Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse's pursuit of Marek Dolezaj started with an out-of-the-blue email.
It was the kind of email that college coaches and their assistants receive all the time. "Hey, there's this kid ... ''
This particular email found its way into Syracuse assistant coach Adrian Autry's inbox.
"It was from a foreign guy and he had this kid who wanted to come play in the States,'' Autry said.
Autry could have ignored the email, deleted it along with the hundreds of others that espouse the greatness of some local standout, but something about it struck him as legitimate.