Mock Brown looking to learn team in summer practices

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – ETSU women’s basketball is finished with its first week of full-team practice. That early period is always a critical time for teams across the country, but it is particularly important for a Bucs squad that experienced the turnover it did this offseason.

Head coach Brenda Mock Brown and her still will have more true freshmen to get acclimated to the program (5), than they do returning players (4).

But, Mock Brown seemed pleased with the way things started on Monday . Fifth-year veteran Courtney Moore and senior Kendall Folley are both willing leaders.

There are still a few things that the staff wants to learn about this particular group in the first weeks of practice.

“How well we can develop chemistry and how we respond to adversity,” Mock Brown said last Monday. “You know, what kind of presence are we going to have? Is it going to be positive or are we going to falter in the face of challenges – because we’re going to have some. Every team does. I think if we can stay unified and really be team-first.”

“What I’m really looking for is this team to ask ‘What can I do – what can we do to mark our mark on ETSU.’ Not just necessarily what am I getting from this experience,” she explained.

She told News Channel 11 that there’s a strong belief she has a group of girls that truly care about ETSU.

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