The Feb. 13 postgame box score from Orem, Utah, was probably the closest Matt Flores ever got to seeing his name show up on a college basketball stat sheet.
The self-proclaimed “absolutely average” high school basketball player growing up in Minneapolis says he never really pushed himself out of his comfort zone in those younger years – remaining content to just get through practices and workouts in the weight room.
“There were no stars next to my name,” says Flores, now into his fifth month as the strength and conditioning coach for the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team.