Darrell Walker knew his team was already going to be decimated when he walked into his office last Tuesday. The University of Arkansas-Little Rock had just seven players when it took to the floor three days earlier.
But missing any more guys? Well, in that case, it'd be pretty hard to play a game.
"The trainer said, 'Coach, these guys have a fever and are throwing up and congested,'" Walker said of the flu that forced UALR to cancel its game at the University of Central Arkansas, "I was going to go play the game, but I couldn't do that with the numbers.