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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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iMessage with
11
3/14,
9:53
AM
Hey Yanni, I'm the
new
basketball writer at .
My
name
is
, I would love
to get
n touch with you
at
some point over
phone or in person to introduce myself
Congrats
You
will
do
great there. I
m
on a plane heading h ome. I will
t y
calling you today. In genera l. text is always better for
me 24/7.
Thank you Yanni That sounds great. Have a safe flight Looking forward to talking and
if
today doesn t work I will be at practice
tomorrow Thank you again :
11/4/14, 3:15 PM
Hi Yanni
If
you're
at
practice and have
time
I would love
to
chat at some point
Thank you Sounds good. I'll
check
in with you tomorrow.
11/5/14, 1:47 PM
Hey Yanni. Just checking
in
about the recruiting
trips
this week.
I respond to everything
Sure
No
problem I
II
give t 2 you tomorrow f
that s
cool
-
on Sunday
s
all I want
to
put out
And you know I can't
comment
so you can
Just
say a source told
me or
something like that
Okay thanks so much. Sorry I wanna be really really careful
about how
to handle this and learn
how
grant usually does it so I'm going
to
send him screen shots
of
your replies and
just
chat with him abou t it. I can also send you a
copy of
the
post
before
it goes up
.
Alright..
Just
trying
to
be careful and respectful
iMessage
You know
what go ahead and
put that I was at Maranatha for on Tuesday that's cool
I also saw at
Ma
ranatha too
was practice Sunday at Madison prep
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Exhibit A TEXT-001
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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Alright .
Just trying to be careful and respectful
Ah I lr
ea
dy did sorry thought you didn t want
me
to. It s on the message boards. Says pretty much verbatim what your t
ex
t says, it s
just like a sentence saying that a source says the cal staff will likely visit on Sunday.
""'"'
ou
ca
n text
me
and ask
me how
t
looks before you put
1
out
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We re not gomg anywhere th
is week
coming up
11 a
Yanniat Madison Prep to watch pract ice.
4
Yanni at Maranatha to watch and
pr
act
ice. Sorry I should have been more clear.
Ohhhh thank you for clarifying that.
11n/14
4:38
PM
Hey Yanni, I know was just offered. Do you have his number so I can try to reach out? Or his coach?
Thanks
so
much.
11/12/14 9:24AM
Hey Yanni. Expecting anything of interest for signing day today?
Okay. Nice o briefly meet you yesterday.
11/13/14 4:17 PM
Hey Yanni. Wondering if there are any JUGO guys on the horizon for Cal
11/13/14 5:48 PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-002
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To:
11/13/14 4:17 PM
Hey Yanni. Wondering if there are any JUGO guys on
th
e horizon for Cal
11/13/14, 5:48 PM
Thanks
11/21/14 12:27 PM
Congr
at
ulations on l
as
t night. So, so impressive. Just fantastic basketball.
Ca
n t te
ll
you enough how im
pr
essed I am.
Wa
nt to check in
and
see if you
visited with any recru its while
yo
u
were
b
ac
k
th
ere or
if yo
u have plans to.
11/21/14 2:49 PM
11/25/14, 10:27 AM
Hey Yanni,
is
there a time this week for us to grab coffee like we discussed a couple weeks back?
11/25/14 4:18 PM
Okay that sounds gr
ea
t
11/25/14 6:45 PM
11/25/14, 7:58 PM
Great being there They look really good :)
12/2/14, 10:20 AM
Hey Ya
nni
Is
th
ere a time this
wee
k to h
ave
coffee? Also,
do
you h
ave co
nt
ac
t info f
or
? Just
saw
hi
m play t
he
oth
er
night
vs O'D
owd
.
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..
mre2ee
•
next week should be
good
maybe tuesday?? 1ust text
me
sunday and we can make a plan
..
ood having u at p ractice today,
Dad
Ce ll #
that's 's Dad .. you can
ca
ll him and he w ill give you quot
es
and or p
ut
u on
th
e phone with
Perfect... Thank
yo
u Coffee? Or next week be
tt
er k
now
I'm
gett
ing
to
you late
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Exhibit A TEXT-003
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To:
12/2/14 10:20AM
Hey Yanni Is the re a
tim
e this week
to
have coffee? Also,
do
you have contact info f
or
? Just
saw
him play the
ot
her
night
vs O'Dowd.
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Dad
Cell
that's 's Dad .. you can call him and he will give you quotes and/or put u on the phone with
Perfect... Thank you Coffee? Or next week better, know I'm getting
to
you late
Let's talk about maybe
fuillm: 1 y.... I QUlfilg
After I know
what
time we practice I'll txt u
Okay that sounds good :)
..
2/5/14
11
:54 AM
Coffee tomorrow or
in
near future?
Oh
sorry you
were gonna text me. My fa
ult.
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Ohhh I see ~ top secret spy mission I
m
ass
um
i
ng?
Naw (last night) and and tonigb
We ll that's so
rt of
a spy mission.
Wat
ching them play/practice or
in
home
vi
sits?
12/5/14 58 PM
-
o contact allowed on game days
Gotcha. Have fun there
:)
ID.
12/8/14, 2:36 PM
How's
thi
s week lookina?
Your
annovina coffee text
of
the week ha
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Exhibit A TEXT-004
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To:
Gotcha. Have fun there
:)
12/8/14 2:36
PM
How s
this
wee
k looking? Your annoying coffee text of the
wee
k ha
12/8/14 4:56 PM
It's too good to
be
true
Y Y Y Y
Sounds
goo
I'm excited :) thanks Yanni see you then
Alright I will. I'm in too
Wouldn't miss
it
for the world
12/15/14,
10:00
AM
OMG no Did you
go
and I wasn't there?
I am the worst please let me make
it up to
you I feel terrible Qi Qi Qi
I really
do
want to m
ee
t you and
have
coffee too Like this is something I actually have been looking forward to
Okay I h
ope
so When is the next time that works
for
you? Is there an afternoon time possibly or like a time that's not at the crack
of
dawn?
Shhhhhh Never
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We
can
do SaturdaY. morning
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me on
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Exhibit A TEXT-005
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To:
Ok
ay I hope so When is the n
ex
t ti me that works
fo
r you? Is there an afternoon
tim
e possibly or like a t ime
th
at's not at
th
e cr
ac
k of
dawn?
Shhhhhh Never
12/17/14 1:02 PM
Is my favorite assistant coach in haas?
Close enough. Hanging w ith ?
I
was gon
na
come
say hi to
yo
u
if yo
u
we
re here but you're very diffi
cu
lt to t
rack
d
own
12/17/14 2:34 PM
I clearly have
to
step up my stalking game. Have fun in Vegas doi ng whatever
it
is you re mysteriously do ing
I
don t
discriminate
12/19/14 10:14 PM
Good job.
12/20/14 1 21 AM
I hope
you r
e
at
Kip's or somewhere equally coo l celebrati
ng
right
no
w
Have you ever been to
kips
iMessage
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Yo
u sleep
m ?? I
..
e e e
I guess I
am
I'
ll
see you on Fnd
ay_O gb1
Are you stalking me or who I m
recr
t1ng?1
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a
I've got
th
e W1
sco
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scout
so no
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Exhibit A TEXT-006
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
7/77
To:
I hope you re at Kip s or somewhere equally
coo
l celebrating right
now
Have you ever been to kips
It
might
be
h
e seventh
circle
of hell
Pappy
s
is
like the fifth
Have you been there?
