RE: New Recruit

From: Holdheide, Brad
Date: 01 Jun 2004 - 01:26 PM EST

I don't see money being an issue with an ex-NBA player. I'd say, IF,
someone like Corie Blount wanted to join the Bearcats coaching staff it
would be to coach, not to make a bunch of money.

Secondly, any former Bearcat player with 10 years of NBA experience is gonna
be able to coach to the level that Huggins needs.

My only concern would be the commitment that a former NBA player would want
to give to being a coach that also has to spend days and days on the road
recruiting. Being a recruiting coordinator is a big commitment due to the
amount of time spent away from home.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Sherman [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:14 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] New Recruit

I agree with two caveats:

1. Do we have an ex-NBA player who would want to be on the staff? Money is
an
issue among others.
2. Can he coach? Just because your a player, doesn't mean you can coach. I
can't
see Huggins window-dressing with a coach with NBA experience who is not an
asset otherwise.

It's kind of like the pleas for a point guard... does one exist that wants
to
come here, and can he add value.

Quoting "Holdheide, Brad" <address@hidden>:

"Then they've got an ex-NBA star- Reggie Theus. He scored 18,000 points

and

he had a lot of assists also, so that's another big thing," said Eaton

when

asked of his interest in Louisville. "Their background is NBA. So, that's
one of the reasons why they are up and then another reason is I like how
they let their guards play."

Seems like my suggestion a week or two ago to hire a former UC & NBA

player

like Corie Blount is a valid one.

Face it, all the above average kids these days have their eyes firmly
planted on the NBA and college is only a formality to get them to that

level. Any way a school can associate themselves with the NBA can almost
only be a plus.

-----Original Message-----
From: Harris, Derek C [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:14 PM
To: 'address@hidden'
Subject: [UC Basketball] New Recruit

Do we have any info on Byron Eaton. Rivals
is reporting that Cincy & L'ville are his
two favorites. I have also heard that
we are recruiting his high school teammate
Gary Flowers. Both are rated in the top
50 in the country according to Rivals. This
is what I got from them.

Ranked in the Top 50 in the class of 2005 and one of the top players in

the

state of Texas, Byron Eaton of Dallas' Lincoln High School put on an
impressive performance Friday night at the Tournament of Champions in

North

Carolina. CardinalSports.com's Howie Lindsey caught up with the 5-11,
210-pound point guard after the game to get an updated list of his

favorite

colleges.

Rivals.com

Dallas point guard Byron Eaton led the Mustangs to a victory Friday night
against Team Richmond.
"Basketball, right now it is Louisville, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State,

Georgia

Tech and K-State," Eaton said after his game on the court of Wilson
Recreation Center on Duke University's campus.

Eaton's list also includes hometown school SMU, rounding out the top six
programs that are currently vying for his future commitment.

"Louisville and Cincinnati are the top two," Eaton said when asked if any
particular schools stand out above the crowd.

Eaton plans to take the SAT exam on June 5 near his home in Dallas. After
taking the standardized test, Eaton would be available to take college
visits. Eaton said he previously had a visit scheduled to Louisville about
June 15, but he'd like to reschedule the visit for the fall during

classes.

"I want to take all my visits in the fFall so I can get with the team, you
know what I'm saying? I want to see how everything is," Eaton explained.

don't want to take it in the summer when everybody is gone because then

I'm

just there with the coaches. I want to see my (potential)teammates and see
who is going to be there when I get there and who isn't."

Eaton mentioned Rick Pitino's experience in the professional ranks with

the

Knicks and Celtics as one of the factors leading to his interest in
Louisville.

"Then they've got an ex-NBA star- Reggie Theus. He scored 18,000 points

and

he had a lot of assists also, so that's another big thing," said Eaton

when

asked of his interest in Louisville. "Their background is NBA. So, that's
one of the reasons why they are up and then another reason is I like how
they let their guards play."

Eaton mentioned that Lincoln High School (N.Y.) point guard Sebastian
Telfair's decision to declare for the 2004 NBA draft raised Louisville's
chances. Eaton was also impressed with Cincinnati head coach Bob Huggins,
citing Huggins and staff as a primary reason for his intense interest in

the

Bearcats.

"I just like Cincinnati's coaching staff and their game right now- they

need

a point guard also," said Eaton. "I mean, both of them (Cincinnati and
Louisville) told me that I could come in and start, but that it is up to

if I start. They said if you come in, you can start, but if you don't work
hard you are going to be at the end of the bench. I like that, I don't

want

anything given to me, I want to have to work for it."

Eaton has an extremely quick crossover and passes well in transition,
including a couple of cross-court bullets Friday night to fast-breaking
teammates.

"Byron Eaton is probably one of the most competitive, hard-nosed point
guards around," Dallas Mustangs assistant coach Al Johnson said Friday
night. "He led his team to the State Championship game this year as a
junior. He won the State Championship as a freshman starter."

Eaton and the Mustangs won the championship of the Saint Louis (Mo.)
Invitational in the 17-and-under division last weekend.

"He's just a complete player and nobody can get to the basket as well as

can and finish at the rim," Johnson said. "Last week, he shut Brandon Rush
down with six points in the half up in Saint Louis. He's a big time player
on a big time level and he is one of the top players in Texas right now."

Eaton and the Mustangs got a workout against Team Richmond, putting the

game

away very late. Stay logged on to CardinalSports.com and the Rivals.com
network for more updates on Byron Eaton from the Tournament of Champions.
Thx D/Taylor Mill
-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Pappas [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 8:34 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Site problems?

Should be fixed now.
--Brett

From: oleskl <address@hidden>

Reply-To: address@hidden
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] Site problems?
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:28:37 -0700 (PDT)

I haven't been able to pull up any of the recruiting
stories for the past 2 days. The headlines come up
fine, but when I click on the Full Story link I get an
error page.

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