There was a brief two-day period this past summer when Andrew Dakich was contemplating entering the working world.
The former walk-on guard had graduated Michigan in the spring and was looking to play elsewhere — anywhere — for his fifth and final season. He and two Michigan managers put together a highlight tape that consisted mainly of practice clips to go along with a lengthy text message begging coaches for an opportunity.
Then-Butler coach Chris Holtmann came calling but left him crushed when the Bulldogs got a commitment from a freshman guard and had no more room left.