Okay because otherwise we were gonna have
to do
an emergency di
ve
bar
tour
of Berkeley
Hey Yanni do you have contact info?
Oh I see how is it different? Can t wait
for tomor
row .:.: .
Hey Yanni. Not
much
.
My
si
ste
r and I just ate at Barney s and it
was
gross. How are
yo
u
No
in Berkeley on
ceda
r. Have
you
been? D
on t
go it s
so
gr
oss
a
nd
you regret
it
mmediately
I
m
happy
to
hear that.
Wh
at are
yo
u up to? Just tex ting
me beca
use I m so delightful?
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2/21/14
7:3 PM
We don t give his number out
If, f,
His s tuat on
s
a little different
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12/23/14 6:57
PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-007
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To:
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No in Berkeley on cedar. Have you been? Don't go it s so gross and you regret
it
mmediately
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I'm happy to hear that. What are you up to? Just texting me because I m so delightful?
Naw I saw
ur
tweet on Stanford and
it
reminded me to text u and make sure u know I wasn't tryna be short when u asked me about
Stoppp haha I didn t think you were rude. But thanks for texting me anyway. I'll just pretend it's because I m so delightful. And good
to
know, I'
ll
just bother you
in
cessantly about everyone else then
My
night is ruined
Will I ever get another coffee chance
I know I m the worst
12/25/14 3:45 PM
Thanks Yanni
You
too
:
12/28/14
1
44
PM
Is visiting today? We heard he cancelled .
12/28/14
2:54 PM
Th
at
's where he's visiting instead
of
cal??
iMessage
I
didn
't mean to be r
ude
or nothing but he's a kid I'm not the point person on
So it s harder fo r me to rel
ay
info
Pretty much every other kid lol 1 good
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And sorry I didn't mean to
get ur
hopes up
sor
ry
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Exhibit A TEXT-008
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To:
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Thanks Yanni
You
too
:)
12/28/14 1 44 PM
Is
vi
siting today? e heard he cancelled ..
12/28/14 2:54 PM
~rm ~
That's where he s visiting instead of cal??
Iii}
Okay we are up
to
several lattes at this point I think
What
Think about what I Just wrote
I said Washington State
Do you th
in
k is visit
in
g Washington Stat
e
or visiting
when
we pl
ay
Washin
gton
State.
Probably that he's decided to attend Washington State
I'm joking. My IQ is a little higher than
yo
u think
he is v1s
t
1ng
whe
n we pl
ay
Was
hi
ngton state here at home next sundaY.
But I was confused at the initial text
•
ou
're so
my
ste
r
ous
But thank you E
mysterious
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Exhibit A TEXT-009
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10/77
To:
You 're so mysterious
But thank
you
1
1 /15
3:21
PM
Happy new year Yanni ••
1/1/15
10:51
PM
1
3/15
1
0:50
AM
Congratulations on last night © I ve apparently been pronouncing your name wrong I need some clarifica
ti
on
But actua lly first: I met
tw
o kids l
as
t night named and . Do you know
th
eir last names? And a
ls
o .
committed to LSU .. So th
at s
good for you guys and
ri
ght
ttttt
Hahaha I
as
ked
if
he
was
a cal recruit and he was like yea and
sa
id cal is at the top of his
li
st. That's so cute, poor
s is super ta ll for a
PG
Well he has time.
I'm good on your last na
me
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c
mystenous
Thanks, "
yes 2017 manteca high
we're not recruiting that's ' cousin
compet1t1on
for wasn t lsu, never
was it s us
n
st
John s
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was here too
last night
does not have an offer Just on our list g ood kid ha s a chance
yeah long way to
go
tho
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Exhibit A TEXT-010
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11/77
To:
Hahaha I asked
if
he was a cal r
ec
ruit and he was like "yea" and said cal is at the t
op
of
hi
s list. Th
at s
so cute,
poor
is super tall for a
PG
We
ll he has time.
I'm good on your last name
But that was not helpful at allllllll on your first name
Rhyme with "Ron"
That's what I thought
Last night
I
was
talking to pe
ople
who told me that t 's pronounced like rhymes with "Annie"
Hahhaha that is too funny
I knew I was right about this
I fee l so vindicated
Okay have fun o
Good morning Do you have
numb
er?
I'm sor
ry
about last night :
1 5 15, 10:20AM
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go tho
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Exhibit A TEXT-011
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12/77
To:
Okay have fun
Q
Good
morning Do you
ha
ve
number?
I m sor
ry
about last night
:
1/5/15 10:20AM
Thank you. I had that
too
but it doesn t work when I call. It says the account doesnt exist
or
something. Is he better on text?
Is he resis
tin
g extraction?
Ze
ro
is a pretty certa
in
number
1/5/15, 10:13 PM
Did
not go to th
e game? People are saying he wasn t there
Did he reschedule?
He n
ee
ds to get
ov
er here
6/ 5 1:15
PM
Ni
ce
h
at
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you can try him on text tho
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welcome
to
the world
o
trying to pull a kid out
o
baton rouge
there's a zero chance he goes to LSU
•
Canceled v1s
1
at last
min
ute
•
m e
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Exhibit A TEXT-012
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
13/77
To:
He
needs to get over he
re
Nice hat
Good luck onigb
Be sure
to wear yo
ur hat
Li
ar
Why is there a yet attached to
th
at statement
Next game? And yeah I KNOW you lied l -
Yanni did yo u know that won back to back state championships in chess
en he was 4 a
nd
5 years old
Not even kidding
How s
LA?
iMessage
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mliliilti .i.r.llltii
1/6/15, 1:15
PM
1ll/15
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P
I ain t never lied to u
ye
t
1/7/15 10:47
PM
I should have worn the hat tho
1 8/15, 9:53
AM
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1 9/15 4:59
PM
Grea
t"
Lot of girls Lot of girls
1/10/15 10:33
AM
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Exhibit A TEXT-013
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To:
1 9/15 4:59 PM
How 's LA?
1/10/15 10:33 AM
Aw, I remember
my
first beer
1/10/15 12:01
PM
1 13/15 9:20 AM
Did you see when you were in LA
or
did the abundance
of
X chromosomes there preclude your ability to recruit?
He
's been doing okay
f
Ye
a he s awesome. Did you chat with him?
Gotcha. Think he s into Cal?
says cal has an off icial vis
itor
in
tow
n tonigh1 a
nd
t
omo
rr
ow
..
Qui?
We can t let win Yanni
We both know who your favorite reporter s
Yanni someone beat you to telling me. You missed o ut
To
come over? Where?
iMessage
1/13/15
10:11 PM
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Great
Lot of
girls
Lot of
girls
We saw
in
a tournament play twice
he's really, really good
not allowed after games
we'll know
n
the next few months
a\ UElflir.tmll•liota
You never asked
to
come over, nothing like that
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Exhibit A TEXT-014
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To:
says cal has an
off
icial visitor in town tonigb1 and
tomorro
w
Qui?
