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Trending in the wrong direction: April 21, 2019

These movers-and-shakers in the college basketball world had themselves a bad week. Our college basketball writer explains why:

Good and bad

Marquette could have been a top-10 team at the start of the 2019-20 season. Markus Howard's decision to return for one more year was a big part of that, but losing both Sam and Joey Hauser is a serious blow to the Golden Eagles' chances.

Trouble in Queens

Things haven't gotten any better in Queens since Chris Mullin resigned as St. John's coach. Yes, the Red Storm ultimately hired Mike Anderson, but only after Bobby Hurley, Porter Moser, Ryan Odom and Tim Cluess turned down the job.