Pacific coach Damon Stoudamire directs his team during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Stockton, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

 Marcio Jose Sanchez

Being a college coach doesn’t allow much time for fun. First-year Pacific basketball coach Damon Stoudamire, who worked for workaholic-types Josh Pastner at Memphis and Sean Miller at Arizona, told CBS last week that he was still somewhat surprised by what it entails to be a head coach. “Believe me,” he said, “the time demands. … I never knew.” Stoudamire’s Tigers are 8-15 and just 2-8 in the West Coast Conference. 

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