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Oregon terminates the contract of men's basketball coach Ernie Kent

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ernie Kent , the winningest coach in Oregon history, was dismissed Tuesday after 13 seasons with his alma mater."You may find a better basketball coach, but I don't think you'll find anybody that has the passion and love that I have for this university," said Kent, who had to pause for several moments to fight back his emotions.Oregon went 16-16 overall and 7-11 in the Pac-10 this past season, finishing with a 90-74 quarterfinal loss to California in the conference tournament.Kent, 55, leaves Oregon with a 235-173 overall record. But the Ducks have slipped in the past two seasons, going 24-39 and finishing 10th and ninth, respectively, in conference play.Attendance has also dipped from an average of 7,922 in 2008-09 to 7,122 this past season.Kent was the longest tenured Pac-10 coach. He took Oregon to the NCAA tournament five times, advancing twice to the round of eight.He played at Oregon from 1973-77, part of the so-called Kamakazi Kids under coach Dick Harter.Ore...

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