1.   And Dixon, his top assistant, has been right by his side.

2.   As a result, Georgia may have to pursue a lower-level Division I coach or a top assistant.

3.   Back behind the bench after an impressive first season are Jacques Lemaire, the head coach, and Larry Robinson, his top assistant.

4.   Both served for four years as the top assistants to Jim Harrick at UCLA before departing two years ago.

5.   After coaching a club team in Venezuela last year, he was hired by Parker to be his top assistant.

6.   But Dodgers interim general manager Dave Wallace and his top assistant, Dan Evans, continue to pursue trade options.

7.   But his ego was not so oversized or fragile that he was afraid to surround himself with top assistants and give them free rein.

8.   Carr and his top assistant, Johnson, deserve some of that credit.

9.   Davis, top assistant to former Mavericks coach Dick Motta the past two seasons, also reiterated his interest and said he is ready to become a head coach.

10.   Erickson has expressed reservations to friends about going to USC, because several top assistants indicated they would not move south.