BSpringsteen
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Q. Going back to Bryce, did you ever have to go into Compton to recruit him?
COACH McCAFFERY: I did not. By the time we started recruiting him, the recruiting period, the time we were allowed out, was over. We got tape on him, watched it. I fell in love with him on tape. I think we hit it off pretty well on the telephone.
It was a unique scenario because what I was doing, in his mind he was this level, but he wasn't being recruited at this level. Once we called, he was interested. It was going to be a relatively easy pitch in terms of getting him here. Once we got him here, we had to convince him to come. But getting the visit wasn't going to be a problem.
I think once somebody comes, sees what we're all about, they become impressed with the campus, the history, certainly the facility, the new facility that was coming at the time. So he was sold pretty quickly.
Q. Compton is a pretty rough area. You've gone into some pretty tough areas, haven't you?
COACH McCAFFERY: Yeah.
Q. Are gangs something you worry about when you recruit?
COACH McCAFFERY: No. We had gangs in my neighborhood when I was growing up. I don't really think much about it. You go to the school. You go to the gymnasium. It's an AAU tournament, a high school game. I've gone to a number of places where there's metal detectors to get into the gym. I've been to places where if you weren't on the list, you couldn't go to the game at all. "Who are you? What are you doing?" I've come to watch the game. "Where are you from?"
Q. Are recruits ever gang members? Is that something you check out?
COACH McCAFFERY: We would know if they were a gang member and they wouldn't be under consideration. So I've never recruited somebody who was, no.
Is this part of a larger article that no one knows about? It just seems like a ******** racially charged question.
COACH McCAFFERY: I did not. By the time we started recruiting him, the recruiting period, the time we were allowed out, was over. We got tape on him, watched it. I fell in love with him on tape. I think we hit it off pretty well on the telephone.
It was a unique scenario because what I was doing, in his mind he was this level, but he wasn't being recruited at this level. Once we called, he was interested. It was going to be a relatively easy pitch in terms of getting him here. Once we got him here, we had to convince him to come. But getting the visit wasn't going to be a problem.
I think once somebody comes, sees what we're all about, they become impressed with the campus, the history, certainly the facility, the new facility that was coming at the time. So he was sold pretty quickly.
Q. Compton is a pretty rough area. You've gone into some pretty tough areas, haven't you?
COACH McCAFFERY: Yeah.
Q. Are gangs something you worry about when you recruit?
COACH McCAFFERY: No. We had gangs in my neighborhood when I was growing up. I don't really think much about it. You go to the school. You go to the gymnasium. It's an AAU tournament, a high school game. I've gone to a number of places where there's metal detectors to get into the gym. I've been to places where if you weren't on the list, you couldn't go to the game at all. "Who are you? What are you doing?" I've come to watch the game. "Where are you from?"
Q. Are recruits ever gang members? Is that something you check out?
COACH McCAFFERY: We would know if they were a gang member and they wouldn't be under consideration. So I've never recruited somebody who was, no.
Is this part of a larger article that no one knows about? It just seems like a ******** racially charged question.
