Shaka Smart’s pursuit of Oak Hill Academy point guard Matt Coleman dates back to Smart’s days at VCU and the Virginia product has been a priority ever since. The majority belief is that Coleman will ultimately play for Smart in Austin following his senior season and thanks to Smart’s duties as head coach of the Team USA U18 squad, Coleman got an early glance at what that may be like.
"He's very genuine," Coleman said of Smart, per Rivals.com. "You can tell that he really cares about his players. He always wants to win."
At this point, Coleman is quite familier with winning and what that entails.