Sept. 29, 2009

Three weeks til the 1st day of practice. Man time goes fast! Our guys have been working hard in our pre-season workouts. TJ Burns, our strength and conditioning coach has put together another tough program for them. I know it's not their favorite time of the day but they understand that reach the goals we have set, this pain is a must. Our individual workouts have been good as well. I like the way our guys are responding and my assistants are doing a good job of teaching. This is always a hectic time for us because we have to work on getting our guys ready and get back out on the road to recruit. Again, my assistants have done a great job getting into a bunch of open gym workouts.

My family received some tough news last week, my grandfather, Fred Carrington pasted away at 88. We called him "Granddaddy Jap", he is my mother's father. He was a great man and taught my brothers and I how you should carry yourself as a god fearing man. He never cursed and never had 1 drink of alcohol. He had his own auto garage at his house, served in every capacity possible at the church and had a brief time playing with the Harlem Globetrotters before he was shipped off into World War II. I learned a lot from him and I will miss him.

That same weekend my daughter, Nyla turned 4! I can't believe how fast the clock moves. She had a great time at her party with her friends and received a bunch of gifts. That little girl is going to be special, I can feel it.

Everybody here is ready for another exciting season of Mount Basketball. We just need to keep working and make it happen. I can't wait til October 16th gets here!

- Coach Brown