Would you take a risk on someone that graduated with below a 3.0 GPA with Cs in their math/computer science courses, but went back to school, took some core CS

Would you take a risk on someone that graduated with below a 3.0 GPA with Cs in their math/computer science courses, but went back to school, took some core CS courses, aced them, got some research experience, and then applied to PhD programs?