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Buzz Williams finally got back to me very late Friday night. He said he left the players' meeting at the Al McGuire Center late Friday afternoon, went straight to the airport and had just settled into his Virginia hotel room.

He didn't shed any light on why he jumped to Virginia Tech and didn't want to be interviewed, but I got the feeling that one of the main reasons was how he perceived the new Big East compared to the opportunity to coach in the ACC.

Besides Ben Howland, Brian Wardle and the usual suspects, another name that has come up in the discussion is Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins.

We'll keep you updated here.