I was meandering through some old stuff about Bruce Pearl, when I stumbled across an interesting link.
Supposedly, after Pearl reported Illinois in 1989 for recruiting violations involving Deon Thomas, Martin eliminated Illinois from consideration. At the time, UConn was “becoming UConn,” and Martin really liked UConn, and was this-close to committing to UConn, before deciding to stay closer to home and enroll instead at Purdue:
Supposedly, after Pearl reported Illinois in 1989 for recruiting violations involving Deon Thomas, Martin eliminated Illinois from consideration. At the time, UConn was “becoming UConn,” and Martin really liked UConn, and was this-close to committing to UConn, before deciding to stay closer to home and enroll instead at Purdue:
Cuonzo, Bruce Pearl, Illinois, and a small world
Let’s talk about the time Bruce Pearl cost Illinois a chance at Cuonzo Martin.
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