RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has deferred induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame until next year due to a scheduling conflict.
The hall announced in January that Sampson would be part of the 2026 class, with induction set to take place May 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina. But the hall said Monday that Sampson had previously committed to attend famed broadcaster Dick Vitale’s annual gala to raise money for pediatric cancer research through the V Foundation, which is set for the same night in Sarasota, Florida.
The 70-year-old Sampson was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and was a multi-sport athlete at Pembroke High School. He later played baseball and basketball at UNC Pembroke, then known as Pembroke State…