As many of you know, recruiting legend Tom Konchalski died in February of this year of prostate cancer.
The word “legend” is not used lightly in his case. He touched countless lives and was renowned for his innate decency.
Along with Howard Garfinkel, in sort of an Odd Couple pairing, Konchalski ran the Five-Star camp where countless players made their names including some Duke players.
Five-Star was ultimately left behind as AAU ball began to rise but Konchalski merely adapted. He knew essentially every coach and not only knew the high school players every year, he knew where they would fit best, too.