UNC/Kansas

[Nate1224hoops]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Yes, there is a good reason: his AAU coach was hired as an assistant at Charlotte, and Beasley committed to Charlotte. Then his AAU coach was hired away from Charlotte by Kansas State, and Beasley committed (and signed) with Kansas State.

Suggesting that KU, Duke, UNC, Texas, UCLA and Memphis wouldn't have wanted Beasley is ridiculous.

Winning must not have played a factor in his decision. I'm sure that's not all there is to it.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops

Winning must not have played a factor in his decision. I'm sure that's not all there is to it.

Believe what you want. He calls the coach his brother, they are so close. He played for him for years before he was hired by Charlotte, and then Beasley said he wanted to play for him in college.

This has officially descended into fan-boy territory for me, so I should probably stop, but Beasley has by all accounts at K-State been an excellent person, a great teammate, and a very good student. I happen to believe he was also the best individual performer in college basketball this year, but that's certainly not all there is to the POY Award, which is why I think Hansbrough is a very deserving recipient.