We can't let win Yanni
We both know who your favorite reporter s
Yanni someone beat you to telling me. You missed out
To come over? Where?
I have never been invited
I
mostly want nfo about how
many girls were in
LA
like
wo
uld
yo
u
say it was a
l
ot
"?
Wedo?
I thought we were talking about girls in LA, I told you that's what I'm interested in
Okay sorry sarcasm may not be
ra
nslating, yes, down to
cove
r lots of cal related ground
Is that Los Angeles or Louisiana
iMessage
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we' ll know 1n the next few months
1/13/15 10:11 PM
aYJ®lmt iliMl•liui¥
You never asked
to
come
over,
not
hing like that
L
et
me get thru this Stanford game n then I'll 1nv e u over n u can get all the info u wan t
•
was for real on the run recruiting I thought l would have more time
But we have soooo much ground to
co
ver
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Recru1
1ng
1n La I was literally non-stop for 6 days
Naw I don't share
lt
ke
th
at
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Exhibit A TEXT-015
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To:
Is that Los Angeles or Louisiana
Yanni, meet sarcasm. Sarcasm, meet Yanni. It s been like
3
years but it s never too late to get aquatinted
Or 34? How old are you
You re not that old
How
old are you?
Tell me
I know you re over 30 so I mean that s ancient
I already
did
it
Early. So I f orgot. You re like 32
Yea
I know that
too
When s your birthday
And bt
w I don t know how much you follow
ca
l football but I
don t
think you re the only person in the cal athletics department in the
past
couple
years
who s
said the
y
re never fucking w
ith Loui
siana again
Also, like, St John s is lame fl
Wait
Really
Maybe I
m
super nai
ve
for
asking this quest
ion
so
bear
with me
iMessage
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Fuck u mak1n me t hat old t t
Do
ya
ow
n homework on tht
I m the youngest assistant n the p12 tho
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Exhibit A TEXT-016
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To:
When s your birthday
And
btw
I don t know
how
much
yo
u follow cal football
but
I
don t
think you re the only person in the cal athletics department in the
past couple years who's said they're never fucking with ouisiana again
Also, like, St John s is lame
Wait
Really
Maybe I'm super naive for
asking
this
question so
bear with
me
But
Does
that
really happen
Still
Okay. Understand
FTR you like
me
bett
er
han right
Even though you re 32 and I accidentally mis typed 34
That s fine as long as you like
me
more
Cool I was gonna have to downgrade you to second favorite coach otherwise
Which would have been a shame
Because you've been a strong number one
And I like all of them a lot
iMessage
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W'l l l
You got
boobs
and he doesn
t
tho so u win that fight
Loi
good
to kno
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Exhibit A TEXT-017
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To:
Still
Okay. Understand
FTR you like me better than right
Even though you're
3
and I accidentally mis typed
34
That s fine as long as you like me more
Cool I was gonna have to downgrade you to second favorite coach otherwise
Which would have been a shame
Because you ve been a strong number one
And I like all of them a lot
But you retain your position
You
didnt tell me your birthday
Because you coul be
33
Alright 32 it is
U
Was that how old are you?
iMessage
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You got boobs and he doesn't ho sou win that fight
Loi
goo
to kno
Ima have to try
to
keep t that way
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Exhibit A TEXT-018
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19/77
To:
u·r
Was that "how old are you?"
Yanni
The way
that
you text makes me want to write my next piece as an investigative one on the Cornell rhetoric department
So you're aware that you call the educational integrity of Cornell into question solely with your texting habits
Hah
ah
ha
I w
ould
imagine Ithaca is difficult to survive
I couldn't do it
You mean if you could do college over or now professionally
Go
t
cha
. Do
you
like the west coast?? You've been almost exc lusively
on th
e east coast
excep
t OK state
Hahahaha shocker
Sarcasm translated there
ri
ght
Transl
at
ion: I m
not ac
tually shocked
Oh a
nd
I m 24 to answer the earlier qu
es
tion
iMessage
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;men
I barely survived cornell so u pro
ll
y r ent far o ff base
.
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We can be really
good
here 1 will Just take time
Exhibit A TEXT-019
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
20/77
To:
ou
mean if you cou
ld do co
ege over or now
professionally
Gotcha. Do you like
th
e west coast?? You've been a lmo
st
exclusively on the east coast except OK state
Hahahaha shocker
Sarcasm translated there right
Translation:
I
m
not
actually shocked
Oh and I m 4 to answer
th
e earlier question
I know. You guys are doing a lot with a little.
Was that a sarcastic Yanni?
Because
it
better
have been
a completely non sarcastic
Ill
I
don t
know that
wo
rd
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To:
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Where's the emoji for both laughing and cringing
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is
ust cringing Which upon second thought
is
exactly on point
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Hahaha
my
game?
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mean for tomorrow?
You
wanna hrow
me
in there?
Just KIDDING Yanni
ut
I am good
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know
what I mean
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To:
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know \ hat I mean
6
Do you
So we won t be playing anytime soon, bummer.
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ld play horse
Th
at
one is easy even
for
people who do
n't
play
Sorry I know
yo
u're trying to
go to
sleep. We'll schedule horse after the Stanford game
Goodnight
1/14/15 4:54
PM
Good luck
1/14/15 6:14PM
1/16/15 6:50 PM
Just
wai
tin
g on
my in
vite. I wish I
co
uld say good thing I didn't hold
my
breath
but
I've totally been
ho
lding
my
breath and these last
twelve hours or so
have
gotten difficult
I m glad you find my fading lung capacity amusing . Where s my
in
vi
te
Yea I
wou ld
need a
li
tt le more lead
tim
e than
tonigb
lol. I m
u
st hanging o
ut
with
my
dad then meeting a frie
nd
in like an hou r. Wh
at
are
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To:
1/14/15
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P
Good lu
ck
1/14/15 6:14PM
1/16/15 6:50 PM
Just waiting on my invite. I wish I
co
uld say good thing I didn't hold my
br
eath but I've totally been holding my breath and these l st
twelve hours or
so
have gotten difficu lt
I'm glad you find my fading lung capacity amusing. Where's my invite
Yea I wou ld need a little more lead time than tonig
h1
lol. I'm just hanging out with my d ad then meeting a friend in like an hour. What are
you up to?
Where is Springfield
I like how you said "I got something tonigb " as though you had like a minor engagement t
ha
t didnt involve being 3000 mi les from
Berkeley
Seriously did the guy who just said "that was so
poo
rly worded" then foll
ow
up with a ques
ti
on starting "what u think about"
Wh
~t
rln
I
think?
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got so
mething tonigb
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to
Springfield for hoop
hall
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abou
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
24/77
To:
What
do
I think?
I think is a
go
od coach.
And I think he has very little talent with which to work.
Esp c
omp
ared to past years
I wish had worked wi th last year s team or some of t he last classes had. Because he would have gotten so much out of
those guys. Cuz they were super disrespectful
to
and put
up
with a lot of stuff that I don t thi
nk
would have.
But as far as this t
eam,
I m
ea
n .. I would just focus on recruiting
is gonna be really good though .
