I'll have to check the story with him/his dad, but I think registration had already filled when the tried to get on. IIRC his dad said they got on minutes after it was open and it was already filled. Is there another way to get in?
I will say this. He won MVP his freshman year and he was good then, but he has really matured a lot since then - both skill-wise ad physically. He's hit the weights hard and it shows. Steve definitely looks the part of a D1 athlete.