Wayback Machine, Where We're Still 12 Year-Old Boys

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.

Coach Cox's team is led by Fatts Russell, which, y'know, c'mon. I think we've got a new favorite player. The 5'10" junior is averaging 20.2 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. The former leads the A10, and Russell's 68 steals are the nation's third-best tally.

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?