Steve Dagostino had seen snippets of Kevin Huerter's burgeoning basketball skills as the former Division II All-American’s business as a local trainer began to grow in upstate New York.
One afternoon, when Huerter was in 10th grade at Shenendehowa High, the skinny red-headed youngster did something that made Dagostino think the ceiling was a lot higher for Huerter than he previously believed.
At the time, Dagostino had been working for a couple of years with Huerter, who had just gone through a growth spurt to reach about 6 feet 3, but he barely weighed 150 pounds.
“I came into the gym and he made this pass — it was like a crosscourt, fullcourt, left-handed pass on a dime, and I turned to the person next to me and I said, ‘Kevin is going to be a pro.