First and foremost, Kim English wants to make one thing clear.
Monday's matchup between fourth-seeded Colorado and eighth-seeded Norfolk State in the second round of the NIT is nothing more than an opportunity for the Buffaloes to keep their late-season surge alive a little deeper into March.
Still, English doesn't need to hear the phrase "Norfolk State Spartans" to recall the heartache that ended his own collegiate playing career. That memory taunts English all the time.
"I think about that game every day," English said.
The game in question occurred seven years ago last week when English, then a senior at Missouri, made the short trip to Omaha alongside his Tigers teammates.