NORMAN — As he passed through a room at the NCAA Basketball Men's Final Four last April, University of Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel recognized a man he felt he needed to meet. It was Ben Jobe , one of the first black men to become a college basketball head coach.

"I walked up to him, introduced myself, and thanked him,” Capel said. "I had never met the guy in my life, but I needed to thank him for helping me ...