Joe Foley didn't arrive for his Tuesday appearance at the Downtown Tip Off Club with the career milestone he wanted.
Two weeks ago, it appeared all but certain that he would.
There Foley sat at the front of the room inside the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce amid the usual weekly crowd of club supporters and fans, still stuck on 799 career wins as the club's emcee, Rex Nelson began to introduce the 17th-year University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's basketball coach. Nelson made sure to address the elephant in the room.
"[Foley] was nice enough to put off 800 for us [so we can] build up anticipation for it," said Nelson, sparking plenty of laughter throughout the room and from Foley himself.