After finalizing Florida’s win in Oxford, Mississippi, a place where Mike White ranks as Ole Miss’ No. 8 all-time leader in assists, UF’s coach climbed into the team bus.
The first thing he did was check UF’s stats.
Not its points, rebounds or field goal percentage, but UF's RPI — the measurement that the NCAA uses to determine which teams are qualified to enter its tournament in March.
"I’m obsessed with all those numbers," White said. "I’m not going to lie."
White may be even more obsessed with making it to the NCAA Tournament.
His last trip to the tournament was in 1999 as Ole Miss’ starting point guard, where he helped lead the Rebels to their first-ever tournament win.