Sampson was born on Oct. 5, 1955, making him 69. He was the fourth oldest coach in this year's NCAA Tournament, as only St.

SAN ANTONIO -- Kelvin Sampson reached into his pocket and pulled ... an old friend and Texas foil from his Oklahoma days, Rick Barnes, emerged on the opposite sideline. Even the security guards ...

SAN ANTONIO – Roughly five years ago, somewhere between nothing and everything, Fran Fraschilla asked Kelvin Sampson ... against Rick Barnes’ Lenoir-Rhyne teams when Sampson was at UNC ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson holds the championship trophy ... and spun yarns about playing against Rick Barnes’ Lenoir-Rhyne teams when Sampson was at UNC Pembroke 50 years ago.

Kelvin Sampson always starts the first day of his ... was thinking about his friend down the sideline, Volunteers coach Rick Barnes — and when he’s in that mode, most of the Houston players ...

SAN ANTONIO — A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were ... to compete at the NIL level,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes told The Associated Press recently.