1.   Before Larry Coker made his coaching debut against Penn State, the new Miami Hurricanes boss remembered his first unofficial meeting with Penn State coach Joe Paterno.

2.   A two-time NHL coach of the year, Murray will make his Florida coaching debut Wednesday against the Boston Bruins.

3.   He makes his coaching debut Tuesday when Houston plays host to Texas and first-year coach Rick Barnes in sold-out Hofheinz Pavilion.

4.   He walked off the same way, despite winning his first coaching debut at a new school.

5.   Rousseau led the team to a win in her professional coaching debut, but can she do it on a regular basis?

6.   So what did Johnson think of his coaching debut?

7.   Paul Roos could not have asked for a better coaching debut than at home against Fremantle, which struggles every time it flies east.

8.   Quenneville will be coaching in his second All-Star Game, while Hartly, Martin and Robinson will be making their All-Star Game coaching debuts.

9.   As far as coaching debuts go, it was a day to remember for some, a day to forget for others.

10.   At Dallas, Mitch Richmond, Tyus Edney and Brian Grant went on a scoring binge as Sacramento spoiled the home coaching debut of Jim Cleamons.