In the Lumbee Tribe's hub of Pembroke, population 2,832, they are rooting on Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, a local hero from this tightly knit and often overlooked community. "We are just so proud of him,

Sampson is the lone Native American coach in Division I men's college basketball and looks to become the first to lead a program to a national title. At every turn, he proudly represents the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, from which he hails.

Kelvin Sampson, a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is the first Native American coach to lead to a team to the Final Four.