PORTLAND – Several years ago, Isaiah Stewart found a kindred spirit in Mike Hopkins who back then was an assistant for the Syracuse men’s basketball team.
“He used to come to McQuaid (Jesuit High in Rochester, N.Y.) and watch me workout and I would think he must see something in me,” said Stewart who has blossomed into one of the top prep prospects in the nation. “I’m this young dude. I wasn’t ranked. But he was still watching me. I just took notice.
“He said it before it even happened. He said you’re a beast.