It happens when he's in the grocery store or just out and about in Honolulu, happens when he's wearing a Chaminade shirt or when people might recognize him. Too many times to count people have come up to Eric Bovaird wanting to talk about 1982.
In parts of Hawaii, it hasn't really been 34 years since tiny Chaminade defeated mighty Ralph Sampson and No. 1 Virginia. There, Bovaird said, college basketball's greatest upset lives on, always at the forefront of memories, always discussed this time of year, especially.
“If somebody recognizes either myself or sees my shirt, they bring that up,” Bovaird, in his sixth season as Chaminade's coach, said with a laugh during a recent phone interview.