FAYETTEVILLE — Eddie Sutton’s coaching tree grew steadily.
Over 37 seasons as a college head basketball coach, 26 of his former assistant coaches and players — both in some cases — along with one team manager have gone on to become college or NBA head coaches.
Sutton’s proteges have taken 19 different college programs to the NCAA Tournament.
“It’s a pretty amazing list,” said Pat Foster, an assistant coach for Sutton at the University of Arkansas who as a head coach led Lamar, Houston and Nevada to a 366-203 record in 19 seasons and five NCAA Tournament appearances.