5/1: Hm, win the national title and not in the pre-season Top 25? Hm… We buy the National Gold.
6/5: The transfer pool has no one we’re interested in.
Li has finished book 2, and is going right into book 3.
“I know there will be some rewrites, but I feel the story very strongly right now. I also think I have an idea for older children, maybe 10 to 12.”
6/26: 4 scholarships. We need 3 bigs. Looking at 20.
7/17: Li had rewrites, as expected, but they were not extensive. She’s now working on book #3. Her RA gets in the way. She is often in a lot of pain, and the pain meds make her too drowsy to write.
8/7: Io Foge is #35 on the Norton list, and Ray Baer is #41.
8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, 2 bigs.
9/1: Li’s book hit the stands today. The publicity started a week ago. The publisher really put a lot of effort into promoting this book. Presales were more than 150,000, which is insane.
9/18: Got 3: A PG, #40, a C, #43, a PF, #54.
In the Coaches Classic vs. Minnesota. Strong schedule but lots of home games.
9/25: We get the other guard, #49.
Li’s book is flying off the shelves.
10/2: First day of practice. We’re very strong inside but not so much at guard.
11/6: The lineup is unsettled. Here’s what we’re going with for now:
Frosh Herb Holt starts at PG and plays some SG. The rest of the guard time is split 3 ways, senior Cobb mill at SG, red shirt soph Jaq Carr at PG, and frosh Jeb May at SG.
Frosh Tom Reed starts at SF with senior Bo Epps and frosh Jon Rayd backing up.
Soph Ray Baer and senior Io Foge start inside with Rayd and Epps subbing.
Li’s book is at half a million copies. With books for little kids when they say, “Seuss like numbers,” that means it’s a gigantic hit. That’s what they’re saying.