LOUISVILLE, Ky.
In all of the years Bill Self has been recruiting basketball players — and for much of that time, especially at Kansas, he’s been recruiting the best of the best — he couldn’t recall going to the first high school game of a recruit.
Until Perry Ellis.
On Dec. 5, 2008, Self showed up at Koch Arena for the opening game of the high school season, Heights vs. East.
Ellis already knew he wanted to go to Kansas, so it’s not as if Self had to put on a full-court press.
“He was an easy guy to recruit because he wasn’t seeking attention,” Self said Friday, on the eve of Kansas’ Elite Eight game against Villanova in the NCAA Tournament.