Sampson was born on Oct. 5, 1955, making him 69. He was the fourth oldest coach in this year's NCAA Tournament, as only St.

SAN ANTONIO – Roughly five years ago, somewhere between nothing and everything, Fran Fraschilla asked Kelvin Sampson ... against Rick Barnes’ Lenoir-Rhyne teams when Sampson was at UNC ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Kelvin Sampson reached into his pocket and pulled ... an old friend and Texas foil from his Oklahoma days, Rick Barnes, emerged on the opposite sideline. Even the security guards ...

Kelvin Sampson watched all of this from the Alamodome ... Tubby Smith. Tom Izzo. Rick Barnes. The guys who were young together, and aren’t anymore. Then there was the buddy who offered Sampson ...

Kelvin Sampson and Houston have taken ... only behind St. Johns' Rick Pitino (72), Tennessee's Rick Barnes (70) and Michigan State's Tom Izzo (70).

SAN ANTONIO — The journey began for Kelvin Sampson in Butte ... Gregg Popovich. Tom Izzo. Rick Barnes. Tubby Smith. “They all kind of had similar messages to me,” Sampson said.

SAN ANTONIO — A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were ... to compete at the NIL level,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes told The Associated Press recently.