Kelvin Sampson opens up on losing Reggie Chaney

“I’m a lot better composed and emotionally balanced,” Kelvin Sampson said Monday about dealing with his grief over Reggie Chaney’s passing. Sampson also lost his twin sister on March 10 of this year while his Cougars were in Fort Worth, readying to play ECU in the AAC Tournament.

In our interview, Sampson talked at length about these two tragedies that have affected him greatly.

 
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