Feeling a mile high
By Jason King, Yahoo! Sports
KANSAS CITY – Shortly after his hiring as Colorado’s basketball coach last spring, Tad Boyle flew to the hometown of his star player.
Alec Burks scored 24 points in front of his hometown fans.
(Mark D Smith / US Presswire)
Boyle, though, didn’t travel to Kansas City to visit with reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Alec Burks. He went to meet his mother. The only way to keep Burks from transferring or entering the NBA draft, Boyle figured, was to reach out to the person who knew him best.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-colorado031011
By Jason King, Yahoo! Sports
KANSAS CITY – Shortly after his hiring as Colorado’s basketball coach last spring, Tad Boyle flew to the hometown of his star player.
Alec Burks scored 24 points in front of his hometown fans.
(Mark D Smith / US Presswire)
Boyle, though, didn’t travel to Kansas City to visit with reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Alec Burks. He went to meet his mother. The only way to keep Burks from transferring or entering the NBA draft, Boyle figured, was to reach out to the person who knew him best.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-colorado031011