Los Angeles Times: He's Getting Offers With All the Fixings. Nation's Top Recruit Feted & Fed.
- Steve Klosterman
- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 23, 2022
September 24, 2002| Eric Sondheimer
By the time Steve Klosterman finishes his college recruiting trips, he'll probably qualify to be a restaurant critic, considering how much steak, lobster and prime rib he'll be eating over the next month.
Klosterman, a 6-foot-7 volleyball player at Huntington Beach Marina High, is the No. 1 high school prospect in the nation, which means he's going to encounter an elaborate wooing process.
On each college trip, schools will feed him until he's stuffed. They'll escort him on a private tour of the campus, maybe put his name in lights on the arena scoreboard and try to treat him to such a unique experience that he'll want to sign a letter of intent Nov. 13.
UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, Hawaii, UC Irvine and Long Beach State are the schools taking their best shots.
"I really don't know where I'm going," Klosterman said.
He does have some ideas what he's looking for, such as what the school has to offer academically and how well the players get along as a team.
"Probably most important is how the coach treats players," Klosterman said. "Is he a personable guy you can go up and talk to?"
Klosterman will soon learn that every coach is personable during the recruiting process. That's what makes a final decision so difficult.
Of course, some athletes end the suspense by committing early. It eases the stress and helps keep their waistlines in check.
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