Taking One for the Team

Trish18 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:37:00 GMT

The Washington State basketball team committed all of their available scholarships for the 2008-2009 while one highly touted recruit remained unsigned and out of luck.

Until Taylor Rochestie volunteered to give up his own scholarship in order for the program to sign the promising recruit Marcus Capers.

Rochestie is giving up his scholarship because his family can afford to pay his tuition to attend Washington State next year. With the Cougars going 26-8 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament last year, Rochestie figures this is a way to give back to the program and help keep it among the nation's elite for years to come.

"When I first learned of this option to open up a scholarship by giving up mine, I thought it sounded great,'' Rochestie said in a press release. "I am thankful that I was fortunate enough to be in a situation where I could help the team out.''

This is one of the most inspirational examples of being a team player and the selfless acts that often result
from belonging to a team.

However, do you think coaches might take advantage of financially-privileged recruits and encourage them to pay their own way for the "greater good" of the program?

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