At the end of last season when the NCAA and American Athletic Conference tournament were canceled due to the now infamous coronavirus pandemic, the last thing that forward Fabian White Jr. envisioned he would be in 2020-21 is an unofficial coach.
White, who suffered a torn ACL in May, was forced to redshirt his true senior season. He has been unable to physically practice with the rest of his teammates as he recovers.
But it has not stopped him from continuing to play an active role. White provides guidance to the rest of the forwards and centers on the roster, or as both senior frontcourt players Brison Gresham and Justin Gorham said, has become a player-coach that can give specific feedback.