"where i like the coaching staff and where the head coach is the main one talking to me so i know they really want me...if the head coach is calling, that means you're a priority"
-ivan rabb
"the schools that he has recruiting him are university of california-berkeley, ucla, usc, arizona, kansas, kentucky, georgetown and north carolina"
-lou richie, bishop o'dowd head coach
early indications are that cuonzo & the new staff have made favorable 1st impressions
the former bears staff were fractured in their approach to the recruitment of the #1 player in the 2015 class...coaches told me there was "no chance" to "we should try harder"...my biggest divergence in opinion with the that staff (that led cal bb to the most successful era during the last half a century) centered around ivan's recruitment...only travid decuire attended bod's state championship game at sleepy train arena in sacramento after the bears season had already ended
mac dre agrees that not making every effort known to mankind to relentlessly recruit ivan rabb would be stoopid, gotta "growl like a bear"
the grind includes the hc#
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"the new cal coaches stopped by as well...i like them so far but i have not seen the way they coach yet or anything...i will watch them this year"
-ivan rabb
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north carolina: ivan & his mom tami along with bod hc lou richie unofficially visited unc...rabb played in a pick up game & checked out the facilities...roy williams was unavailable during the visit (this trip was prior to the recent academic fraud allegations directed at williams)
duke: relatively brief unofficially visit with coach k who expressed an interest in recruiting rabb in the future
georgetown: visited with hc john thompson iii...ivan impressed with the urban (city) aspect of the campus vs the 2 north carolina schools & also the georgetown graduate school biz program
cal: "as soon as the new staff came in, they started contacted me regularly during the first week...they talk to me a lot and make sure that i know that i'm at the top of their list and that they really want me at cal...i have respect for all of their coaches and i'm looking forward to seeing what they can do next year"
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ivan unofficially visited with the cal bb staff in berkeley today
the cal coaches are successfully building relationships & "painting pictures regarding ivan's legacy" via these unofficial visits (the bears also had another key prospect visit fri too)
"like @icecube said, "today was a good day""
-cuonzo martin
"what a great day in berkeley, ca! we are making moves. big ones. #gold standard"
-yanni hufnagel
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cuonzo martin personally watched ivan & his oakland soliders teammates at the peach jam in georgia
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ivan rabb is on the usa under 17 team that is competing at the fiba world championship in dubai...young ivee missed the 1st game with a swollen ankle
ivan's mom made an unannounced drop in visit with the cal basketball staff in berkeley while ivan was in dubai
together we attack#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including oakland)