BLOOMINGTON, Ind.
Jaime Echenique knew Dexter Dennis was ready for Clemson because of the look on his face, the no-smile zone that suggests seriousness and calm amid the noise and commotion of a basketball game.
"I've spent one year with him and I know when he's hungry," Echenique said. "He never smiles at that point."
Which, Echenique acknowledges, doesn't seem a lot different than Dennis at other times. This is the Shocker who beat Tulane with a three-pointer and declined to celebrate. Dennis' usual mode is serious, and, for a game like Clemson, more serious.