When his son was considering college options, San Antonio Stars coach Dan Hughes sought the advice of an alumnus.
The Air Force Academy had been recruiting Bryce Hughes to play basketball, but life at a military academy is a much different college experience than the norm.
So Dan Hughes called a 1970 Air Force graduate to get his thoughts, and Gregg Popovich asked him to put Bryce on the phone.
“You’re going to have some nights where you wonder why you’re there, but the important thing is to persevere through that,” Popovich told Bryce. “It will break you down and build you back up.