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Sun, sand and ... competitive basketball?

By Kyle Whelliston
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Starting over The palm-dotted main campus of Florida Atlantic University, resplendent in sun-dappled stucco, sits just one mile from beautiful white sand beaches. With Boca Raton's soft skies and constant tropical climate, life at FAU feels like summer session all year long. But Matt Doherty hasn't had much time to enjoy the weather or the scenery. He's got a basketball program to build. Doherty was introduced as the Owls' new coach April 18, just over two years after he resigned under ...

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