Show :t ' The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 28 2003 — B7 ' down 576 percent of his : field-go- d attempts last tea- son Tabbed as one of the top 100 junior college players in the country Matheus was heavily recruited by the Continued from B1 “And like the next day coach Rahe called me again” Matheus say s with a smile “And then he called me three times a day “Coach Rahe was real nice —he recruited me real good' anl skitalr tka kalnail mi his game and rehabbing a nag- Being able tq play with his close friend Jackson was just' ging back injury" 'Aggies' ' “Ithink it will be goal for too enticing so Matheus While Matheus was trying me" Matheus says of his year' to decide which Division I spumed the Aggies' offer and ' MMitiail KIaIiamaI aMap school to attend Utah State awhy from game action ' “I’ll get bigger Stronger : ' even received a strong recom- Better niendation from Georgia head to more confusion for the coachJimHanick An Aggie Considering that Matheus Har- - : Brazilian when Haririck and has only been playing basket- assistant in the ball since he was 15 that’S his assistant coach son came rick was recruiting Matheus’ under fire following allega- teammate Marcus Jackson entirely possible As a teenag- er the former competitive tions of academic fraudand “Hesaid itwasa great I should swimmer grew that and illegal payments to playersreally place half inches in one year which sign with them and come' “Coach Hanick didn't tell us'what was going on So we here” Matheus recalls inspired him to give basket- But that was before Harrick ball a try didn't know what to do” 7:7 Matheus was scton dominat- - gbt a look at Matheus in Matheus said After Harrick stepped down action ing the sport in his hometown in March 2003 things became About a week after he saw so he moved in with his him play in a pick-u- p game a little clearer grandmother in iiearfoy Sao : ''y mid-’7- Carolina Young was also part of the recruiting process even though she was in South 7 America She had spoken on the phone with both Harrick and Morrill and Rahe promised that if her sonCame’ to Utah State he would per-sonally pay her a visit in Brazil “It was very important for Cassiano that his niom be involved" Rahe says “She 0s - : - - four-and--a- : : ' : which was awesome”'- And greatly missed by Matheus' years out of him now with redshirt year" After being being held out of a few practices early in the season Matheus is now fightr : When asked what he's most 'homesick for lie immediately replies “The food Here it’s pretty bad" Basketball-wis- e Matheus has been slowed by a bulging disk in his back The injury first appeared while at South Plains then became a huge r problem this fall - - that he Was unable to partici-- : 7' '' pate in prtseason workouts While he likely Would have redshirted anyway Matheus’ : bad back made it an easy deci- sion for he and the Aggies to sit out the season “He could help us this year ' from atalent standpoint but kaa ! aamaa ka LjU — L ' ' V V m ' care ofhim ” 1 Shortlyafter Matheus offi- daily signed with the Aggies Rahe made good on his promise and fie w do wn to Sao Paulo for a brief three-da- y 'visit “I met Cassiano's mom and ' she's a sweetheart of a per-Mm Datum aaui' (AlkM tkAn v ed and received releases from their letters of intent “We spent three days there and really liked it” Matheus say “I was already to come herebut when that happened j ” i irtg through the back pain and 'serving as a forte in the mid- die onUSU’sscout team “I know it’s hard for himtq sit out” Rahe says “But he's a fabulous kid a very intelli- gent kid and a great student I ' think all of those things those ' '' ''' ' ‘v - - - High School aged 200 points 122 : rebounds and 20 Mocks per game and drew the attention of an American junior college coach with Brazilian' ties' Soon Matheus wte on his ' way to northern Texas where ' he’d spend the next two years playing at South Plains Col- -' ’ lege for coach Steve Green ' The Texans won 3Q games during Matheus freshman ' and season the it went 31-repeated as conference and : regional champions in the : - season- - - 54 rebounds 1000 V s news soon - After averaging 62 points and41rebourKis in 2002-03- '' Matheus averaged 84 pants ' ' '- - 1:' " and knocked Out Continued firmti Bf for some teams' Jets t safety Games said “Sometimes ' it ends up like this'' not theway you want it to" ' At least the Jets (6-9- ) have an excuse Quarterback Chad Pennington missed six games after breaking his left wrist in ' the preseason and the team '' couldn't overcome an 0-- 4 -‘ start Since Pennington's return the Jets are 5 with' four loss- -' " es by seven points or fewer 7 “When you lose those types- 7 Sarri - - - - 4 4-:- offootball games you're never as bad asyour record would indicate” Jets coach' ' Offer extended until January 7 ’ 1 - ' e bonus of 1000 anytime Just switch to AT&T Wireless now and get a minutes on all LOcal National and Family plans $3999 amohth or above" with a agreement Hurry in today VouTi firid it's worth your time: ’ : -- one-tim- v 're 6)' two-ye- I 7' " All - ( - - j "''I! 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