St. John's head basketball coach Steve Lavin says he has prostate cancer, according to an Associated Press report.

The 46-year-old coach says in a statement Friday he was diagnosed in September but was told he could delay treatment until after the season. He will undergo treatment in the coming weeks and says it will not affect his coaching.

UNLV named its four finalists, announcing that St. John's assistant Mike Dunlap, Timberwolves assistant Reggie Theus, former Oregon coach Ernie Kent, and BYU associate head coach Dave Rice will continue on in the interview process.

"Over the last several days, we have been involved in an exhaustive and thorough search to find the best person for our vacant men's basketball head coaching position," UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood said in the release. "The list has been narrowed to four outstanding candidates and I'm looking forward to continuing the interview process. We are looking forward to naming our new head coach very soon."

Sources have consistently reiterated to the Sun this week that Rice, who played on UNLV's back-to-back Final Four teams in 1990 and 1991 and was an 11-year Rebels assistant coach, is the guy to beat.