Back In The Game

Todd Bozeman isn't the only coach returning to the bench after a hiatus; these three men will also be blowing dust off their clipboards.

COACH ���������������SCHOOL �������������������CAREER RECORD

Bobby Cremins ����College of Charleston ����452--303

Cremins, 59, who retired in 2000 after 19 seasons at Georgia Tech, got the Charleston job only after Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall reneged on a deal to take over there. "He pulled a Bobby Cremins," said Cremins, who once famously did the same thing to South Carolina.

Bob Huggins ��������Kansas State ����������������567--199

After 16 tumultuous seasons at Cincinnati (LIFE OF REILLY, page 152), Huggins, 53, was bought out of his contract in 2005 and sat out last season. He already has a commitment from 6'9" Michael Beasley, one of the top players in the class of '07.

Sidney Lowe �������N.C. State ��������������������79--228

Lowe, 46, the point guard on the Wolfpack team that upset Houston in the 1983 title game, has only coached in the NBA and has not been a head coach since 2002, when he called it quits after an 0--8 start with the Memphis Grizzlies.