Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Clint Sargent had trouble expressing what he wanted to say after Wright State’s exhibition Saturday — literally.
The first-year coach had spent 40 minutes against Wilmington exhorting and encouraging. And by the time he showed up for his post-game press conference, he was so hoarse that he likely would have had to cut it short if media relations director Nick Phillips hadn’t rushed to get him water.
After taking a few gulps, Sargent said with a smile, “I’m still getting my coaching voice.”
The Raiders had little trouble with the Division III school, racing to a 108-59 win. But that doesn’t mean it was a totally stress-free night for Sargent, who felt as if he were making his coaching debut.
True, it was only an exhibition. And he did fill in twice for coach Scott Nagy when he had COVID.
But as Sargent said afterward: “This was completely different. It’s the build up to it that’s completely different, just the weightiness of a game.
