Sunday, April 11, 2004
What Might Have Been
Via Brett McMurphy and the Tampa Tribune:Connecticut's Rashad Anderson a Florida Gator? It almost happened.
"We visited with [Florida coach] Billy Donovan, but he didn't have any scholarships," said Anderson, a 2002 Lakeland Kathleen graduate. "I played great at the Nike All-American camp, and a lot of doors opened for me. Florida got a scholarship and wanted to get back in it, but by then my heart was set on UConn. I did waver at the last minute [his father wanted him to go to Florida]. I just decided UConn was a better place for me."
Fortunately for Anderson, he stuck with Connecticut. Had he matriculated at Florida, he would never have reached the Final Four and his game would have regressed under the "guidance" of Billy Donovan.