Starting five depends who you re playing and whether is healthy. Depends
if
you want size down low or
mo
re skill
1/2 are non negotiable and
The rest depends on w ho s hea lthy etc but I like the ups ide of . has one foot out the d oo r and I don t think he even
co
nsciously rea
lizes i
t. Cuz h
e s
a ha
rd
worker. But his hea
rt
isn t in
t
this year and I think that s cuz he s engaged and ju
st
like r
eady
to
be done w
ith
sch
oo
l, he
s
not pl
ay
in
g bball after th
is
year unless I m mistaken and he s trying to
go to
Europe
is 6 7 and can sh
oo
t lights out
if
he doesn t
get in
his
own
way menta
ll
y
He s an NBA body at the 2
And h
e s
the smartest guy on your team. Book smart I mean
Which tran
sl
ates to s
ome
degree
On the court
In person, never
I m
ea
n never
in
a
game
Obviously I ve seen him
pl
ay in practice
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who
?
That s what I asked
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be
good?
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u ve been watching for how long?
Yah
he s a great kid
we
need him to be really good for us
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
25/77
To:
But I ve seen highlight tapes e
tc
from all over the place
What
do
you think about him?
Ohhhh good job .
Did you know he
wasn t
happy at Georgetown?
And then you approached him? How does that work with transfers?
Yeah he s so good fundamentally and he works hard I think he over thinks when that happens
Very I think so at least. He s a finesse player more than anything
Yeah
and I ust love the
id
ea
of
a cal backcourt
of
6 5, 6 6
if JB
6 3
if JM
,
6 7
And all quick, huge wingspans, shooters (2 of 3 cuz IMO
y
isn t consistent from outside) ..
Th
at s fantastic
And
you don t even know who else you ll have as far as next season, yet
What s your favorite place to eat in Berkeley
You realize that Berkeley has like the best food
of
anywhere right
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Yah he s a great kid we need him to
be
really good for us
That s
my boy I recruited him so hard
•liT,;1114+J IIH,ilnW
He was coming
to
cal regardless
t
was done
before I got here
I
worry cause he
hasn t really
done
shit on
the
court productive
n two
years
Couldn t get off the bench at Georgetown
I
saw
him score 6 and 9 points
n
high school
games
Is he good fundamentally?
•
ood kid tho and his body
s
really getting good
a
Chez pan1sse upstairs
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
26/77
To:
What s yo
ur favorite place to
eat in
erkeley
ou
realize that B
er
keley has like the best food
of
anywhere right
Or h
ave
you not
li
ved here long
eno
ugh
to
realize that yet
Upst
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rs is for poor people
Just kidding sorry I always forget my sense of humor may not translate and is potentially offensive
I m both
Hahahahaaaaaaaa
That actua
ll
y made me laugh out loud
ou should be asleep Yanni
It s like 1?
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u an all downstairs girl then?
So upstairs s on
me and
downstairs s on u
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Ohhhh gotcha. So you
get
there in the morning then
And then games all day?
I looked up t
he
tournament sched
ul
e,
do
you mean the schedule of the ones you re at?
Of course I can get a rez. Glad you like
to
abbrev. And that s hilar about it being on
me
. I m among the impoverished street people
upstairs
Unless someone is taking me and then downstairs is
nd okay that sounds for tomorrow
Ha Hahaha.
Do you like flying
I m super claustrophobic so I hate planes
Can you sleep on planes
Jealous
I
get
freaked out when I think about it too much because
Okay consider this
It s a oiant metal
bu
s orooelled bv fire in the skv
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Yah
Sunday and Monday
Txt me tomorrow I ll give u the sked
Din
ne
r on u
chez
penise downstairs n
ext week
u seem hke u
go
t the ice to
ge
t a r
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I
ma
be at all of them but I ll g,ve u the scoop on who I m watching
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
29/77
To:
I'm super claustrophobic so I hate planes
an you sleep on planes
Jealous
I get freaked out when I think about it too much because
Okay consider this
It s a giant metal bus propelled by fire in the sky
Does that make any sense?
No.
I understand that physics are not on my side
in my
conceptualization
of
the logic
of
flight
But still
Which part
The fact that a plane is a giant metal bus propelled by fire
in
the sky?
I thought you weren't afraid of flying That's why I asked
Physics, which I don't understand, seem to support the idea that giant metal buses can be airborne. So don't worry
Have a good flight
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
30/77
To:
Physics, which I
don t
understand,
see
m to support the idea that giant metal buses can be a
ir
borne.
So
don t
wo
r
ry
Have a good fl ight
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1/17/15,
12:15
PM
How was your flight?
I just
go
t off the phone with . He told me he loves all the
ca
l coaches but th
at yo
u re one of his favorite coaches anywhere
And I was like ughhhhh seriously I hate that guy he s the worst
Okay want to know what I really said
I was like yeah Yanni is the bes t, a ll the guys love
hi
m
Downstairs on you.
Ooh okay yay Hopefully this continues to
work
but I don t tr
us
t my phone. So how s hoop
ha
ll
? Also is
com
inq same weeke
nd
as ?
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2/19/15, 10:24
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
31/77
To:
Ooh okay yay Hopefully this continues to work but I don t trust my phone. So how's hoop ha ll
? Also
ls com in
g
same
weekend as ?
You
like him but n
ot
ready
to
offer
Do you have 's phone number that you can share w me
Okay
I might not be coo l enough
to
follow back
T
wo minutes
in
and it
s
looking like
I
m not Yanni
I'm crushed ©
Thanks
for
the support
Hey want to meet for coffee thi s week?
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2/19/15, 10:24 PM
2/23/15 10:59
AM
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32/77
To:
Thanks
for
the support
2/23/15 10:59 AM
Hey want to meet for coffee this week?
I m
not
going
Berkeley this week. You have time
2/23/15
2:00 PM
Honestly I would just really like to meet with you and catch up .. Not n a
bar
or a casino. I
know
that's an insane thing to ask but do you
think
we
can manage it?
2/23/15
3: 30 PM
Coffee or tea. When?
Ok
ay well next week then
2/24/15
6:27 PM
So is visiting
now?
Why wouldn't you just let me know t oo like I get you giving that info to the national guys but
es
p s
inc
e I already asked about it w
hy no
t
let me know
too
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at
the mgm1
I like the casino bar
Honestly th is week isn t great for me
We are busy with planning
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Exhibit A TEXT-032
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33/77
To:
2/24/15, 6:27 PM
So is vis
iting
now?
Why wouldn't
yo
u just l
et
me kn
ow too
like I get you giving that info to the n
at
ional guys
but
esp s
inc
e I
al
rea
dy
asked about it why n
ot
let me know too
?
Oh okay
2/25/15
11 :34 PM
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We
didn't g,ve
ou
t
gave
t
to
i iiMmifiiliill
Sorry I
co
uld
n
t
ta
lk at halftime. I don't talk about an
yt
hing
bes
ides the game, during the game. Hope u understand.
Don t worry I don t expect that. Of cour
se
I understand.
You know
Just want to let you
know we saw
a coup le red flags
He
told us
he has a cal offer
And we are pretty sure
he
s not telling
the
truth
AT T
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:5
PM r
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Can I
ge
t a shoutout,
offered from BYU for
basketball
11:31 PM
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Congrats dude, we only
cover cal stuff though
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Exhibit A TEXT-033
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
34/77
To:
Don t worry, I don t expect that.
