The Sun-Times has learned that Northwestern has called a teleconference for 10 a.m. today with athletic director Jim Phillips and men's basketball coach Bill Carmody, presumably to announce that Carmody will remain as the Wildcats coach.

            Carmody had been under intense scrutiny toward the tail end of this season, after the Wildcats were an NCAA tournament bubble team and then lost to Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

            Carmody, who has one year left on his contract, guided the Wildcats to the National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the second round before losing at Washington on March 16.