STILLWATER — Scott Sutton remembers sitting at the front of the team bench next to his father.
He doesn’t remember what year it was exactly, only that it was likely the late 1970s.
His brothers did not make the trip with the Arkansas men’s basketball team to Houston. Somehow, Scott won the prime seat never reserved for a Sutton boy.
Right next to Eddie Sutton.
“Normally we sat at the end of the bench down there with the managers,” Scott said. “For some reason, he wanted me up there by him.
“It’s just something I’ll always remember.