Of
course I understand.
You know
Just want to let you know we saw a couple red flags
He told us he has a cal offer
nd we are pretty sure he s not telling the truth
AT&T LTE :5 PM
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;
r=J
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offered from BYU for
basketball
11:31 PM
Congrats dude, we only
cover cal stuff though
well I received an offer from
Cal
11:44 PM
Start a new mnssage
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Messages
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11:35 PM
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
35/77
To:
J1mehnes
Not1f1cat1ons
Messages Me
We
aren t going to report that
because it
sounds sketchy to
us
Omg LOL
With ? Or that I said lol
I said lol cuz you
don t
even know who he is and he says he has a cal offer
What a litt le psycho
That s true. Yeah
that makes
sense
I said I thought
it
sounded sketchy But I appreciate
your
offer and would like
to
sit down sometime too
When
do
you want to?
Okay that sounds good. Have a great day
'2)
what are you
up
to?
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2 26 1 5 6:51 AM
2/26/15
8:27 AM
2 26 15
. 10:25 AM
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I don t even know who that kid
1s
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then try to google the kid
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ds
who can t pl
ay
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..
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n
the evening
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37/77
To:
2/27/15 10:18
AM
Are you interested in any kids from Encinal?
Oh okay. Awhile back I heard you were looking at one of their guards and they have a game tonight like ten min from my house so I was
gonna go. But I forgot the kid s name so that s why I asked you. But I guess
not
hahaha
2/27/15
7:24
PM
Look at drake high school s bball team
They re really good. Went to state last year, every guy returned
I m watching them play right
no
w
2/27/15 9:17PM
. Rea l
ly
good.
is already going
to
eastern Washington, prob not the best cal fit but good too
Senior
Phenomenal passer
Point guard/SG
I m
not
sure. Let me check with a couple people tomorrow. Really
good
kid though and probably has decent gra
de
s. Goes
to
rea
ll
y
good school.
Know who is
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
38/77
To:
I m not sur
e
Let me check with a couple people tomorrow. Really good kid though and probably has decent grades. Goes o rea
ll
y
good
school.
Know who is
Played at cal as a walk on, now s an assistant at eastern Washington .. Young guy like you. Got applause when we played EWU this
yr
we
nt to
dr ke
I m
sure
he s tried to recruit
But ye h lemme just
check
tomorrow.
Ah you do?
Sma
ll
wor
ld.
You
guys
buddies?
Yeah
is very nice
What are you up
to
right now
I'm sure
2/28/15
: 4
P
I just ta
lk
ed
to s
coach. He has decent grades right
now
but isn
t
eligible to
go
to a 4 year
schoo
l because he
doesn t
have
enough units. He is really good though, don t know if you checked out any highlight reels online. But I know you want kids who are
eligible immediately.
2/28/15, 6:16 PM
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....
--
eems like a good dude
•DJif TiP
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Good
wo
rk tho
Exhibit A TEXT-038
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
39/77
To:
I m sure
2/28/15,
3:34
PM
I just talked
to
s coach. He has decent grades right
now
but isn t eligible
to go to
a 4 year
sc
h
oo
l because he doesn t have
enough units. He is really good though, don t know if you checked out any highlight reels online. But I know you want kids who are
elig
ibl
e imm ediatel
y.
2/28/15
6:16
PM
Yeah I understand that s what I thought was th e case
As far as what you wan t
Are
you
going to the Moreau cathol
ic
game We
dn
esday
ight
gotc
ha
3/1
15
9:42
AM
Did
you
encourage to become your mini me or did
it
happen more organically
3/1
15
2:32 PM
Congratulations.
3/1
15
8:30
PM
Hey are you with ? I
m
trying to get him on the phone
for
five min
He told
me
he
wou
ld
call
but his phone is off
I think his phone is dead
Guz they aren t going through
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
40/77
To:
3/1
15
8:30
PM
Hey are you with ? I'm trying to get him on the phone
for
five min
He told me he would call but his phone is off
I think his phone is dead
Guz they aren't going through
Okay.
Can you help me-- everyone el
se has
gotten a story
and
im
under
a little pressure. Unfortunately his
phone
died.
So I can't talk
to
him like
we
had arranged.
Can you tell
me
something about what's going
on
really anything-- what are you guys doing now? Who's he sitting with? Is
h
excited, happy? Would help a lot.
I did I asked
if
we could talk and he said his phone wasn't working
to
get calls
So then I said
ju
st call me
when
you can with someone else's phone. But it's been awhile
I didn't realize the text interview thing was the only option
Okay so you're saying you won't help
me
by texting me a tiny detail about what he's doing right now
You re not
w
ith
?
Ah okay. He had dinner with the whole team,
Or
u
st staff?
iMessage
3/1/15 10:21
PM
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to the airport
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
41/77
To:
Ah okay. He had dinner with the whole team,
Or just staff?
Yeah hey
I
am.
Thanks
for
following up
Yanni
Did you have a nice dinner?
Chez pannise upsta
irs?
What s that?
Good food?
Are you happy
@
Good I m glad. I m h
ppy fo
r you. Great
job
. I really like a lot.
Hey Yanni.
You
guys going
to
the CBI?
If you don t make
th
e NIT
iMessage
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He 1ust left
to go
to the airport
3/1/15 :21 PM
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3/14/15 2:11 PM
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42/77
To:
Good I m glad. I
m
h
appy for
you. Great job. I really like a lo
t.
Hey Yanni. You guys going
to
the CBI?
If you don t make the NIT
Ah okay so you re trying
to go
Yeah
I see
How was Vegas?
Yeah
I agree
offer yes?
Coffee soon
: :
You
guys are so
in
love
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anks y
3/14/15, 2:11 PM
MliiiiM .ff:M
we have t
he
paperwork m
t depends on what zo wants
to
do
emmmw;rm r;m;e
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wazzu
best we played a
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season
3/16/15, 11:34 PM
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I'm o
nl
y coming
1
comes
too
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To:
Coffee soon@
You guys are so in love
You know you
were on his snapchat
right
That s when
it
s real
Omg lw lw w
So
you're making coffee for the three of us
No apartment necessary
So you 're making us food at your house? You re the best
So
you re saying you do all
of
your meal preparation in the
li
ving room
Unconventional
R, t I
rn
P.
SS
it works
iMessage
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/17/15 3:09
PM
I m only coming comes too
8uitldilllliiliiull
No no coffee
..
It's
only
real
when you re
in
the apartment
wi
th me
and T
hat s
when
it s
real
a
We'll do the coffee first
The coffee will be at Starbucks
..
eally
the
only
two
places I
am
,n my
apartment
are
the bed
and
the
c
ouch
@
Exhibit A TEXT-043
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
44/77
To:
ut
I guess it works
Do you have contact info for a
nd
?
Thanks Yanni
Would love to have coffee sometime
Just fyi
Kcool
iMessage
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3/19/15
4:57 PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-044
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
45/77
To:
hanks Yanni
ould love
to have coffee sometime
Just fyi
cool
iMessage
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Again ly he can come
@
Exhibit A TEXT-045
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
46/77
To:
Since when are yo
u two btfs
Alright let s a
have coffee
Also
Can you
fill
me
in
on
w
hat
is happening with 2015 recruits
Just
Waiting on
him
a
nd
LOL Yanni no. Starbucks
St
ar
Bucks
ft
er?
