Remember, You Are Fortunate To Be College Basketball Players

The next day's team meeting at the Smith Center takes place after the squad participates in another Roy Williams-imported tradition, when nearly 100 Special Olympics athletes arrive for a two-hour basketball clinic.  At first, the timing seems awkward, since the previous day's loss is still fresh. 

But the clinic also serves to illustrate a point Williams makes after every game; part of the postgame routine includes a reminder from the head coach of how fortunate the players are to be college basketball players.  At times, the reminder rolls off the squad as mere words, but today as the players watch the sheer joy of their guests at the chance to shoot a few hoops on the Smith Center court, smiles slowly begin to spread.

Jawad Williams and senior walk-on Jonathan Miller are the team's best coaches, as they are on a first-name basis with all of their charges within minutes of meeting them.

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