March Madness crosses paths with family time for High Point coaches with mom off to work
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers' last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener. It's March Madness, and Clayman got to watch her husband win his tournament debut Thursday as the High Point men upset No.
5 seed Wisconsin in Portland, Oregon. Clayman spent Friday traveling back across the country to Nashville for the 15th-seeded Panthers' first-round game Saturday night against No. 2 seed Vanderbilt.
“There’s not any direct flights ... ,” Banbury said. “I’ve been in touch with her.
She’s watching film. I’ve given her a task of what I want to see when she gets here and what to have broken down by the time she is, and we can go around tomorrow and shoot around with the team. ” Of 136 teams, there are 30 schools with both their men’s and women’s teams in the two tournament fields.
Flynn Clayman and his wife get to juggle not only coaching duties during March Madness while managing parenting duties for 19-month old son, Quinn. The High Point women should be done with their opener Saturday night when the High Point men tip off against No. 4 seed Arkansas with a Sweet 16 berth in the West Region on the line.