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I had no idea that [Redacted] originally recruited VCUs Toby Veal but Veal left Colorado after only one season, transferring to a Juco, from there, to VCU.
As a senior in high school in Savannah, Ga., Veal had been recruited hard by University of Colorado head coach Jeff [Redacted], a former head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Veal figured if he was going to get to the NBA, [Redacted] would have a good idea as to how he could get there.
But even the best-laid plans don't always work out, which brings Veal to his current situation. After transferring from Colorado after one frustrating year, Veal has been named the Panhandle Conference's Newcomer of the Year after a standout season for No. 5 Northwest Florida State College. He's also a big reason the Raiders are conference champions and one of the favorites to win the FCCAA tournament starting Wednesday in Marianna.
Veal's tenure at Colorado was a frustrating one, marred by a lack of playing time and a lack of understanding as to why [Redacted] wasnt playing him. But that stop in Colorado helped prepare Veal to excel as a Raider.
"I went to play for ([Redacted]) because he coached in the NBA for a long time," Veal said. "I wanted to see how that was, but it didn't work out too good. He said playing time relied on me. I just didn't understand why I wasn't playing because I did everything he told me to do."
http://www.nwfraiders.org/article.cfm?ID=108
As a senior in high school in Savannah, Ga., Veal had been recruited hard by University of Colorado head coach Jeff [Redacted], a former head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Veal figured if he was going to get to the NBA, [Redacted] would have a good idea as to how he could get there.
But even the best-laid plans don't always work out, which brings Veal to his current situation. After transferring from Colorado after one frustrating year, Veal has been named the Panhandle Conference's Newcomer of the Year after a standout season for No. 5 Northwest Florida State College. He's also a big reason the Raiders are conference champions and one of the favorites to win the FCCAA tournament starting Wednesday in Marianna.
Veal's tenure at Colorado was a frustrating one, marred by a lack of playing time and a lack of understanding as to why [Redacted] wasnt playing him. But that stop in Colorado helped prepare Veal to excel as a Raider.
"I went to play for ([Redacted]) because he coached in the NBA for a long time," Veal said. "I wanted to see how that was, but it didn't work out too good. He said playing time relied on me. I just didn't understand why I wasn't playing because I did everything he told me to do."
http://www.nwfraiders.org/article.cfm?ID=108