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What's the deal with Melvin Swift?

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Wasn't a major issue with Sticks was that he repeatedly left school to go back home to see his kid(s) and not inform the staff? If I am wrong about this sorry, but I think 3's point is if we are not recruiting him that hard because of his talent and there is a potential issue off the court, then save the ship for a more talented player with less potential issues.

I do not think he ever said we shouldn't recruit him because he has a couple kids.
 
I will try to do an interview with him sometime soon.
 
mauconnfan said:
KEA, Stanley and even Ray I believe............so why not?
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Sign of the times, for better or worse.

When I was in hs during the 60s, a kid a year ahead of me at my school was possibly the best athlete in the state, one kid was a slightly better basketball player but nobody equaled him in fb and he was an outstanding pitcher, fielder, hitter (think Scott Burrell), first team all-state in the 3 major sports. Great guy. Whether race was part of what happened or it was just the times, I don't know, but he is African American, his girlfriend at the time was not. He got her pregnant. He had a full ride to one of the major state universities out west to play fb. I don't know how his fatherhood became known, but his scholarship was dropped. He contacted UConn and they wanted nothing to do with him. He wound up going to a small college out west, and eventually played both minor league baseball and fb. Nowadays, he could have gone to just about any college with his child in tow.
 
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