Houston's Kelvin Sampson narrowly edged UConn's Dan Hurley for his second Associated Press Coach of the Year award.
There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. 16 seed Longwood, that helps illustrate why the Cougars have become so dominant under Kelvin Sampson. It was late in the game, and Mylik Wilson was late closing out on the Lancers' DA Houston, who buried a 3-pointer over him. 'They were up 30,' Longwood coach Griff Aldrich recalled, 'and I thought DA barely got the shot off.
His father, Ned, was a high school teacher and coach who made ends meet by finding part-time jobs in the summer. His mother, Eva, was a nurse who put in 12-hour shifts. With four kids at home — Sampson had a twin sister, along with older and younger sisters — there was no alternative for them but to work. 'I didn't realize what latchkey kids were until I started reading about it. ‘Hey, I was one of those!'' said Sampson, who often came home from school to find an empty house.
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