Says Tae Simmons: ‘Even if somewhere like UCLA offered me, I was so set on San Diego State’
More than a year ago, Tae Simmons sat down with his family and created a short list of “dream schools” to continue his basketball career in college.One problem: He’d never visited the campus, had no family connections to the university and wasn’t being actively recruited by Aztecs coaches.
“It’s one thing having a dream scenario,” said his father, Lavar Simmons. “And now you know, OK, it wasn’t only a dream scenario but the dream scenario actually is the best situation for you after you’ve done your research and due diligence. Speaking to coaches, speaking to players who went to the school and graduated from there, even speaking to people who weren’t athletes and just attended the school, there wasn’t a negative thing said, which in this day and age is hard to find.
“As soon as I got there and walked in, it was insane,” Simmons said. “I was taken aback with the atmosphere. This is the real deal. Every time they scored, people were erupting and cheering. I sat behind these two older ladies who were talking about the players like they knew them. This is the kind of family atmosphere I want.”Tae Simmons was offered a scholarship by SDSU late last month.
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