31.   Pepperdine has narrowed its search for a new basketball coach down to three finalists, according to a source, and is expected to finalize its decision by Monday.

32.   Seton Hall University will name longtime Duke assistant Tommy Amaker its new basketball coach, WFAN radio in New York reports.

33.   She grew up in Niagara Falls and Schenectady, N.Y., and always brought a new basketball to the driveways of her boyfriends on her street.

34.   So, about six weeks from now, TCU athletic director Eric Hyman will hire a new basketball coach.

35.   The Celtics had hoped to unveil their new basketball operation in concert with a sendoff to M.L. Carr.

36.   --The Celtics will not make the playoffs and the new basketball management team will aggressively move to trade Antoine Walker and, again, start the rebuilding process.

37.   The company is also planning a new basketball shoe, called Blacktop, and a new fitness shoe for women with DMX technology, later next year.

38.   The idea of selling seat licenses was born in North Carolina, where they were first sold to build a new basketball arena for the Charlotte Hornets.

39.   The Miami Heat have a new basketball coach, and no introductions are necessary.

40.   The novelty of a new basketball arena wears off in about eight days.