No Leadership for Owls Men's Basketball

"What's disappointing at this point is we haven't found anybody that will step up and lead us," says head coach Mike Jarvis after FAU (4-14, 0-6 Sun Belt) couldn't come through at the end against rival FIU (7-12, 2-4 Sun Belt).

The 58-53 loss to the Golden Panthers was just the latest late game collapse the Owls have faced this year.

They've been close in nearly every game, but they just don't have anyone that can make that big bucket to close out a victory. Not even against the hated cross town rival in FAU Arena on "Bury the Burrow in Red Night."

Carderro Nwoji looks like he wants to be the guy, but his hot early game shooting tends to cool off in crunch time. Jarvis says it's due to the aggressive defense he plays throughout the game tiring him out towards the end.

There's Paul Graham III, but he hasn't been putting up the points when it counts most. Last night he had two late game opportunities but missed them both. "You got to make those baskets. He put his name in the draft last year. We're going to find out if he's good or not between now and the end of the year," says Jarvis. Hopefully that statement puts a jolt in him.

Then there's Carlos Monroe. Oh, wait never mind he's not out there playing. He's on the sideline and has only played six of the eighteen games this year.

Then there's Xavier Perkins. Oh, wait he's not even with the team anymore.

Then there's Sanchez Hughley. Oh, wait, he hasn't played all year.

One positive is there's always next year and Jarvis knows how to recruit. He's got some good freshman playing now in Alex Tucker and Shavar Richardson and a bench body in Nick Gagel. Gagel has a nice three point shot, but Jarvis doesn't have the confidence to give him many minutes just yet.

There's four recruits that have verbally committed that look promising. I'll get to those in another blog.

It seems like this year is going to be Jarvis' worst season record wise. He's still confident and says, "We're not here for the season, we're here for the reason and that reason is to build a strong program. We're going to get to the point where year in and year out we are competing for the Sun-Belt Championship."

We're still waiting for that here in Owl Country. I know Jarvis is a religious man and has faith. Well, In Jarvis We Trust.