You h
ave
a c
offee
maker on
your
cou
ch
I m assuming
So
2015
s just those three rightor an
yo
ne else
as
a target
iMessage
3/19/15
7: 8 PM
±)
Agam only f
he can
come
When
the 3
of
us are
1n
the
apartment yah
Just let kno when that
gone
be and I ll make sure I m there
..
i
After we
get
done on
the couch
we
can go
downstairs, yah
Nope
I ain t
got
shit there
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Exhibit A TEXT-046
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
47/77
To:
After?
You have a coffee maker on your couch I m assuming
So
2015 is just those three right or anyone else as a target
Omg
I m
go
nna s
mack
you seriously
Are you on tinde r?
YOU HAVE IT
My
sister has one and I had never been on it before tonig. J. but had seen screen shots
nd it s amazing
nd then I was like Yanni totally has this what if we run into him
visiting?
Literally no truth to that?
iMessage
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ia
After
we
get done on the couch
we
can go downstairs, yah
Nope I ain t
got
shit there
Besides a couch n a bed 1n my spot which 1s really all I need honestly
/19/15 10:45 PM
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3/20/15 7:36AM
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
Omg I m gonna
smack
you seriously
Are you on tinder?
YOU HAVE IT
My sis
ter
has one and I had never been on
it
before
ton
i
gb 1 but
h
ad
seen screen
sho
ts
And it s amazing
And then I was like Yanni t
ota
lly has this what if
we
run into him
vis iting?
Literally no truth to that?
Coo l how s la?
How come scout is reporting that he visited
If he didn t
iMessage
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Besides a couch n a bed
1n
my spot wh ich
1s
really all I need honestly
il
3/19/15 10:45 PM
elH:N:iiii¥ hM
-
3/20/15,
7:36AM
3/23/15, 12:20 PM
-
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3/23/15, 7:31 PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-048
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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3/23/15 12:20 PM
visiting?
-
iterally no truth to that?
·
We
have
no1
on
campus today
Cool how s la?
lfiliimiilllll
3/23/15 7:31 PM
Ho
w come scout s reporting that he visi
ted
If he
didn t
WiffifTil [email protected]
Yanni are you actually trying to make me look bad
You understand exactly what you just
did
An
d there s no reason for it
I was telling
ever
1 the same thing
w
We weren t conf
1m ng
anything
You re playing games
3/24/15
11 :05
AM
Can you give me contact info please?
I
ca
n t
We are not
9 v
ng out his numb er
Okay thanks anyway
No problem Jm sorry1
That s okay, I understand .
iMessage
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Exhibit A TEXT-049
-
8/18/2019 Text Message History
50/77
To:
You re playing
games
3/24/15 11 :05
AM
Can you give me s contact info please?
Okay thanks
anyway
That s
okay, I understand.
Of course
3/24/15 2:09 PM
asked
how
I
got
his number.
What would you
prefer
that
I say?
I
can say someone
within
sorry
Okay I ll say
3 25 5 4:36 PM
Hey Yanni,
for
what
it s worth,
I would
be makin
g pursuing a priority if were
yo
u. I think he s a very brig
ht
kid and a
fantastic player a
nd
that he may be underrated. He is
th
e
kind of
kid w
ho
will
do
well at
Cal
academically. He s a good fit.
Good idea
Funnv
vou
sav
vou
haven t
don
e
much with
him
ve
t because I
talked to hi
s
mom
for ha
lf
an
hour
veste
rd
av
and she couldn t stoo
iMessage
±)
.:-: u·w
We weren t
conf rm ng
anything
I
can t
We are
not
g v ng
out his
number:
No problem l m
sorryl
•uw e
I don t know who 1
s?
Yeah I didn t give t to u
beca
use he doesn t give
out
his cell.
-
No doubt
about that We
haven t done much with
him
yet
did offer him a scholarshi p We will pick
t
up with
him thi
s
Apn
l
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Exhibit A TEXT-050
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
51/77
To:
3/24/15 2:09 PM
asked how I got his number. What would you prefer that I say?
I
can say someone wit
hin
sorry
Okay I ll say
3/25/15 4:36 PM
Hey Yanni,
fo
r what it s
wort
h, I would
be
making pursuing a prior
it
y if I we re yo
u.
I think he s a very bright kid and a
fantas
ti
c player and that he may be underrated. He is the kind
of
kid who will
do
well at Cal academically. H
e s
a
good
fit.
Good idea
Funny you say you haven t done much with him yet because I talked to his mom for half an hour yesterday and she couldn t stop
saying how thrilled
she was at how involved
you guys
have been in rec ruiting
him
She loves you guys and Cal
in
genera
l
Keep pushing for sure.
3/27 15,
:45 AM
Hey Yanni. C
IF
won t credential me and I would like
to
be able to
go
to the O Dowd game omorrow. Is there any way you can get me
in?
So you re
un
able
to
hel
p?
iMessage
±)
I
don
t know who
1s?
Yeah I didn t give
t
to u because he
doesn t
give out his ce ll
-
No
doubt
about that
We
haven t done much with him yet
did offer him a
scho
larship We will pick t up with h
im th
is Apnl
Willl31.illi4iillilit¥lilli
I think th
at
s easy right?
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Exhibit A TEXT-051
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
52/77
To:
Good idea
Funny
you
say
you
haven t done
much
with him
ye
t because I talked to his
mom for
half an h
ou
r yesterday and she
couldn t stop
saying how thrilled she
was
at how nvolved
you
guys have been in recruiting
him
She loves you guys and Cal in general. Keep pushing for sure.
3/27
15 11 :45 AM
Hey Yanni. CIF won t credential me and I would like to be able to go to the O Dowd game omorrow. Is there
any
way you can get me
in?
So
you re unable to help?
iMessage
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I think that s easy right?
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Exhibit A TEXT-052
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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Oh great I ll be sure to present that picture at the
oor
tomorrow that helps a l
ot
What
s o
ing?
ldk we aren t like buddies
-
/30/15 4:36 PM
Cou
ld
y
ou
please give me number?
U W
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He s interested in cal
-
oi
good one Yanni
3/31/15 5:27 PM
I ll
gi
ve u
some
scoop I haven t given any1 else met with today
ou work hard I respect 1
Okay .. Thanks
-
n 15, 3:06 PM
What s new th
is
week w
ith
recruits?
n 15 6:30 PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-053
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
54/77
To:
ldk
we aren't like buddies
Could you please give
me
numbe
r
He's interested in cal
Loi good one Yanni
Okay .. Thanks
What's new this week with recruits?
Oh
coo
l he's such a great kid
Pretty exciting next couple days
for
you huh
Yeah yeah
i essage
3/30/15 4:36 PM
3/31/15
5:27 PM
4f7/15 3:06 PM
4f7/15 6:30 PM
4/10/15
11
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AM
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toda
y
You work hard I respect 1
-
Nothing 1s here this weekend
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You probably have all the scoop'
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Exhibit A TEXT-054
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
55/77
To:
He
's interested in
ca
l
Loi
good one
Yanni
Okay .. Thanks
What s new this week with recruits?
