Gloria Valencia, her son says, isn't an X-and-O's kind of basketball expert. She is an expert on Wichita State forward Jaret Valencia and how he looks on the court.
Earlier this week, Gloria called her son and talked basketball from a mom's viewpoint.
"My mom is telling me I'm not playing like myself or looking like myself," he said. "That means something. She put a little pressure on me. She said 'What's going on? Why are you playing bad?'"
Mom's call prodded Valencia to think about his first months at Wichita State.