DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- The ball was inbounded, and three seconds later the buzzer sounded. After players and coaches consulted, the three-second drill was repeated. Bethune-Cookman's men's basketball team ended Monday morning's practice by working on buzzer-beater scenarios. It was the Wildcats' final session at their home gym before embarking Tuesday on a 10-day, 6,000-mile odyssey that will take the team from Daytona Beach to Texas to California to Las Vegas.
It doesn't seem likely that drill will come in handy any time soon. The Wildcats meet Baylor at 7 tonight in Waco, Texas. The Bears not only have this year's Heisman Trophy winner in Robert Griffin III, they also possess the sixth-ranked men's basketball team in The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Last year in Waco, the Bears trampled the Wildcats, 83-39.
From Waco, it's on to the San Francisco area...
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