As Rob Senderoff walked to the post-game media press conference in room 298 of the Kent State M.A.C. Center Friday night, he told men's basketball freshman guard Mitch Peterson that the game of basketball has a way of humbling a player the minute they start to think they’re really good.
Even though his team had just routed Division III opponent Hiram College, Senderoff had to remind his players to stay modest about the 56-point victory.
Because, in his mind, if his team becomes arrogant about its play on the court, things wouldn’t go its way.
“For us, we really got to try to know what helped us be successful, but really not focus on, ‘Okay, we won by X number of points,’” said Senderoff, who is in his ninth season as head coach.