“Their games differed,” said Schachter, comparing McKinney to Caldwell. “Matt was like the No. 2-rated high school volleyball player when he was at Santa Ynez in 2002. He was about 6-8, stronger, thicker, more of a post player than Caldwell. He got a shot to be on both the volleyball and basketball teams at UCLA before injuries caught up to him. I think Kyle has a good shot to do the same.
“He’s been to one practice so far and he was a little rusty at first. Still, he showed a lot of skill and trust me we have a lot of talent on our team like [Santa Margarita’s] Klay Thompson, who’s going to Washington State and was the [CIF State Division III] Player of the Year. But for a guy to pick up the basketball after not doing so for a couple of months and to keep up with the rest of the guys who have been playing basketball since the season ended says a lot about Caldwell’s abilities.”
