HOUSTON (AP) When Kelvin Sampson coached at Washington State in the late 1980s his son Kellen and daughter Lauren loved for him to read to them before bed each night.

The only time dad would miss story time was the night before games when he'd meet with his team late to go over film. It was then he decided that instead of spending the evening before games at the gym, he'd bring the team home. The compromise allowed him to get film work done and not miss that precious ritual with his children.

More than 30 years later, it is a practice that's still alive at Houston. The entire team piles into the Sampson house to prepare for the next opponent, eat his wife Karen's delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies and bond like a family.