Oh
coo
l he s such a great kid
Pretty exciting next couple days
for
you huh
Yeah yeah
Yeah I'm good
As
of
lik
e two
days
ago lol
But it's exciting for you
I
know about
and .
iMessage
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-
/31/15
5:27 PM
I'll give u some scoop I haven't given any1 else met with
today
You work hard I respect 1
•
/7/15 3:06 PM
4/7/1 5 6:30 PM
No
th
ing
1s
here this
wee
ke
nd
-i F"2P
4/10/15
11
:15
AM
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You probably have all the scoopt
Good So who are we gettmg?
You've done a great
ob
you really havel
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Exhibit A TEXT-055
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
56/77
To:
What's new this week with recruits?
Oh cool he s such a great kid
Pretty exciting next couple days
for
you huh
Yeah yeah
Yeah
I'm
good
As
of
ike two days ago lol
But it's
exciting
for
you
I know about and .
I
don't
have anything confirmed.
Well good timing
It might be hard
for
him not to want to come
aft
er he's here for these two commitments
iMessage
(±)
•
17/15 3:06 PM
417/15 6:30 PM
Nothing s here this weekend
mrmmrmwm
4/10/15 11:15 AM
• OOJIWP
You probably have all the
scoop'
Good So
who
are
we
gettmg?
You ve done a
gr
eat
ob
you really
havet
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Exhibit A TEXT-056
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
57/77
To:
Well good timing
It
mi
ght be hard for him
not
to
want
to come after he s
he
re for
these
two commitments
Yeah I can definitely see that. There are some parallels in their backgrounds too
I like a lot. I hope you guys can get him.
I know. I wish I
co
uld have written it but other people already did haha
But if he commits I can again
and
it
ll
be
a n
ew an
gle
Ummmmm
m
mm
I m sor
ry
Yanni
That s really rough. Sorry
Congratulations I m so happy for you
Go get him
iMessage
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That s
our
hope He s so
good
Defensively
s
k nd
of
kid
Yeah great kid crazy cool story
Rea
ll
y
,s
a ternf,c story
4/10/15 3:09 PM
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4/11/15, 7:31 PM
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Exhibit A TEXT-057
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
58/77
To:
Go
get
him
4/11/15
7:31 PM
4/15/15 12:06
PM
Hey Yanni what kind of positions are you looking
to
fill for 2016? P obviously,
but
how many kids are you looking to bring in
Yanni, I wou
ld
like
to
write a profile of you for rivals. Should I arrange
that
with today?
I would love
to
ta
lk to
him
Do you guys have
time
today?
Like ten min maybe?
I'll ask
Ah okay haha
Where were you?
Do
you
speak?
You know Im fluent right
So
I can call bullsh
it
f you don t really
iMessage
4/15/15
2:03 PM
4 23 1
5
8:42AM
4/23/15 10:12 AM
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ps
we have available
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We need a 4 or 5 man
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do
for me, please
do
for t
oo
'
I Just landed back ,n America I will have time th is evening
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Exhibit A TEXT-058
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
59/77
To:
Ah okay haha
Where
we
re you?
Do you speak?
You know I
m
fluent right
So I can call bullsh
it
if you
don t
really
So
do
you really?
Li
ke what s your level?
Conversational?
Let s do part of our interv iew in frenzy
French
You can b
ru
sh up
I
t
ll be fun too
Oh
coo
l I thought you d never agree
to
th
at
haha
That ll be fun. Pe ople wi
ll
like it, it s cre tive and different
Yep I w ill
iMessage
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I 1ust landed b ck
n
America I will have time this evening
-
-
-
..
•
fliflPiIP
It won t be great Not horrible tho
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Exhibit A TEXT-059
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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Oh cool I thought you'd never agree
to
that haha
It won't be great Not horrible tho
That
ll be
f
un.
People
will
like
it, it
s creative
and
different
Yep I w
ill
Just clear the 1nterv1ew with pis first
§p_m ur time will e good
..
can't
do
tonigh hough We will have
to do
tomorrow or something
What we
re yo
u doing
in
France
y
the way?
And
tu Stais oU?
That s an easy one to understand
right?
•
Recr
uiting
qui?
e1W¥R1i1i:i¥iii .W
I'm not going to give you the name
Because we are going to make a run at the kid and don t want any1 else to come
1n
Okay mais
-
8/18/2019 Text Message History
61/77
To:
Okay mais c a serait une bonne interview
Je comprends
..
Tu peux
me dire
son
ann0e
au
lyc0e?
Cool. I won t tell anyone else his part but just out of curiosity which part of Paris
does
he live in
I have family there and I know the city well so just curious. There's a really famous court where every we
ll
known French bball player
has played .. It
s
n
I
think the 5th or 6th
.. Paris
actually
has a really
cool
bball culture
4/23/15 7:01 PM
Hey did you call?
No
no
it's
ok
ay
Ca
ll me when you can and I'll try to get it
but
I'm gonna be
at
dinner. I'
ll step out
side if
poss
Okay me too
iMessage
±)
eiW kil1i lli,.W
I'm
not
going to give you the name
Because we are going
to
make a run at the kid and don 't want any1 else to come n
It s a four team race as ,s and I want ,t to stay that way
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Exhibit A TEXT-061
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
62/77
To:
I have fam
il
y there and I know the city well so just curious. There's a really famous court where every we
ll
known French bball player
has played .. It s n I think the 5th or 6th .. Paris
ac
tually has a really cool
bba
ll culture
4/23/15
7:01
PM
Hey did you call?
No no it s okay Call me when you can and I'll try to get it but I m gonna be at dinner I'
ll
step outside if poss
Okay me too
Oh
nice
So much trav
el
for you
4/24/15
12:21
PM
Think the situation with helps the cause?
What is s
int
erest
le
vel
Hahaha okay
iMessage
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• mm·e
fuck
I
thought u were cal
li
ng me
Evlli11io i•lidl
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ca
n call u n about
3
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in
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th
ink we w ill find that out soon lol
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Exhibit A TEXT-062
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
63/77
To:
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Just tried you Call me m
the
morning
4/24/15, 12:21 PM
Think
the
situation with helps
the
cause?
independent from each other
What
is inter
es
t l
eve
l
I think we wi ll fmd that out soon lol
Hahaha okay
4/28/15 11 :24 AM
Y
ou
re 34 right? Or 32? I can't remember
•
kay
th
anks
What
do
you think it
does
for
your
rela
ti
ons
hip
with players that
you
re you
ng
er than
most coac
h
es
Don t rep ly sarcasti
ca ll
y
I'm trying to write something ni
ce
about you
U J•ii93 H'&IJW
•
bsolutely hel
ps
Please
writ
e
in
quota
bl
e format
Oth
erw
ise I have
to
do
he annoyin g (
t
) absolutely helps t hing
Like complete sentences are best ha
Im in tune with our guys, I thi
nk
I have a rea lly good f
ee
l
fo
r who they are and wh
at
makes them
go
. My age helps wi
th
that, prob
ab
ly
At the end of the
da
y though, it s about earning trust and cre
dib
ility a
nd
that really
do
esn't have much to
do
w
it
h how
ol
d I am.
