Barnes left Smart with a senior team, and Shaka did slightly better with it than Barnes had done, and Barnes had Myles Turner plus the center, Cameron Ridley, for a full season. Ridley got hurt just before conference play and basically missed the rest of the year.
But Barnes left Smart only two freshmen and two seniors who had been bench guys for his second year. He has been working on the rebuild ever since.
He finally has the roster that he needs to compete in the Big 12. This was going to be a decision year for the AD anyway, who did not hire Smart.
Mo's brother -- half-brother I think, actually, but no matter -- was trying to work a deal. The rumor was that it was with Kentucky.
Anyway, a benefactor had offered to pay for Mo and classmates' college if they graduated from HS. The offer was made when they were all in the fourth grade. The guy had been involved with Mo and his family ever since.
When the half-brother came forward, the family said they'd informed the NCAA about the relationship before recruiting began, and the NCAA cleared it.
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Barnes left Smart with a senior team, and Shaka did slightly better with it than Barnes had done, and Barnes had Myles Turner plus the center, Cameron Ridley, for a full season. Ridley got hurt just before conference play and basically missed the rest of the year.
But Barnes left Smart only two freshmen and two seniors who had been bench guys for his second year. He has been working on the rebuild ever since.
He finally has the roster that he needs to compete in the Big 12. This was going to be a decision year for the AD anyway, who did not hire Smart.
Mo's brother -- half-brother I think, actually, but no matter -- was trying to work a deal. The rumor was that it was with Kentucky.
Anyway, a benefactor had offered to pay for Mo and classmates' college if they graduated from HS. The offer was made when they were all in the fourth grade. The guy had been involved with Mo and his family ever since.
When the half-brother came forward, the family said they'd informed the NCAA about the relationship before recruiting began, and the NCAA cleared it.