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DRAKE’S TUCKER DE VRIES WON THE VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS A SOPHOMORE. YEAH, A REPEAT PERFORMANCE IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. THOSE ODDS ARE WITH THE SUCCESS HE’S HAD SO FAR, HE’S UPPED HIS AVERAGE EVEN MORE. LOOK AT THIS 22 A GAME NEARLY SEVEN REBOUNDS AND ALSO THREE AND A HALF ASSISTS PER GAME. HE DOES IT ALL. AND SHANNON EARHART FOUND OUT WHAT MAKES TUCKER TICK. WHAT APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT DRAKE. WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT DRAKE? I KNOW YOUR DAD WAS HEAD COACH HERE, BUT WHAT WHAT ELSE? YEAH, I THINK AT THE TIME, THE GUYS THAT WERE HERE I FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH. I GOT TO KNOW HIM PRETTY WELL. UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS JUST A GOOD FIT FOR ME. IT’S A GOOD LEAGUE. UM, RIGHT AT HOME. HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY HERE. TUCKER DE VRIES WASN’T ALWAYS KNOWN AS MR. BASKETBALL, BUT I THINK WHEN HE WAS A KID, HE HAD THIS LONG, LIKE, CURLY, FLOPPY HAIR. SO THAT’S WHAT HE GOT. HE WAS PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR WAS HIS HAIRDO. YOU KNOW, I EVEN GOT TEXT MESSAGES HERE RECENTLY. LIKE, HARD TO BELIEVE THIS LITTLE GUY IS NOW DOING WHAT HE’S DOING, YOU KNOW, IN COLLEGE, BECAUSE THAT’S NOT WHAT WE ENVISIONED. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK OF YOUR LIFE? HAVE YOU SPENT PHYSICALLY SHOOTING THE BALL? THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. UM, I MEAN, THERE’S THERE’S DIFFERENT PHASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WORK YOU’RE PROBABLY PUTTING IN. BUT THE OFF SEASON, IT’S IT’S A LOT OF THE TIME WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HIM JUST SITTING AROUND IN THE BACKYARD WHEN HE’S A LITTLE KID, LIKE HE JUST SAT OUT THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS JUST DRIBBLING AROUND AND MAKING UP HIS OWN GAMES AND PRETENDING HE ALWAYS MADE THE GAME WINNER. REALLY, HE’D ALWAYS PRETEND HE’D MAKE THE GAME WINNER. YEAH, HE NEVER MADE THEM, THOUGH. YEAH. SO YOU GET A REDO, A FOUL. BORN WITH COMPETITION IN HIS GENES. BUT TAUGHT COMPETITIVENESS. I KNOW I SAID I WOULDN’T ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR DAD BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR DAD. BUT WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP REALLY LIKE? TAKE ME IN THERE ON THE COURT WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING VERSUS NOT ON THE COURT? YEAH, I THINK WE’RE WE’RE TWO HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GUYS. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE SHOWN IN DIFFERENT WAYS. UH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT’S A LITTLE ARGUMENT HERE AND THERE, A LITTLE SNAP BACK. BUT I THINK WE BOTH KNOW WE JUST WANT TO WIN. WELL, HE GETS TO BEAT ME AT GOLF. THAT’S HIS I THINK THAT’S HIS BIGGEST JOY IN LIFE. BESIDES, BASKETBALL IS BEATING ME AT GOLF. GOLF? WHO’S BETTER? UM, ME FOR SURE. YEAH. AND BY A LONG SHOT, UH, IT’S GETTING LARGER AND LARGER. YEAH, ON THE GREEN AND HARDWOOD, IT’S INDISPUTABLE. TUCKER IS IN HIS PRIME TO SEE ALL OF HIS DREAMS GET FULFILLED. OF YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE BACKYARD BY HIMSELF IN THE RAIN OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE TO NOW. HE’S HE’S PLAYING ON A STAGE THAT AND DOING WHAT HE’S DOING, WHAT HE’S BEEN PRACTICING DOING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, HIS WHOLE LIFE. AND IT’S SUCH A IT’S SUCH A JOY TO WATCH THAT BEING ABLE TO LOOK BACK, I THINK, UH, FIVE, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, I’LL BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PROBABLY ENJOY IT EVEN A LITTLE MORE. SHANNO