With a Whisper, Dad Helps Kepkay Hit Free Throws
By the way, has anybody noticed how point guard Tyler Kepkay seems to talk to himself briefly before shooting free throws?
Turns out, he's talking to his father.
The junior-college transfer said that somebody once told him that as part of a good free-throw routine, a player should have a word or a phrase to repeat to himself. "So I just say my dad's name, Dave."
Must work.
Kepkay is one of the team's best free-throw shooters, having hit 18 of 21 for 85.7 percent. And after making eight in a row to help the Utes beat Missouri State last weekend, he said his personal record was 18 in a row during a game -- and an amazing 130 straight in practice, while he was still at the College of Eastern Utah last year.
Turns out, he's talking to his father.
The junior-college transfer said that somebody once told him that as part of a good free-throw routine, a player should have a word or a phrase to repeat to himself. "So I just say my dad's name, Dave."
Must work.
Kepkay is one of the team's best free-throw shooters, having hit 18 of 21 for 85.7 percent. And after making eight in a row to help the Utes beat Missouri State last weekend, he said his personal record was 18 in a row during a game -- and an amazing 130 straight in practice, while he was still at the College of Eastern Utah last year.
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