This story is supposed to be about getting to know Christian Keeling, and on this day, there's no way to get to know Christian Keeling without first getting to know Deirdre Keeling.
The interview with Carolina's graduate transfer from Charleston Southern took place on Monday, and Keeling quickly admits he has his mother on his mind. Monday would be her birthday, and as he walks around campus as a graduate student—having graduated from Charleston Southern in three years—and likely contributor to one of the nation's best basketball teams, he knows exactly what his mother would say:
"Make sure your head doesn't get too big," he says with a grin.