today, said Detroit Mercy coach Bacari Alexander.BIG PICTUREDetroit Mercy: The Titans, who were picked in the preseason to finish sixth in the Horizon League, came into the game shootin

Bryan Colangelos time as general manager of the Toronto Raptors is over. However, he will remain with the team in his role as team president. Colangelo will continue to report directly to new Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke but will no longer have the final say on the teams basketball decisions. That job will belong to the teams new general manager, whom Leiweke is hoping to have in place within the next 30 days. Several reports have said the Raptors first choice would be to bring back Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri, who worked under Colangelo with the Raptors from 2007-10 first as director of global scouting and later as assistant GM. Other names like Ed Stefanski, the Raptors current vice-president of basketball operations, Oklahoma City Thunder assistant GM Troy Weaver and Indiana Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard have also been listed as potential successors. Whomever Leiweke chooses, he made it clear that it will be their team to run. "Bryan is going to have to take a deep breath every now and then, and understand there is a GM that has the final decisions on basketball," Leiweke said during a conference call on Tuesday. Leiweke gave Colangelo "high marks" for his ability to grow basketball in Toronto, but was clear that the time was right to take the teams basketball operations in a new direction. "I think we all know there is great debate about decisions made in the past eight years, and in particular in the past five years not making the playoffs," Leiweke said. "There is accountability here. We need a new set of eyes and a new thinking towards how we, from a basketball standpoint, go forward." Leiweke also acknowledged that the situation is complex and will take sacrifice, especially from Colangelo, who wanted to remain as GM. "Do I understand that its going to tax Bryan a little bit? One-hundred per cent," Leiweke said. "But I think given the circumstances we found ourselves in, the timing of the decision ... and given his choices, I believe it is in everyones best interest to make this work. "Bryan is ticked off at me, this isnt his perfect world either. But to his credit he accepts the role," he said. And if things dont work out as planned, Leiweke said he will do whatever is necessary to rectify the situation. "Bryan is going to have to live with this; I hope he can because if he cant Im fairly certain were not going to fire the Toronto Raptors." For his part, Colangelo, while making it clear he would have preferred to stay on as GM, said he believes the future is bright for the Raptors. "I think we are poised for success and I want to be a part of it," he said. In his new role, Colangelo will continue to advise Leiweke on basketball-related matters while broadening his involvement in the business side of the franchise. Colangelo also said he will respect the boundaries of his new position and be of whatever help he can be to his successor. "The bottom line is: If I get in the way, I wont be around," he said. "If Im asked my opinion, Ill give it. "I think the new guy will appreciate that Im there in his corner." One area in particular Leiweke is hoping Colangelo will contribute is in growing the Raptors footprint in Canada. And on that front, the team is bidding to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2016 which also happens to be the Raptors 20th anniversary. "Toronto is not bidding on the 2016 All-Star Game, Canada is," said Leiweke. "Were the only NBA in Canada and we have to start acting like it. "Our goal is to be Canadas Team." Leiweke also said that should other basketball jobs open up with another team, Colangelo would be free to explore those opportunities. 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Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State accomplished something on Sunday that hasnt happened in Leonard Hamiltons 29 seasons and 879 games as a college coach -- hit triple digits in consecutive games.The Seminoles rolled to a 100-71 victory over Detroit Mercy as they were 40 of 70 from the field and had five players in double figures.It is the first time since December of 1996 -- against Jacksonville and Tennessee State -- that FSU has scored 100 or more in back-to-back gamesPart of our plan is to play a lot of guys and hopefully wear our opponents down, Hamilton said. We took them out of their rhythm, got some stops and got out in transition.It is the 15th time -- and seventh in 15 seasons at Florida State -- that a Hamilton team has reached the century mark. He accomplished it six times in four seasons at Oklahoma State and twice in 10 years at Miami.Dwayne Bacon led the Seminoles (4-0) with 22 points and freshman Jonathan Isaac got his first double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Terrance Mann (11), Xavier Rathan-Mayes (10) and Trent Forrest also scored in double figures.FSU scored 100 points despite making just 1 of 14 3-pointers. They were 39 of 56 inside the perimeter and had a huge 78-26 advantage on points in the paint. A lot of the Seminoles paint points came in the transition game as they had 20 fast-break points.Florida State led 48-35 at halftime before Detroit Mercy closed within eight (64-56) with 13:13 remaining on a Chris Jenkins jumper. The Seminoles then put it out of reach with a 32-4 run over an eight-minute span. At one point it was a 22-2 run as they hit 11 straight from the field.Were a pretty good offensive team. We like to get out and run. Thats what weve been preaching along with defense, Rathan-Mayes said. These games we have shown we can play at a really high pace. Were doing what we want to and getting wins while doing it.Jenkins led the Titans (1-3) with 16 points and Jaleel Hogan added 14. The game was part of the NIT Season Tip-Off.We knew that at some point their length and depth can have the propensity to wear you down and we saw that today.dddddddddddd Our group has been battle tested against athletic teams but not as much as today, said Detroit Mercy coach Bacari Alexander.BIG PICTUREDetroit Mercy: The Titans, who were picked in the preseason to finish sixth in the Horizon League, came into the game shooting 40.3 percent on 3-pointers but were 8 of 22 (36.4 percent) against FSU. They made just two of their last seven.Florida State: Going into the week, Hamilton said facing Iona, Winthrop and Detroit Mercy -- who are consistently good mid-major programs -- would be a good early indicator of his teams progress. Hamilton has to be pleased as the Seminoles averaged 99.7 points in the three wins and won by an average margin of 21.3 points.STAT OF THE NIGHTFlorida State is 4-0 for the fourth time in Hamiltons tenure but this is the first time it has happened since 2013-14, when it started 6-0.FRESHMAN STANDOUTIsaac had some jitters during his first game against Charleston Southern and scored just 10 points with three rebounds. In the past five games he is averaging 16 points and seven rebounds.Hes a guard at 6-foot-11 that plays very much like Kevin Durant, Bacon said. If youre looking at Kevin Durant right now, hes averaging almost a double-double every game. Jonathan can do that too for us. Hes a guy that can easily get 10 boards just because of how long he is. Hes a guy that can easily score just because of his abilityUP NEXTDetroit Mercy: The Titans finish a four-game, 3,484 mile road trip against New Hampshire on Wednesday.Florida State: The Seminoles travel to Brooklyn, New York, for two games in the NIT Season Tip-Off. They face Temple on Thursday and either West Virginia or Illinois on Friday.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/joereedy ' ' '