Perfect,
th
ank
yo
u
Last thing is a
com
ment about h
ow
you see the f
ac
t th
at
you didn't play but still
ma
naged to
exce
l
as
a coach
I m try
in
g to write something
abo
ut how you h
ave
t
he
ability to
tr
ansform perceived
wea
knesses into strengths
Because I think you
do th
at, which is
coo
l
iMessage
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Exhibit A TEXT-063
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
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To:
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4/28/15
11
:24
AM
You're 34 right? Or 32? I can't remember
•
kay thanks
What do you think it does fo r your relationsh
ip
with players that you're younger than most coaches
Don t reply
sa
r
cas
tically
I'm trying to write something nice about you
•
bsolutely helps
Please write
in
quotable form
at
Otherwise I have
to do he
annoying ( t) absolutely helps t hing
Like complete sentences are
best
ha
m in tune with our guys, I think I have a really good feel for who they are and what makes them go. y age helps with that, probably.
At the end of the day though, it's about earning trust and credibility and that really doesn't have much to do with how old I am.
Perfect, th ank you
Last th
in
g is a
com
me
nt
about how you see t
he
fact that you didn t play but sti
ll
managed to excel as a coach
I m trying to write something abo
ut
how you have the ab ility to transform perceived wea knesses into strengths
Because I think you do that , which is cool
Okay
4/29/15 10:54 PM
tsJ.12 1
4/30/15 2:02 PM
iMessage
I
have
to get on the court
I'll be back at 3
@
Exhibit A TEXT-064
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
65/77
To:
Okay
Thank you so much. Perfect-- feature is all done.
Won't
go
up until I
o
ones on other coaches
too
What are you
up to
today?
4/29/15, 10:54 PM
t .Mi
4/30/15 2:02
PM
4/30/15 3:36 PM
Already sent to and already read it but sure you can see it if you want The only thing I for sure need to verify is grad from
Cornell 2006? Internship with nets 2005? That's what I have now but may be wrong
Okay cool yay
Those
are
the only dates I have in there
Where are you at today?
Paris?
Just kidding :)
I know Paris prob isn't a weekly thing ha
How
is
it lo
oking with the mysterious French kid
And also
iMessage
±)
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vtfWP
You can send t to me f you want me
to
proof
r
ead
GI
..
Who knows we
ll
see
1n
Septemb er
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Exhibit A TEXT-065
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
66/77
To:
I know Paris prob isn t a weekly thing
ha
H
ow
is it looking with the mysterious French kid
And also
I m assuming you re ta lking
to
him every day?
When
was
he last in Berkeley?
an I have s
number
then?
Is that what he wants, to be asked specifics?
won t
give
me
hat stuff, you know that.
I can't technically talk
to
any
of
you about this
Alright s
end
over some names and numbers
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go
ing
to
talk about at this point 1n the process
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can
ask recruiting
spec
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names
of who we are recru1t1
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To:
won t
give
me
hat stuff, you know that.
I can t techni
ca
lly talk
to
any of you about this
Alright send over some names and numbe
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Thanks Yanni. I ll give them call
s
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if
I already talk
ed to
or
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to
check b
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the rest are good
Does want to be contacted about recruiting though?
I feel like he doesn t lol
I m
so
r
ry
I just can t imagine him doing anything out of bounds
And it s obviously not techni cally a owed etc etc
announc
in
g toni ht Exc ited?
So you're not sure
how
it s gonna go
Or do you know
Could
it
still be changed
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
68/77
To:
Could it still
be
changed
So at
this
point are you still trying to recruit
Is that very much an active process still
Or is
it
that he's decided but h
e's not
taking anyone
Telling
1 . Name is spe lled " and 2. The thing I love abo ut you
th
e m
os
t is
that
you're never patronizing, you never assume that
someone who just started working in rec ruiting six
months
ago would automatically understand how everything works. You never try to
make me feel bad
about
having
as
ked a question
And I know you have all
th
e answers already, but
just
a fun
fact
Kentucky
coac
hes ca
ll
ed and his mom every day, up u
nt il
and
including the day he announced. They're probab
ly
still calling him. I think they're an okay basketball team but what do I know So
u
st
because
yo
u're not
do
ing it doesn't mean that's
not
h
ow it
works.
5/1/15, 7:42
PM
Congrats
Yan
5/3/15, 8:04
PM
When are you planning to get LOI
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To:
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You are do ing a great Jobi
5/1/15 7:42 PM
Congrats Yan
5/3/15 8:04
PM
When are you planning
to
get LOI
WUetiltm GMtilli
5f7/15 12:30
PM
So
coming?
e
took
MSU Commit off his twitter profile and posted a piewith and captioned it fami ly . I don t see the pie.
He
1s
certainly not coming here
5f7/15 1 40
PM
Is that still certain?
SMS with
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Oh okay
are you talking to him now?
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ta
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to
other people too?
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sure, purdue for sure probably
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don t
see
him going there
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
70/77
To:
When do you anticipate a decision
from
him
Hey
Ya
n, any word on ? Is it Purdue a
ft
er a
ll or no
t sure yet?
I did be lieve
yo
u
Why do you say
th
at? :(
I did be lieve
yo
u .. I
m
sorry I don t think I m understanding
Explain?
Is getting still a possibility or do
yo
u think it
s
a done deal
th
at he will go to a JC
I assume you re still making e
ff
orts every day on getting him
Do
yo
u re
pl
y to texts anymore
Just tell
me
you don t know if
yo
u don t know
How
come?
5/8/15 8:58 AM
5/10/15 9:16 PM
5/11/15 10:07 AM
I
wa
nt
to wo
rk with
yo
u but it makes it hard when
yo
u don t say anything. Please unde rstand and respect that I have a job to do and
asking questions is a big part of hat ob.
I
am
n
ot
trying
to
offend you.
Alright, understood. If that s the case, it is imper
at
ive that you communicate that to me. Silence and igno
ri
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believe
me
yesterday
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Exhibit A TEXT-070
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8/18/2019 Text Message History
71/77
To:
I
did
believe you .. I'm sorry I don't think
I m
understanding
Explain?
5/10/15 9:16 PM
Is getting still a possibility or do you think it s a
don
e deal that he will
go to
a
JC
I assume you're still making efforts every
day
on getting him
5/11/15, 10:07 AM
Do you reply to texts anymore
Just tell me
yo
u
don t
know
if
you do
n t
kno w
How come?
I want to work with you
but it
makes
it
hard when you don t say anything. Please understand and respect
that
I have a job
to do
a
nd
asking questions is a big part
of
hat job.
I am
not
trying to offend you.
Alright, understood. If that s the case,
it
is imperative that you communicate that to me. Sil
ence
and ignoring
tex
ts is not
comm
unication . As someone who is s
upp
osed to
comm
unicate with players for a living I
wo
uld think you
wo
uld understand that better
than most.
I m happy you understand. So what about my qu
es
tions in regard to ?
And if I ask about in the future, do not take it as me not
und
erstanding that you don t want to ta
lk
about him at this point
because I
don t
think either of us can anticipate right
no
w when a point will be where
it s
talked about
Good, glad we are clea
r
I ust don 't want
yo
u
to take
thin
gs
per