"Those guys are such trendsetters: Nolan Richardson, John Thompson, John Chaney, George Raveling," said Texas coach Shaka Smart, the first black men's basketball coach in Longhorns history.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith paid tribute to college basketball coaching legend Nolan Richardson, but there's one major problem. Richardson is still living.

Former Arkanas coach Nolan Richardson is alive and well at 83. But Stephen A. Smith referred to him as “the late, great” Nolan Richardson during a hit on “First Take” before saying, “God ...

Considering Richardson spoke to John Calipari's team before their Sweet 16 trip to San Francisco before Thursday night's loss, Nolan is still around and doing well for an 83-year-old.