Tennessee's Rick Barnes and Houston's Kelvin Sampson have known each other since the 1970s. They are coaching against each other in the Elite Eight.

As Houston and Tennessee clashed in the Elite Eight, the spotlight extended beyond the court to two of college basketball’s most respected coaches—Kelvin Sampson and Rick Barnes. Their relationship, spanning nearly 40 years,

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson met with reporters and he spoke at length about his relationship with Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes. Sampson and Barnes coached a