The phone rang at 1:32 a.m. Saturday morning. Chuck Person was returning a call. From Tuesday.
Such is life for a college basketball coach immersed in preparations for a conference game the next day. Later the same day, actually. Person is the associate head coach at Auburn, which has a home game against Mississippi on Saturday, which was reason enough for him to be in his office in the wee hours, particularly when the team is coming off two losses.
Person won't be able to attend the Pacers' game against New York on Saturday, when the players from the 1980s will be honored and he will be the subject of a bobblehead given to fans.