Pete Newell is 91 and acknowledges his memory is no longer what it used to be. Still, the coach can be caught diagramming plays with his fingers on the tabletop and weighing in on all the differences in today's game.

Even his buddy Bob Knight has changed for the better, Newell insists.

When the volatile Knight has a run-in with a player, official or even an inanimate object, Newell often receives calls from the media seeking comment. There aren't as many such phone conversations these days.

On Sunday, Knight will receive the 2006 Pete Newell Challenge Career Achievement Award when Texas Tech takes on Stanford in the opening game of the Pete Newell Challenge in San Jose. Stanford (5-1) is unbeaten at 8-0 all-time in this event, but if the Red Raiders (6-2) can pull off a win it will be No. 876 for Knight -- tying him for second on the career list with Adolph Rupp.