Star-Telegram · Mar 12, 2019
TCU players using assistant’s absence as motivation
TCU men’s basketball assistant coach Corey Barker remains on administrative leave after being linked to the FBI college basketball corruption case last week.
Even though Barker is not with the team for the Big 12 tournament, the players have used his absence as a source of motivation.
“Everybody is really close with Coach Corey,” senior point guard Alex Robinson said. “He’s like a player’s coach. He helps us with everything. Whenever we need something, he’s there for us.
“The absence of Corey, I feel, really fueled us because we don’t know the whole situation, but we know he’s a real good guy and we’re missing him.”