COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lon Kruger and Kermit Davis have coached a combined 1,719 college basketball games, but never one against the other.
That will change at 11:40 a.m. Friday when Oklahoma and Ole Miss meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
"I've just known Lon forever," Davis said Thursday. "This is the first time I've ever coached against Lon's team in any game, but I guess I've just always admired Lon and followed him when he was at Florida and Illinois and obviously at Oklahoma."
Greg Grensing is one connector between Kruger and Davis.