They also had a hand in getting him out to Gorman (where Rice's bro coached) when highschool politics in Utah went berzerk with his arrival here.
Roese almost landed another Brazilian PF who prepped in Cali--who was unfortunately persuaded to go pro in Brazil the summer before he got here.
It also wasn't coincidence that a couple of our JC pickups besides Araujo were Brazilian. Remember Malaman & Luis Lemes?
mutu.