so close to, decided to retire for medical reasons and he didn't talk to you about it directly. he just made the announcement. >> i remember i was walking to my dorm, and i got a text saying man, i heard your coach is retiring. i'm like, what? i was like, no, you're lying, rumors. >> it was a tough time too, because the program was going through a lot. the ncaa didn't let you guys play in last year's tournament because the academic threshold that the program had reached wasn't up to the right standards. so a lot of players said you know what? coach is leaving, can't play in the ncaa tournament. you had players transfer and leave early for the nba. what conversations did you have about all that? >> in the beginning, i didn't know what was going on. i was definite lly flustered. >> what role did your promise to your mom play in that decision? >> it played a lot. the least i could do is keep my promise to my mom, make my mom