Larry Brown and recruiting mention
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3. The "best coach" to whom Davis is referring is former NBA star John Lucas, who trains players of all ages five days a week in a Houston gym. I watched Davis' 14-year-old son work out Sunday against some of the top high school prospects in the country. Also taking part in Lucas' training session was South Plains (Texas) Community College center Yanick Moreira, who has signed with SMU. I couldn't have been more impressed with the overall athleticism of the 6-foot-11 Moreira, who also considered Pittsburgh, Baylor, Oregon and Texas A&M. I asked him why he picked the Mustangs.
"It was pretty easy," Moreira said. "I had my coach helping me, as well as a few guys back home. All of them told me Larry Brown was the right guy to coach me and make me better."
What was Brown's recruiting pitch?
"He said, 'If you promise me you're going to work and play hard every single day, I'm going to make sure you're going to become a pro,' " Moreira said. "I think we can be pretty good at SMU. We can make big schools scared to play us."