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“What he did for me,” Sampson said, “I’ve tried to pay that forward many times.”
From San Antonio Express-News
It’s a culture built by the simplest drills like one Sampson was asked about, where a ball hits the floor and two players do whatever is necessary – bruises and scratches be damned – to see who comes...
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson pays it forward, just as Gregg Popovich once did
His coaching adversary Saturday night, Duke’s Jon Scheyer, serves as a perfect example of this. When Scheyer replaced the legendary Mike Krzyzewski three years ago, the first scrimmage he scheduled was against Sampson’s Cougars.
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'Just like Pop': Kelvin Sampson cherishes friendship with Hoosier native Gregg Popovich
Kelvin Sampson was overjoyed at a message he received from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. The two became coaching teammates after Sampson's ouster at IU. Popovich, a Merrillville grad, brought Sampson on his staff. Sampson's Houston Cougars won ...
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How Kelvin Sampson turned his career around after Indiana
Leaving is what enabled Sampson to become one of the best college coaches of the past 30 years, even if he had to skip college for seven years to do it. His ending in Bloomington stained his reputation,
Kelvin Sampson shares the message he got from Gregg Popovich after Houston beat Tennessee Sunday
INDIANAPOLIS — Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson has a strong bond with Gregg Popovich, one of the winningest head coaches in the NBA. After the Coogs earned a trip to the Final Four with a win over Tennessee Sunday, Sampson heard from his good friend.
Kelvin Sampson's career comes full circle with his best chance at first title
Kelvin Sampson reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, scrolling through more than 400 congratulatory texts. He took a few minutes to wade through all of the well-wishes, then when he came across the message from longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich,
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