SAN ANTONIO – Before Duke coach Jon Scheyer coached in his first official game after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski two seasons ago, he flew his team to Houston to play in a secret preseason scrimmage. Scheyer intentionally sought out Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars for his first career "game."

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson held a media session on Thursday prior the Cougars’ Final Four game on Saturday against Duke in San Antonio. Sampson talked about the team’s journey to get this far, the Blue Devils,

Pearl and Sampson were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four, the “show-cause” penalties that once stood as a scarlet letter in college sports now