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Willie Cauley-Stein embraces spotlight, magnitude of being a Wildcat

Willie Cauley-Stein was a little apprehensive about being a star last year.

Willie Cauley-Stein - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Willie Cauley-Stein emerged from the Joe Craft Center film room, saw the throng of Media Day reporters and turned back into the hallway.

It turns out Cauley-Stein needed to set something down and couldn't put it next to him with that many people surrounding him for an interview. A year ago, the move would have represented Cauley-Stein's apprehension about the idea of being a star.

Then, Cauley-Stein wasn't ready for the spotlight. He preferred to stay in the shadows as a supporting cast member. Let the other talented, more highly touted freshmen take center stage, he thought. He figured, as a lower-ranked, relatively unknown “project,” he could come in, figure out his role on his time and blend in.

But that never quite happened.

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