Some “Fastest 40 Minutes” can be found in his full-court press, if the former Missouri fan favorite breaks it out Wednesday night against the Billikens.
A George Mason play called versus Travis Ford’s team could trace back to English’s coaching stops in Colorado or Tennessee, or his season playing for the Pistons.
Whether it was something as significant as a program mantra or as small as the formatting of a practice schedule, English long ago made a smart habit of committing to memory what worked for the coaches he played for and worked alongside.
“I have a document,” George Mason’s first-year coach said Monday, referencing the blueprint he impressed Patriots officials with last March.