21.   David Burns, of Chicago-based Burns Sports Celebrity Inc., said college basketball coaches also are taking advantage of the marketing power of championship tournament.

22.   Even some local high school coaches took notice.

23.   Even the coach takes off one week a month during the offseason, often to a cabin he owns in Santa Cruz.

24.   Few coaches have ever taken a prestigious coaching position in these parts to less fanfare than he has.

25.   Finally, the coach took direct aim at the NCAA.

26.   First, assistant coaches could take over many of the day-to-day coaching duties.

27.   Friday night, as a team-bonding ploy, the Alabama coach took his team to the local multiplex.

28.   Gary Matthews, executive director of the Alaska School Activities Association, said a coach had taken his team to Australia and returned with players from that country.

29.   He could not get a single job interview last spring and summer when eight new coaches took over, including former teammate, Larry Bird.

30.   His equipment was on the bus when coach Bob Francis took him aside.