Will Bynum was a hidden gem.
The speedy 5-foot-11 guard didn’t play AAU basketball until his senior year of high school, when he joined a club from Racing, Wisconsin after learning the top teams in Illinois, his home state, were full.
Bynum seized the opportunity, evolving from little-known recruit to a top-50 prospect in one short summer.
That’s when the Arizona Wildcats entered Bynum’s recruitment, and the opportunity to play for a such a storied program was a “dream come true.”
Bynum inked his National Letter of Intent in November 2000, just months before the Wildcats would appear in the national championship game.