Text Message History

8/18/2019 Text Message History

1/77

To:

±)

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


2/77

To:

±)

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

iMessage

•

call s dad and ask to speak with

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Exhibit A TEXT-002


3/77

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

.

±)

..

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

iMessage

@

Exhibit A TEXT-003


4/77

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.

±)

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.

ilm'.'Jl¥dii¥Mmtill•111

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

iMessage

@

Exhibit A TEXT-004


5/77

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

iMessage

±)

We

can

do SaturdaY. morning

*

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remind

me on

fr1day...mg.b

ei mliuii,W

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I'm iust foolln'I You're goodl

Yo

u sleep m

??

1

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Exhibit A TEXT-005


6/77

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

±)

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

..

a

I've got

th

e W1

sco

ns1n

scout

so no

@>@>@>

@

0

Exhibit A TEXT-006


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?

iMessage

±)

-

-

2/21/14

7:3 PM

We don t give his number out

If, f,

His s tuat on

s

a little different

L¥1 J.lili•lllieilMWW

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12/23/14 6:57

PM

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Exhibit A TEXT-007


8/77

To:

±)

No in Berkeley on cedar. Have you been? Don't go it s so gross and you regret

it

mmediately

-~F:RllfWJ¥J ie

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

WWWliDf_ j:Jilll

And sorry I didn't mean to

get ur

hopes up

sor

ry

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Exhibit A TEXT-008


9/77

To:

±)

~r;;:

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

iMessage

@

Exhibit A TEXT-009


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

iMessage

±)

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

MMi'.li¥iuii=IM4W

W=ii•

1 C L 1 W i .

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

@

Exhibit A TEXT-010


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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yeah long way to

go tho

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Exhibit A TEXT-011


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

iMessage

±)

-

W1 ft

Wvmei•IH#l~i·UW

you can try him on text tho

•iTa iF:lt:IRl•li-

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

llliMiilll i i

@

0

Exhibit A TEXT-012


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

±)

mliliilti .i.r.llltii

1/6/15, 1:15

PM

1ll/15

:53

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

•l ilt ilillf11MWirni-

1 9/15 4:59

PM

Grea

t"

Lot of girls Lot of girls

1/10/15 10:33

AM

@ 0

Exhibit A TEXT-013


14/77

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

±)

.l'ilt'il'illf1,f.i§lirn'i-

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

@ 0

Exhibit A TEXT-014


15/77

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

±)

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

.liill a 091 t 1¥ii ri mffl-

Recru1

1ng

1n La I was literally non-stop for 6 days

Naw I don't share

lt

ke

th

at

@ 0

Exhibit A TEXT-015


16/77

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

±)

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

eMFffilllil,112¥1•

..

@

Exhibit A TEXT-016


17/77

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

±)

eMrru\liI,112¥1•

..

Mi Miiiilliiiii™

W'l l l

You got

boobs

and he doesn

t

tho so u win that fight

Loi

good

to kno

@

Exhibit A TEXT-017


18/77

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

±)

MiIEMiiilliiiii™1111

W l

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

-+ffl*'AP

••

;men

@

Exhibit A TEXT-018


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

±)

;men

I barely survived cornell so u pro

ll

y r ent far o ff base

.

•

eM M¥J:.1¥11M

WWiWJIP

We can be really

good

here 1 will Just take time

Exhibit A TEXT-019


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

Are you riding the struggle bus a little over there

Omg E,

iMessage

±)

e1ri tm\ i11•

e1.s•J¥i¥iiM

W *1i IW;JIAI

We

can be really

good

here 1 will

ust

take time

•

..

il

Naw I'm not riding anything tonigb

@

Exhibit A TEXT-020


21/77

To:

Omg

S

Where's the emoji for both laughing and cringing

Hahahaha that

is

ust cringing Which upon second thought

is

exactly on point

lg) lg)

lg)il,t

~Qiwit,1

Yeah there we go

Hahaha

my

game?

You

mean for tomorrow?

You

wanna hrow

me

in there?

Just KIDDING Yanni

ut

I am good

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22/77

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for

people who do

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yo

u're trying to

go to

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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

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Yea I

wou ld

need a

li

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tonigb

lol. I m

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with

my

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23/77

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?

iMessage

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got so

mething tonigb

W'+ Affill Fi•iiii•M

Going

to

Springfield for hoop

hall

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abou

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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

iMessage

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Ur starting 5

wo

uld be

who

?

That s what I asked

Why do u think will

be

good?

Yo

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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Exhibit A TEXT-024


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

iMessage

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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

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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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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

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ave

you not

li

ved here long

eno

ugh

to

realize that yet

Upst

ai

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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Chez panisse upstairs

u an all downstairs girl then?

So upstairs s on

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Ohhhh gotcha. So you

get

there in the morning then

And then games all day?

