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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Herb Sendek walks across Santa Claras campus from his Leavey Center office to the iconic Mission church and stops for a moment at his favorite landmark. Its a special spot for a brief respite from the fundamentals-focused basketball preparation with his Broncos.While Sendek is busy rebuilding mens basketball at Santa Clara, Damon Stoudamire and Terry Porter have brought some serious NBA pedigree to coaching in the mid-major West Coast Conference trying to get their programs on track. Add to the list of new faces first-year San Francisco coach Kyle Smith, fresh off an impressive six-year run at Columbia.The league, still largely unheralded despite its decades-long run of postseason success, is suddenly boasting some high-profile coaching names to go along with the old staples of No. 14 Gonzagas Mark Few and Randy Bennett at 17th-ranked Saint Marys, which might have one of its best teams yet after a 29-win season . The Zags and Gaels shared the WCC regular-season crown last season and are picked by the coaches to go 1-2.I have a very healthy respect for the West Coast Conference and I really believe its on the verge of exploding, said Sendek, back on the bench following a year away after his dismissal at Arizona State . Clearly you have the top tier that has been dominant for the last many years but you also sense a renewed commitment from the other schools to be even more competitive. Its a terrific basketball league.In Portland, Porter sometimes points to examples of NBA players emerging from the WCC to make big impacts at the next level.Smith, who went 101-82 at Columbia with a Collegeinsider.com Tournament title and 25-10 record last season, is hardly new to the WCC yet now takes on a storied program determined to be a regular contender again. A former top assistant under Bennett at Saint Marys who also worked at San Diego, he has connections to several programs and most of the other coaches.I coached in the league for 17 years and Ive always thought its really the one league I know, so I think its a great time, Smith said. Over the last five years youve had three programs that have emerged and theyve been good, theyve kind of gotten to the top, and it looks like some other programs are really trying to regain some of their past glory and make it interesting. I think they will, and I think it will be healthy for the league with these new coaches. Its a big investment trying to make the league better.Porter rarely speaks of his own playing experiences while chuckling and noting, theyre so young and wont remember him anyway. Rick Adelman has stopped by Pilots practice to provide another set of eyes on things, and Porter speaks to his former coach with the Spurs, Gregg Popovich, on occasion for any tips on starting something new and building a system -- and family atmosphere.Its personal core values and me being on championship-caliber teams sharing what do we hold true and what helped us be successful, Porter said.Smiths ties to Bennett are just a start in the close-knit conference.Porters son, Franklin, played for Bennett in the suburban East Bay hills of Moraga.Bennett is thrilled to see the WCC generate more attention with all the change.I knew Terry because of Franklin. Hes just a class act, Bennett said. Ive known Damon Stoudamire since he was about 15 and always considered him a really good guy, and a guy thats a friend. Ive known Herb and have a lot of respect for him as a coach. Weve gotten to know each other because hes been out West. Obviously Kyle, I have a long history with and a really good friend.All four of them I know, its pretty cool that way ... good, talented people. Its going to help the league. The leagues going to get stronger.Sendeks own coaching tree is strong: He has watched 12 of his former assistants or other staff members become Division I head coaches. He has found a good fit.I do feel refreshed, he said.All of the new coaches are realizing challenges with starting fresh.Porter accepted the job right before his players took finals, then they went their separate ways for the summer. So he has spent much of the preseason finding a groove.Being around them and talking about some of our team identities and trying to build some of those things, it was something weve had to get into a little bit later, he said. The guys have really embraced it.New Golden State Warriors top assistant Mike Brown played at San Diego for Bennett and also knows Smith, Few, Porter and Stoudamire. Browns allegiances will stay in Southern California with the Toreros and coach Lamont Smith, an ex-USD player and another former Saint Marys assistant.Brown is eager to watch Bennett -- who has been turning up at Golden State practices this fall -- face off with good friend-turned rival Kyle Smith.This is a big-time conference, Brown said. This conference is not an easy conference. It will be interesting to see how both those guys do. Im sure theyll do great. Im glad Im so close to be able to pop in and catch a game. Its going to be a fun year for the West Coast Conference.The WCC sent three of its then-eight teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 for the first time then again in 2012 once BYU joined the 10-team league.The coaching and the turnover this year has changed dramatically but you still have the two major staples in Mark and Randy, Porter said. Its going to be fun to see the conference get after it. China Shoes Store . 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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State quarterback Sean Maguire has a broken bone in his right foot, putting freshman Deondre Francois in position to open the season as the starter.Coach Jimbo Fisher revealed the injury Saturday after the teams practice, saying Maguire broke the bone Wednesday. The injury wasnt known until Friday when the senior felt discomfort toward the end of practice.Maguire is in a walking boot and Fisher said a screw will be inserted into the foot Monday. Fisher also said it is likely that the 6-foot-3, 232-pound senior would miss 3-4 weeks and could be ready to return by the Seminoles second game against Charleston Southern on Sept. 10. Florida State opens the season Sept. 5 in Orlando against Mississippi.He was sad about it but there was no hesitation from him on quickly getting it fixed and coming back as soon as possible, Fisher said about Maguire.It is Maguires second injury in less than nine months. He missed spring practices after having surgery for a broken left ankle suffered in the Peach Bowl loss to Houston. Maguire started five games of the final six games last season and was able to consistently move the offense as he completed 59.3 percent of his passes with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions.Francois put himself into contention for the starting spot with a solid spring and threw a pair of touchdowns in the spring game.dddddddddddd The 6-foot-2, 205-pound redshirt freshman ran the scout team last season but was considered by many recruiting services to be the nations top dual threat quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class.Francois potential and athleticism as a running and passing quarterback has drawn comparisons to former Florida State standout Jameis Winston.Eyeballs are going to be on him anyway so not one thing changes, Fisher said of Francois. He has had some good and some bad practices. He is right about where I thought he would be. He started practices as the co-starting number one, so I must feel pretty good about him.A bigger concern for Fisher would be who steps in if Francois was injured. J.J. Cosentino has seen limited action and struggled in the Peach Bowl while true freshman Malik Henry was an early enrollee but hasnt worked with the first unit.This would be the second time in four years a redshirt freshman has started at QB for the Seminoles. In 2013, Winston won the Heisman and led them to the schools third national championship after a 13-0 season. ' ' '