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A few more tidbits on Aaron Bright

July 23rd, 2009 at Thu, 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm by Joel Willits

Hopefully you all saw this story on Aaron Bright committing to Stanford we published last issue. I have a few more tidbits that didn’t make it into the article that I figured would be perfect for our first real blog post.

Bright told me a big reason he committed to the Cardinal came down to the relationship he built with Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins. In his first season, Dawkins led the Cardinal to a record of 20-14 last season, but he won over Bright with his personality more than his record.

“He came up to [Bellevue High School] a few couple times and I got to know him on a personal level,” Bright said. “He’s not only a great coach, but a great guy and mentor. He’ll help me achieve what I want to achieve.”

Besides the value of the Stanford education, Bright, who has family in California, said he was sold on the campus itself.

“It’s so nice,” he said. “It’s huge. I don’t know how I’m going to know where my classes are.”

Bright will also get a chance to one day play against former teammate Alex Schrempf. Schrempf, the son of former Seattle Supersonic Detlef Schrempf, will walk on next season at UCLA.

Joel Willits I'm the sports writer at the Bellevue Reporter newspaper. On this blog you'll find extra bits and pieces to stories I've written, observations on events in our area, and a behind the scenes look at what it takes to bring a story together. I'll field questions here, and maybe even ask a few too. I'm a 2007 graduate of the journalism program at Eastern Washington University. Prior to joining the Reporter, I worked at USA Hockey Magazine and did radio work with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox AAA baseball team. When I'm not busy covering the happenings in Bellevue, I enjoy playing hockey, watching sports and spending time with my family. You can also follow me on Twitter or you can send me an email.

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