FAYETTEVILLE -- Eric Musselman and Cuonzo Martin met more than 20 years ago in the Continental Basketball Association.
It was during the 1996-97 season.
Musselman was head coach of the Florida Beachdogs, who played in West Palm Beach.
Martin, who had been a standout at Purdue for Coach Gene Keady, was a guard for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Mackers between his brief NBA career -- seven games total -- with the Vancouver Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks.
"We had some intense games," Martin said of the Beachdogs-Mackers matchups. "The good thing about Muss is that he talked trash a little bit as a coach on the floor.