A closer look: Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson knows Arizona basketball.
As the coach of Washington State for seven years, Sampson righted a dismal Cougar basketball program and was rewarded with a job offer by the more high-profile Oklahoma team.
"I'm happy to see the success (OU is) having," UA head coach Lute Olson said. "Even at Washington State when they weren't winning, Kelvin was doing a great job. It's a lot easier to get it done in Norman than Pullman. He's a hard-worker, a quality guy, and he does things the right way."
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