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   The Miners have improved from 14 wins to 19 to 23 in Tony Barbee's first three years as coach. Last season's squad finished fourth in Conference USA and reached the postseason College Basketball Invitational for the second straight time, losing in the finals.

So what's next for a proud program?

   "You never know what the next step is," Barbee said. "What I have been happy with is the progress that we've made on a year-to-year basis. In today's society everybody wants something instantaneously, but it doesn't work that way in athletics.

   "There's a process that you have to go through. Every year we have taken another step in a positive direction, and I see no reason why that shouldn't continue this year.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:29 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-tap:1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:29 PST