In the late spring of 2011, Iowa State signed a versatile power forward with a big ass named Georges Niang.
He used to play with the top overall recruit that year, Nerlens Noel. He spelled his first name with a silent "s". His last name had three different pronunciations.
At the very least, it was an intriguing story and kind of a hilarious synopsis of Fred Hoiberg's first prep school commitment in the class of 2012.
You looked at Niang's offers and saw the improbability of this particular ESPN Top 100 recruit signing with a program like Iowa State, which had just wrapped up a 16-16 campaign under a first year head coach, losing 14 of its final 17 games, and would proceed to graduate three starters.