The coaching whistle comes with power.
Monday, at the Pit and in the Rudy Davalos practice facility at UNM, as 75 3rd through 7th graders were wide eyed and excited to be learning from their favorite Lobo stars, some of those Lobo players were doing a little bit of learning themselves.
For Jemarl Baker Jr., the Fresno State transfer who was one of the dozen or so camp coaches that including Lobo men’s and women’s players and team managers, putting on that coach’s whistle for the first time surprised himself a little bit.
“Oh, I’m energetic (as a coach).