COLLEGE BASKETBALL DAILY REPORT : ACROSS THE NATION : Bennett in Line to Coach Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green Bay basketball Coach Dick Bennett has decided to seek the vacant coaching job at Wisconsin

Athletic Director Pat Richter said Bennett was his top choice for the position. He met with Bennett on March 20 and gave him a week to consider whether to pursue the post. But the athletic department cannot make an official offer to any candidate until Friday.

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It appears junior forward Rodrick Rhodes of Kentucky will make himself available for this year’s NBA draft. “After speaking with him, I think that’s the last game we’ll see of Rodrick Rhodes,” Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino said. Rhodes finished his junior season Saturday with a poor performance against North Carolina, making only two of 10 shots in a 74-61 loss. For the year, he averaged 12.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. . . . Tim Moore has decided to return to the University of Houston for his senior season and will not to make himself eligible for the NBA draft. Moore averaged 20.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocked shots per game last season, playing mostly at center.