From the Sidelines
The Bellevue sports blog
The Bellevue sports blog
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.
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