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SUMMER SESSION:COLLEGE COACHES SETTING SIGHTS YOUNGER AND YOUNGER

By Scott Powers

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Wearing the trademark bright orange shirt, Illinois assistant coach Jerrance Howard positioned himself against the basketball post's padding while the Rising Stars' 14-and-under AAU team went through its layup line. Standing under the rim, Howard got to this spot 15 minutes before the game even began, making sure he'd beat out the 75-plus college coaches in the building to it. It wasn't that Howard wanted the prime location to best evaluate the on-court talent. No, Howard's motive was simply ...

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