Jalen Hudson can expect a message every day. Sometimes he’ll get one from his mom, or maybe a teammate, but he knows one is coming from assistant coach Darris Nichols.
The message contains clips of Hudson, a junior guard on Florida’s basketball team, playing defense. It’s supposed to help him improve on that side of the ball when he’s known more for offense. As is his team.
Six games into its season, Florida leads the nation in scoring with a 99.5 points-per-game average. It’s also scored in triple digits in four of those six games. But the team doesn’t want to be known for prolific offense, even if it has the potential to lead the league in scoring.