61.   Bochy spent parts of nine seasons as a catcher with San Diego, Houston and the New York Mets.

62.   Boggs spent last season as a special assistant to Tampa Bay GM Chuck LaMar.

63.   Bird has said he would retire after three seasons as coach, with the possibility that he might remain in the front office.

64.   Both might have turned in their best seasons as NBA coaches.

65.   Both played as true freshmen and redshirted last season as sophomores.

66.   Both players made the team last season as rookie agents.

67.   Both players passed on early entry into the NBA draft last year, and entered this season as All-America candidates.

68.   Bowness, who spent last season as a consultant for the expansion Nashville Predators, likes his new setup.

69.   A former assistant at Texas, Lanier has the Saints in the NCAA Tournament in his first season as a head coach.

70.   A fifth-year senior from Walnut, McBride spent his first two seasons as a reserve receiver.