21.   Another high-profile decision that must be made this spring is who will be basketball coach after this season?

22.   Another loss decided in the waning seconds had Cal State Northridge basketball coach Bobby Braswell in the locker room and then the press room talking like a cheerleader.

23.   Around Chapel Hill, North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith is considered godlike.

24.   Any criticism of the hiring of Paul Hewitt, chosen Wednesday as Georgia Tech basketball coach, is not new to the man.

25.   As a basketball coach and former player, Martinez marveled at how the team persevered over its trials and tribulations.

26.   As a basketball coach, a profession where too many project crass, Frank McGuire was class.

27.   Arizona State named assistant Don Newman interim basketball coach, after failing in its attempt to land a big-name coach to replace Bill Frieder.

28.   As the clock ran down Saturday during the Southland Conference tournament championship game, McNeese State basketball coach Tic Price fell back into his chair and wept.

29.   At a recent practice, University of Houston assistant basketball coach Reid Gettys was asked a question by one of his players.

30.   At the Sports Arena, USC basketball coach Henry Bibby complains vociferously about the officials whose whistles he believes blow only for him.