coach\nKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Bruce Pearl was introduced as Tennessee's basketball coach Monday after leading Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a surprising run through the NCAA Tournament.\nPearl took 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the round of 16 this year for the first time in the program's 109-year history. Tennessee failed to make the NCAA Tournament in four years under coach Buzz Peterson, who was fired March 13 after a 14-17 season. The Vols' last tournament appearance was 2001.\n"I have complete confidence that he will take our program to the next level," said University President John Petersen.\nPearl spent nine years at Division II Southern Indiana and won the national championship there in 1995.\n"He is a proven, nationally recognized winner," said Tennessee Athletic Director Mike Hamilton. "His teams are disciplined, mentally tough and exciting to watch."\nWisconsin-Milwaukee upset Alabama and Boston College before losing to top-seeded Illinois 77-63 in the semifinal of the Chicago Regional.\nFifteen years ago, Pearl was an assistant coach at Iowa when he secretly taped a phone call to an Illinois recruit. He gave that tape to the NCAA and touched off a 16-month investigation that resulted in Illinois being banned from the postseason in 1991.
Utah's Bogut to enter NBA draft\nSALT LAKE CITY -- Utah center Andrew Bogut will enter the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility to possibly become the No. 1 choice, a school source said Monday.\nThe 7-footer from Melbourne, Australia, was scheduled to make the announcement at a news conference later in the day, according to the source, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.\nBogut, the leading vote-getter on the AP All-America team, averaged 20.4 points and 12.2 rebounds while leading the Utes to a 29-6 season, which ended with a loss to Kentucky in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.\nBogut considered leaving after last season, when he was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year, but a visit to Australia from new Utah coach Ray Giacoletti convinced Bogut to put off the NBA at least another year.\nBogut is expected to be a lottery pick in the NBA draft and possibly the first player chosen overall with his exceptional ballhandling skills for a center. Bogut led Utah in scoring and rebounding and was third on the team in assists with 82.
