Game-day rituals and routines are vitally important. Ask anyone who has played competitive sports at any level and they will concur. Athletes everywhere tend to set about preparing for battle in a unique and repetitive fashion. Whether it be sneaking in a midday nap, having a chicken sandwich a couple of hours before game-time, or something as trivial as wearing a lucky pair of socks, most can identify a go-to habit or practice that is a staple of their preparation for competition.
In the case of Northwestern’s freshman guard Isiah Brown, that go-to is a phone call back home to Seattle and his father Gerald.