. >> merriweather recovered enough to return to the bench, but the chemotherapy had taken its toll.rdaway stepped in as coach. he was given the season the he took over. and then a second. >> it was a total team coaching effort. everybody played a role. the tochers, the players, the family, the principal, it was a total team. it was gratifying. we took a team that had no confidence when i first got there, to a team with a lot of confidence. and that's what makes it so great. >> reporter: still fighting colon cancer, merriweather requires biweekly chemotherapy treatments, which leave him physically draped, but he refuses to stay home. >> once i see one of the boy's faces, i jump lack into being a coach. no pity party. >> why do you do this? you don't have to. you're sick, and you could easily get a pass to do nothing. >> because we put so much in to help the kids. binghamton is not hard. >> we play the game tonight. we coming home on a cj and not shooters. we not face guarding the shooters. >> preparation starts long before tipoff. >> you relocate and throw it over his head. that's ri