Ronrico White (11) of UTC runs to regain control of the ball during the basketball game between UTC and Maine in the Dr Pepper Classic at McKenzie Arena at UTC in this file photo. The Mocs won the tournament.Furman’s first-year coach Nike Medved has seen enough of the Mocs by watching video.
He’s also seen enough of his team in person to know that both programs are on the rise as the calendar flips to 2014 and Southern Conference competition begins today for both schools, which were picked to finish in the bottom half of the league in most preseason polls.
“It’s the little things,” Medved said. “Will [Wade] would probably say the same thing. His kids are doing better at the things they’ve been working on all season in practice.
“In the league, the good teams do what they do in practice and do it better than teams they play.
As little as 48 hours can make a big difference.