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LaVar Ball's College Coach on Whether Ball Could Beat Jordan: 'He Said What?'

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David Sanders unearthed the DVD and popped it into the player on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he received a surprise visit from a Seattle Times reporter asking about a former teammate. His 16-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son sat down with him, and they watched as his Washington State Cougars took on Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers in Assembly Hall on Dec. 12, 1987.

Sanders, who averaged 12.9 points a game that season, pointed to a player pulling down a rebound and asked his children a question.

"Do you think that guy could have beaten Michael Jordan one-on-one?