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 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Saint Louis coach Brad Soderberg was fired Tuesday after five seasons, a move tied to the school's new $80.5 million arena under construction and his failure to produce an NCAA tournament bid.
The school announced the move in a statement that said the success of the Chaifetz Arena, scheduled to open for the 2008-09 season, was contingent on a program that could contend for conference championships.
Later Tuesday, the school made Angres Thorpe as interim head men's basketball coach while it seeks a permanent replacement. Thorpe has been an assistant at Saint Louis since 2002 and was Soderberg's lead assistant in 2006-07.
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