As a prelude to Brian Gregory's formal introduction Wednesday, here are 10 items of interest regarding the 10th permanent men's basketball coach in USF history:
* He's the second member of the Tom Izzo coaching tree to matriculate to USF, joining Stan Heath. Gregory and Heath were assistants on Izzo's 2000 Michigan State team that defeated Florida for the national title. When Heath's youngest son Josh transferred from USF in 2014 (following his dad's dismissal), he went to Georgia Tech, where Gregory was coach.
* He and wife Yvette, both from the Chicago area, met in the Windy City in the early 1990s.