i grew up about 15 minutes from campus. My dad was a full time employee of the college and worked part time for Athletics. My brother got his BS and MS from Tech. i was the dumb one in the family so only got my BS from Tech. After winning the NIT, Bobby Stevens came to my high school (Giles) to do his student teaching. in addition to being a very good basketball player, he also played a mean shortstop. would come out and work out with out baseball team. that was a big deal for those of us on the team. how many times do you get to play with someone that just won a title. those were the days when the NIT actually meant something.