There’s no question that the key to winning in college basketball is recruiting talented players. Without good big men to knock heads inside and tall, lanky guards who can defend and shoot well, no amount of coaching is going to win a championship.
But an often underrated factor is character. Do your players work hard? Do they like each other and sacrifice individual goals?
And do they have the courage to fight and scrap even when they’re down a ton of points?
Clearly, as we approach the midway point of the season, Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones not only has a talented team, but also one with a lot of heart.