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Published March 25, 2010, 07:28 AM

Auburn hires UTEP’s Barbee as coach

Auburn has hired Tony Barbee as basketball coach after he led UTEP to the regular-season Conference USA title and the NCAA tournament.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has hired Tony Barbee as basketball coach after he led UTEP to the regular-season Conference USA title and the NCAA tournament.

Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs announced Wednesday evening that Barbee will replace Jeff Lebo, who was fired the day after a first-round SEC tournament loss. Lebo failed to make the NCAA field during his six seasons.

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