Bob Huggins reminded us Wednesday that he grew up in a town with 500 people, two stoplights and nine bars. But we also heard a few other stories, some I’d never heard, a couple I’d never heard in much detail. The guy who will not look back allowed himself to at least reflect for a moment as he readies to join a list with only eight other names when he wins the 800th game of his career.

He’s in his 35th season, but it’s funny to think how close he came to doing something else with his life.