I looked up t

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tournament sched

ul

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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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Naw Just takmg off now

Yah

Sunday and Monday

Txt me tomorrow I ll give u the sked

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r on u

chez

penise downstairs n

ext week

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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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30/77

To:

Physics, which I

don t

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see

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borne.

So

don t

wo

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Have a good fl ight

;;:

+

•

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 ?

iMessage

1/18/15,

12:09

PM

2/19/15, 10:24

PM

(±)

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Exhibit A TEXT-030


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?

iMessage

1/18/15 12:09 PM

2/19/15, 10:24 PM

2/23/15 10:59

AM

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.

Watching games Hit u tonight ttt

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elmJ¥1 r. 11W

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Exhibit A TEXT-031


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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et's plan on Vegas during the pac-12 tournament

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


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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didn't g,ve

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gave

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co

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n

t

ta

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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

LTE

:5

PM r

O

; r=J,

(

Can I

ge

t a shoutout,

offered from BYU for

basketball

11:31 PM

iMessage

Congrats dude, we only

cover cal stuff though

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Exhibit A TEXT-033


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

f

;

r=J

( •

Can I get a shoutout,

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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11:35 PM

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Exhibit A TEXT-034


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?

iMessage

2 26 1 5 6:51 AM

2/26/15

8:27 AM

2 26 15

. 10:25 AM

±)

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n

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Exhibit A TEXT-035


36/77


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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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

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wo

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Exhibit A TEXT-038


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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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?

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3/1/15 10:21

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to go

to the airport

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Exhibit A TEXT-040


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

±)

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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Exhibit A TEXT-041


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

iMessage

±)

h

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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3/16/15, 11:34 PM

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@

Exhibit A TEXT-042


43/77

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

±)

-

/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

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The coffee will be at Starbucks

..

eally

the

only

two

places I

am

,n my

apartment

are

the bed

and

the

c

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@

Exhibit A TEXT-043


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

±)

Giil

3/19/15

4:57 PM

,

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Exhibit A TEXT-044


45/77

To:

hanks Yanni

ould love

to have coffee sometime

Just fyi

cool

iMessage

±)

Again ly he can come

@

Exhibit A TEXT-045


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

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3/19/15

7: 8 PM

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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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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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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

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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

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1n

my spot wh ich

1s

really all I need honestly

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3/19/15 10:45 PM

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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

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Okay thanks anyway

No problem Jm sorry1

That s okay, I understand .

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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

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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

±)

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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Oh great I ll be sure to present that picture at the

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please give me number?

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He s interested in cal

-

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good one Yanni

3/31/15 5:27 PM

I ll

gi

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some

scoop I haven t given any1 else met with today

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Okay .. Thanks

-

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What s new th

is

week w

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recruits?

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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

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He

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Loi

good one

Yanni

Okay .. Thanks

What s new this week with recruits?

Oh

coo

l he s such a great kid


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 .

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-

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5:27 PM

I'll give u some scoop I haven't given any1 else met with

today

You work hard I respect 1

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4/7/1 5 6:30 PM

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th

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here this

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What's new this week with recruits?

Oh cool he s such a great kid


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

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(±)

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17/15 3:06 PM

417/15 6:30 PM

Nothing s here this weekend

mrmmrmwm

4/10/15 11:15 AM

• OOJIWP

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scoop'

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are

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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

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our

hope He s so

good

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k nd

of

kid

Yeah great kid crazy cool story

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a ternf,c story

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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

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4/15/15

2:03 PM

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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

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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

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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

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re yo

u doing

in

France

y

the way?

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tu Stais oU?

That s an easy one to understand

right?

•

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I'm not going to give you the name

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Okay mais


61/77

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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

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not

going to give you the name

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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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I have fam

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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

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fuck

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thought u were cal

li

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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

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ca ll

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I'm trying to write something ni

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to

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Like complete sentences are best ha

Im in tune with our guys, I thi

nk

I have a rea lly good f

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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

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ol

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Perfect,

th

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yo

u

Last thing is a

com

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you see the f

ac

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you didn't play but still

ma

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as

a coach

I m try

in

g to write something

abo

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t

he

ability to

tr

ansform perceived

wea

knesses into strengths

Because I think you

do th

at, which is

coo

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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

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I'll be back at 3

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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

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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

iMessage

±)

Who knows we' ll see n September

I'm not

go

ing

to

talk about at this point 1n the process

You

can

ask recruiting

spec

ifics I w ill give you the

names

of who we are recru1t1

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1

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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

rs

Thanks Yanni. I ll give them call

s

I can t reme

mb

er

if

I already talk

ed to

or

not I have

to

check b

ut

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

iMessage

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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

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5/1/15 7:42 PM

Congrats Yan

5/3/15 8:04

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When are you planning

to

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5/10/15 9:16 PM

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understanding

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5/10/15 9:16 PM

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day

on getting him

5/11/15, 10:07 AM

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yo

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don t

know

if

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it

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to do

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