After missing the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in his first year coaching in the league, Darrell Walker has the top-seeded team at this year's tournament in Evansville, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Darrell Walker climbed the ladder with a pair of scissors in his right hand. One final strand of the net needed cutting.
His team surrounded, no face without the most joyous smile, and watched as he snipped the final thread keeping the net attached to the basket.
