[Husker] All quiet on the list (Chinese Basketball Recruit)

[Steve Reichenbach]

One advantage of recruiting a player of parents with such connections
to the Chinese sporting world would be their possible assistance with
a long-term recruiting pipeline.


> From: Eric & Susan Kiefer <kiefer5 at everestkc.net>
> Subject: RE: [Husker] All quiet on the list (Chinese Basketball Recruit)
> To: "'Steve Reichenbach'" <reich at inetnebr.com>, husker at tssi.com
> 
> Shang Ping, he's currently playing JUCO at Illinois Central College.
> 
> Here's an old article:
> http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/HOOPS/2005/SPO_B83K37VB.072.shtml
> 
> http://www.icc.edu/athletics/basketballM/players_ping.asp
> 
> His list of visits are Butler (9/8), Pacific (9/1), Nebraska and Oklahoma
> State.
> 
> He's Chinese, and his mother and father played on the Chinese national team.
> 
> Eric
> ======
> Overland Park, KS
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Reichenbach
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 4:20 PM
> To: husker at tssi.com; rbeach at neb.rr.com
> Subject: Re: [Husker] All quiet on the list
> 
> 
> At the Troy game, I wondered who the tall young man, whom I thought
> appeared Chinese, standing next to Sadler, Maric, and Steve Pederson.
> I wondered about the NCAA rules on recruiting foreign students.  In
> many sports, especially track and more recently basketball and
> volleyball, recruiting foreign players is increasing.
> 
> >      I got to shake hands with Doc Sadler yesterday at the Lincoln
> airport. 
> > I was in the Minneapolis airport getting ready to fly back to Lincoln and
> I 
> > noticed getting ready to get on the plane was a tall (6-6 or so), young 
> > Korean man.  Actually I don't know he is Korean but he is of Asian 
> > nationality.  I wondered if he was a possible recruit or he just happened
> to 
> > be a tall guy going to Lincoln.  Well, at the Lincoln airport Coach Sadler
> 
> > and Philip Mathews, one of the assistants, were waiting to greet this
> young 
> > man.  Going down the escalator to baggage claim I happened to be on the
> step 
> > behind Sadler.  I had a newspaper in my hand and I touched him on the
> elbow 
> > with it and when he turned around I extended my hand and welcomed him to 
> > Lincoln.  I also wished him well in his endeavor as NU basketball coach.
> He 
> > shook my hand and thanked me and kiddingly said "there's no pressure on
> me." 
> > He said, "the pressure is all on these guys" and he pointed to the young 
> > man.  That is all that was said and they were gone and I had to get my
> bags. 
> > Sadler was extremely friendly and energetic.  I know that doesn't 
> > automatically translate into wins but I certainly had a favorable first 
> > impression.
> > 
> > 
> > Bob Beach
> > 
> > I have never learned anything when I was doing the talking. 
> > 
> > 
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