Joe Foley will coach at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro for the 14th time when his UALR women's basketball team plays at Arkansas State on Friday night.
But if family circumstances had been different two decades ago, that total might be different and the paths of both teams -- UALR and ASU -- could have been drastically different.
As Foley recalled this week, he traveled to ASU to interview with then-athletic director Brad Hovious in spring 1995. Foley remembers enjoying the interview, and his dealings with Hovious, who even offered Foley a chance to stay at his house until his family was settled.