We all know that when Mike Montgomery retired at Cal, he recommended Travis for the job. But Cal went a different direction, to Cuonzo Martin, a big-time head coach at Tennessee, and the results seem to have borne out that choice. Martin has the Bears in the NCAA tournament, Friday against Hawaii, and has recruited two potential lottery picks, Ivan Rabb and Jaylen Brown. Rabb is a Bay Area kid who Cal was probably already on, but Brown is from Georgia, and that really boosted Martin's reputation as a recruiter. Good times for Cal basketball, right?
But amid all the good news, today's headlines are about a brewing scandal at Cal. Yann Hufnagel, an assistant coach, was fired earlier in the week for his involvement in a sexual harassment case against a female reporter. Now the question becomes, what was Cuonzo Martin's role in this incident, in other words, did he know, and if he did know, did he pass the information to superiors in a timely manner. Cal could potentially be on the hook for a big lawsuit here.
I always say, character is destiny. Travis has got it, that's evident. Cuonzo? Cal? The jury may literally be out.
But amid all the good news, today's headlines are about a brewing scandal at Cal. Yann Hufnagel, an assistant coach, was fired earlier in the week for his involvement in a sexual harassment case against a female reporter. Now the question becomes, what was Cuonzo Martin's role in this incident, in other words, did he know, and if he did know, did he pass the information to superiors in a timely manner. Cal could potentially be on the hook for a big lawsuit here.
I always say, character is destiny. Travis has got it, that's evident. Cuonzo? Cal? The jury may literally be out.
