Dan Fife doesn’t remember getting the email.
Junior point guard Foster Loyer was in the sixth grade when his dad, John Loyer, was taking a job with the Detroit Pistons as an assistant coach under Lawrence Frank. Katie Loyer, the family matriarch, was looking for a spot to settle sons Foster and Fletcher and daughter Jersey.
“John had been here while the (NBA) lockout was going on, and we didn’t move here for six more months,’’ Katie said. “People were recommending the Rochester area and Farmington Hills and Bloomfield Hills.
“John started going around, visiting sporting events.