The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana coach Mike Davis says he has not been contacted by Auburn University about its vacant head coaching spot despite reports in three Alabama newspapers that he is a likely candidate for the coaching job.

"I haven't had any contact with anyone at Auburn," Davis told the Indianapolis Star. "Everything I've heard about the job has been from people calling me and telling me about it."

Speculation has been fueled because Davis is from Fayette, Ala., and was that state's Mr. Basketball in 1979. He played four years at the University of Alabama, and spent two seasons as an assistant coach there.

The Mobile Register reported Friday that Auburn was moving quickly to find a successor to former coach Cliff Ellis, who was fired last week.

The Register reported that Auburn's list of replacements "likely includes a handful of current head coaches," including Virginia Commonwealth's Jeff Capel, UAB's Mike Anderson and Davis. Two other Alabama newspapers had similar reports.

MARQUETTE: Assistant coach Trey Schwab left the hospital Monday, three weeks after doctors kept the double-lung transplant recipient alive through open-heart surgery. Doctors kept Schwab's pulse going through CPR for 40 minutes before removing a blood clot.