Bradley coach Brian Wardle wants his assistants to know who a player will call when things get rough. With that piece of information, he can begin to determine an athlete’s fit and willingness to handle coaching.
“Family situation, who’s in the young man’s ear, who are his mentors, who’s he going to for advice can really dictate whether I recruit a young man or not,” Wardle said. “Have they been told no before? Who’s their one phone call? What is that person going to say? Are they going to give them good advice?”
The MVC would look different with some of these players on rosters:
Joey King (Drake) averages 11.