"Ron can run all day. He's got a great basketball body," Conner said.

Mr. Mad Ant's better half

Reesha met Ron Howard their freshman year at Whitney Young High School on Chicago's tough south side.

They've been an unbeatable team ever since. Reesha is a pillar of strength who says she'd be happy for her man if he wanted to quit the game and be a garbage collector.

"I thank my wife all the time for the support she gives me, for the peace of mind she gives me when I'm on the road for six days and how well she takes care of our daughters," Ron said. "I don't have to worry about anything."

That's what basketball wives do, says Reesha.

"We are regular people who work for everything we get and make the best of it," she added. "My desires in life are simple and as long as (Ron) is happy, I'm happy."

The Howards live in a modest prefab home which the Mad Ants helped them find on the campus of Fort Wayne Concordia Theological Seminary. They are the only non-students there but have been welcomed with open arms by school administrators.