IN THEIR WORDS: OU trainer Alex Brown

Oklahoma basketball trainer Alex Brown is in his 29th season with the Sooners. (Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman)OU basketball athletic trainer Alex Brown is in his 29th season. Brown grew up in Durham, N.C., earned bachelor's and masters' degrees at Appalachian State, then worked seven years at East Central before being hired at OU in 1987.

I'm a basketball guy in a football world. I grew up on Tobacco Road. Basketball, I love it. I went to Appalachian State. My freshman year, the basketball coach was Press Maravich. Russ Bergman took over for him that season. Then Bobby Cremins came to town.

It's been a lot of fun. Every year, it's always exciting. One of my favorite days of the year is…