Editor's note: Before every NBA draft prospect becomes an NBA draft prospect, he must be discovered. Former Lehigh University assistant coach and current Whitworth University head coach Matt Logie had the good fortune of discovering likely lottery pick C.J. McCollum before anyone knew just how good he would turn out. Bleacher Report asked Logie to tell us his unlikely story.
It was my moment to shine, just as much as it was his moment to shine.
Finally.
After three years of toiling in administrative roles at Lehigh University, here I was on a recruiting mission as an official Division I assistant coach. At age 27, I was hardly an experienced evaluator or recruiter. In fact, this was the first AAU event I had ever attended in this role.
I walked into the rec center at Akron University in April of 2008 just hoping to finally set eyes on our most prized prospective recruits. First up was a local product from nearby Glen Oak High in Canton.
These are my notes from that first evaluation:
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