I haven't had too many interactions with Boston University men's basketball coach Dennis Wolff. 

What Wolff did on Thursday in his team's conference opener at the University at Albany though certainly showed his character and what he's made of. 

Wolff benched star player Corey Lowe because he had received two technicals in B.U.'s previous game against Holy Cross. 

Lowe was healthy, unlike Tyler Morris and Carlos Strong, two of the Terriers' top players, who had just recently suffered season-ending injuries. 

Even with the game still in doubt with seconds remaining, Wolff stuck by his principles and didn't put Lowe, who dressed and warmed up, into the game. 

Wolff again had his team selected as the top team in the conference heading into the season and again they have been hit with a slew of injuries. 

Nothing was keeping Lowe out of the game. In fact, Wolff certainly wouldn't have been criticized if he just brought Lowe off of the bench, or heck benched him for the first half. 

But that's the point. 

Too often coaches decision-making is skewed by W's and L's and not by what is right. 

Most coaches probably wouldn't have seen the need to take further action, especially against their best player because winning the game would be jeopardized. 

Not Wolff. In fact, he said it didn't even cross his mind whether to play Lowe. 

"You never know what the future holds in your coaching career," Wolff said following the game. "I've always tried to do what I think is the right thing."

Wolff's team may not have won the game on Thursday night, but the veteran coach is a winner in my book all the way.