On more than one occasion we've referenced William and Mary's early-90s three-man backcourt, which consisted of Kurt Small, David Cox, and Derrick Peters. In those days, the juvenile (and still amusing - let's not kid ourselves) sobriquet made from their surnames entertained us at least as much as the squad's on-court performances.Last weekend, as I was watching my daughter's future alma mater take on Rhode Island, I was reminded of what happened to David Cox. (I also got to check out FOG:TB Mike Litos' sublime beard - our guy's got it going nearly ZZ Top-style). The '95 Tribe alum, who's 8th on the all-time W&M assists list, is in his second season as the head coach of the Rams program.
Cox led Rhody to an 18-15 record last year, 9-9 and smack in the middle of the Atlantic 10. 2019-20 is a different story, altogether. After his team went Ram to Ram against VCU and got the better of the kids from Richmond by an 87-75 score that belied Rhode Island's dominance, Cox's squad has a 17-5 record, 9-1 in the A10. They lost their first league game against Richmond before running off nine straight wins.
Rhode Island plays George Washington this week before heading to Dayton next Tuesday to take on the unbeaten league-leading Flyers.
Small, Cox, Fatts, Peters. It's got a ring to it, no?
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That is awesome. One more steal, Russell.
And don’t forget another member of that Tribe team of old. Big ol’ Duff.
I met a guy at a party last w/e who went to UNC Wilmington. We talked Odell Hodge for a bit. He beat up on the Tribe in the early/mid 90's. Odell represents 100% of my party talk about UNC Wilmington.
odell hodge went to old dominion. you must’ve really confused that dude.
Fatts Russell is a great name. Dewey is still my number one Cox.
I’ll take Courteney. Or maybe Andy from the English Beat.
Yep, that’s about as much as I care about CAA basketball history.
I would rather be known as Fatts Cox. Or even Phat Cox.
your tribe are 5.5-point road dogs at charleston this evening. w&m shut down grant riller and handled the cougars fairly easily in williamsburg last month. i don't expect a repeat.
For the music hounds on board, here's a cool piece on They Might Be Giants preparing to tour in celebration of the 30-year anniversary of Flood. They appear to be as touched and irreverent as ever.
https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/2/6/21126155/they-might-be-giants-flood-30th-anniversary-tour-preview
I’d ask about the seat location. Could be a deal breaker. But I’m a sound snob.
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