Woodson rekindles Knight memories as new coaches make debuts

In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, photo, Texas head coach Chris Beard, center, directs a practice at the team's facility, in Austin, Texas. Beard starts his season with the Longhorns with a roster loaded with transfers who collectively bring more than 750 games and nearly 8,000 points and 3,000 rebounds in their new program. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis directs his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola Maryland in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Indiana coach Mike Woodson watches the team play Eastern Michigan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

FILE -Texas coach Chris Beard speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. Former national runner-up coach Chris Beard left Texas Tech for Texas where he replaced Shaka Smart who landed at Marquette. Porter Moser, who became a lead candidate for seemingly every major job after leading Loyola to the Final Four, became the replacement for Lon Kruger at Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Minnesota's first-year head coach Ben Johnson yells in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas City, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Eastern Michigan head coach Stan Heath talks to a player from the sideline while playing Indiana in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Indiana won 68-62. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Indiana head coach Mike Woodson walks the sideline while his team plays Eastern Michigan in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)