Sublime

The old guard never goes without a fight, as Dean Oliver, basketball’s numbers guru, knows.

(My teacher, Lee Ray, was one of his students.)

Having been born and raised in Plainfield, Indiana (pop. 2,585), Harris oozed small-town simplicity. He was a 4-H fair, a pony ride, a picnic on the church lawn, a calm breeze, and a cool glass of lemonade.

ROBERT F. SMITH Founder and CEO, Vista Equity Partners; Philanthropist

Mario Bennett, a backup center with Hakeem Olajuwon’s physique, Spencer Dunkley’s skill set, and a cucumber sponge’s intellect,