The Season 125 first recruiting phase has just finished. We came in with 4 openings and plenty of talent in Arizona, but I was quickly eliminated from contention from several of those prospects, just due to preferences and prestige. I again targeted players with high potential and have signed three, with another sitting and waiting as a late signee.
Here are the recruits so far:
Kozak and Monks were two of my original targets.
Kozak is Very High in Defense and Stamina, while he has High potential in Athleticism, Speed, Rebounding, Shot Blocking, and Low-Post. With his 92 Work Ethic, this is going to be a guy that will be a very good player by the time he graduates. He has a preference of Fast Break, so he will fit in well offensively.
Monks doesn't have the Work Ethic (31), but he has solid starting core ratings and potential that will help turn him into a player that I can use for the next four seasons. Very High Athleticism, Speed, and Ball Handling. High Rebounding, Shot Blocking, and Low-Post. With preferences of Fast Break and Fullcourt Press, he will fit my schemes nicely.
Roth is a very intriguing prospect. With 99 Work Ethic and five categories of Very High potential (Rebounding, Defense, Low-Post, Perimeter, and Ball Handling) and three categories at High (Speed, Shot Blocking, and Stamina), with everything else at Average, this is a kid that could become one of the best players on this team in three seasons. He has a preference of Fullcourt Press, so he will fit right in on defense and will really help with a deep rotation moving forward. I'm very excited to see the type of player he becomes.
The conference tournament just started this morning and we were bounced out, as expected. This ends our season at 5-22, an improvement from last season's 0-27 record. The program only had 13 wins in the previous three seasons before I came in. I feel like we are on track to top that total next season. With IQs rounding out, it is really all about making the PI next season to get our prestige up. Once we do that, we can start bringing in some higher level talent to the desert.