Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Scott Nagy isn’t sure how he came to the conclusion that a 30-points-per-game scorer for a state champion just across town wasn’t Wright State material, but it happened. And, to his credit, he’s quick to say he blew it.
Amari Davis, an athletic 6-foot-3 wing at Trotwood-Madison, went to Green Bay instead and quickly became an All-Horizon League player. A coaching change prompted him to transfer to Missouri last year, and he had a productive season there.
“As you look back, evaluations aren’t perfect. But we just really screwed up the first time and didn’t recruit him like we should have. I’m glad we’re getting a second opportunity,” Nagy said.
The coaches put their focus on another wing in that recruiting class, and they can’t be faulted if they thought more highly of 6-6 Tanner Holden, who became a two-time, first-team all-league pick.
But Nagy said: “We just didn’t do a very good job in our evaluation. It doesn’t happen very often, but it happens.
“We should’ve known, even if we’d gotten Tanner, it would’ve been smart to get Amari. It wasn’t an either-or.”
