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B4 | Friday, April 2, 2021 | beaumontenterprise.com |Beaumont Enterprise SPORTS bation, and Sampson had them and to a lot of people: BEARD REBOUND been kicked out of the You’re not a loser in any- From page B1 From page B1 game, handed a “show- thing until you quit. Don’t cause” penalty from the quit.” Abilene Christian on March conference schedule for a NCAA that would bar him Now, Sampson finds 20, now one of the most con- season and put it on proba- for five years. himself back on college sequential days in program tion through 2010. Four Many of the lines Samp- basketball’s biggest stage, history. That flop in Indiana players left, and when son stepped over then 19 years after his last visit. triggered a chain reaction, Drew arrived in 2003 to would not be considered He is living proof that if you leading Smart to Marquette pick up the pieces, he bare- NCAA violations today. work hard and know your and Beard to UT, with more ly had a program: seven Ousted from the college job inside and out, there is coach migration to come. scholarship players and ranks, he essentially went almost always a second It’s unlikely any of that three walk-ons were all on a rehab tour for six chance looming some- movement occurs if the that were left. years as an assistant coach where. Longhorns had scored just 2 “Obviously once we got in the NBA. He didn’t envi- He will be seeking a title more points against the into the season and you sion returning until the game berth just an hour’s Wildcats and advanced to found out that most of your Cougars — a team with a drive up the highway from the second round. But after team were walk-ons and colorful history punctuat- the scene of his lowest mo- six Marches without an most of them weren’t over Jamie Squire/Getty Images ed by the “Phi Slama Jama” ments at Indiana. He re- NCAA Tournament victory, 6-2, then you realized it Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson was out of years in the ’80s but not vived his own career and, Smart and Texas agreed it might be tougher than you college basketball for six years due to recruiting much in the present — in doing so, built Houston was time for an amicable originally thought,” Drew violations, but he returned with UH in 2014 and has came calling in 2014. back from the ground up. and mutually beneficial said. “But the goal was al- rebuilt the once-proud program, guiding them back “I was angry after Indi- When Sampson took over, split. ways to build a program into the Final Four. ana,” Sampson said in a the once-proud program From that point, the hir- that could consistently 2019 interview with The had made one NCAA Tour- ing process hinged on compete and have an op- “These days, Baylor was Eight a year later. Washington Post. “I was nament appearance over Beard’s willingness to leave portunity to play in lucky to get a coach as good But he ran into a multi- angry at myself. I blamed the previous 22 seasons. Lubbock. Though other can- March.” as Drew,” Sampson said af- tude of NCAA problems, myself.I was mad about “Once we got through didates like Brooklyn Nets Among the believers ter the hiring while he was both at Oklahoma and at how it all went down. I had the first year, we just start- assistant and Texas hoops al- was Sampson, who knew nearby, reaching a peak at his next job with Indiana. alot of emotions, but I also ed adding pieces,” Samp- um Royal Ivey interviewed Drew to be an up-and-com- Oklahoma. Most centered around had a wife and a family. I son said. “We weren’t in a for the job, Del Conte made er after he took over for his Sampson took the Soon- hundreds of impermissible had to take care of my fami- hurry. We didn’t try to cut little effort to conceal his de- father, Homer, for a year at ers to the Final Four in phone calls to recruits. By ly. That was my No. 1 goal. any corners. We did it brick sire for another splashy hire Valparaiso. 2002 and back to the Elite 2008, Indiana was on pro- I’ve always said this to by brick.” one year after poaching women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer from Mississip- CLASSIFIED Merchandise | Real Estate | Auto | Auctions | Business Opportunities pi State and three months af- TO ADVERTISE ter landing football coach (409) 838-2888 Steve Sarkisian. or Email Classifi[email protected] Del Conte loves “grind- ers,” as he’s mentioned often when introducing new hires. All Beard accomplished at How to pay for your ad: All payments due upon receipt of your ad. Payment methods accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover, check by phone. Texas Tech, and how he ac- You may cancel your ad at any time, however, cost will remain the same. Rates are non-transferable to new ads. 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Seniors Matt Cole- Shoaib M. Ali, Manager man, Jericho Sims and Jase Arif A. Rehman, Manager Febres are not expected to Aamir A. Momin, return. And 2021 four-star Manager signee Tamar Bates request- ed a release from his letter of intent. But Texas wouldn’t have PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE needed Beard if everything Notice is hereby given that the Commis- sioners Court of Jasper County, Texas will was in order.