Curtis Luper has always had a knack for recruiting.
Just ask John Pearce, the first coach Luper worked under in a coaching capacity at Stephen F. Austin in 1995-96.
“We were recruiting a kid out of Dallas Skyline and it’s between us and Kansas State,” Pearce said. “SFA is not going to beat Kansas State many times because most kids want to play in the bigger conference. But the parents really liked Curtis and we made our pitch.
“We didn’t get the kid, but you wouldn’t believe this – the parents gave Lupe a puppy.