Connor Kern was at a friend's birthday party when his new basketball coach called.
It was spring break for Kern, a redshirt sophomore guard at Arkansas State University, and he was spending it in his hometown of Pickerington, Ohio.
The cake already had been cut for his birthday buddy, and Kern stepped outside for what he thought might be a few minutes.
"It was a good conversation," said Kern, who is 6-4, 186 pounds and averaged 4.