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Homer Drew gets the recognition he never asked for

This weekend, Homer Drew, the longtime coach at Valparaiso University, is getting inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City.

That’s the good news.

“It’s a wonderful honor,” he said.

The better news? Due to a lucky break in scheduling, he won’t miss any games at the small, Nashville-area high school school where he still, at age 75 and having battled cancer, volunteers as an assistant.

“Once a coach, always a coach,” said his son, Scott, who is the head coach at Baylor. “He can’t stay away. He’s going to find a practice somewhere.