OFF BEAT

The Joy of Benchwarming

By BRAD WOLVERTON

Cincinnati

America loves a winner. But the kid whose career scoring total wallows in the single digits? Not so much.

So what explains the cult status many college basketball players have achieved despite sitting on the end of the bench? Joe Hughes and Stephen Duckett are only starting to understand.

They're...

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