Candrea clears the air: He is not leaving the UA program.

Byline: Patrick Finley

Jun. 7--OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two minutes into Mike Candrea's post-game news conference Wednesday, he wanted to set the record straight.

"This is not my last game at Arizona," he said. "I don't know who's jumping the gun, but that's far from the truth."

Candrea will not coach the Wildcats next year; instead, he will coach the 2008 Olympic team.

To replace him, Candrea said he's "sure it will be" a co-head coach setup with assistants Larry Ray and Nancy Evans.

Had the UA lost, Candrea said it would not have been a tough year-and-a-half between Wednesday and his next game as coach of the Wildcats.

"If we …