"We're not the same color, but he's definitely my father"

After Rhode Island's NCAA toumament run endet against Duke, senior star E.C. Mathews... 'This is my guy'

E.C. Matthews on Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley: 'I know we're not the same color, but he's definitely my father'

Five years, 105 wins, one Atlantic 10 regular-season championship, one Atlantic 10 tournament championship, one ACL tear, one broken wrist, two NCAA tournament trips and two tournament wins later, E.C. Matthews’ career at Rhode Island is over.

But it didn’t end before one final emotional embrace with the man who has been by his side the entire way through: his head coach, Dan Hurley.