I’m sure that’s the kind of recruiting class Iowa fans want to see in year 10 of Fran.
they are Fran's recruits and Iowa's HC,
Been reading the HR and HN board and most ignoring the lack of stars and are concentrating more on their atheltic and defensive abilities.
players that don't score and play defense get ignored by the rating people and by the elite teams, as they look at the big time scorers and AAU teams ball hogs. the players that play defense get ignored it has always been that way.
Fran looks for players that will fit his scheme,
these players fit his scheme but with a defensive attitude. He won't get the 5* players but will get the rare top 50 player and players in the 75 to 150 range, then fill in the roster with under the radar players.
Ugundele is not even in the ESPN Data base,
Foster is in that 51-65 range, 4*
Ulis is a grade 79 by ESPN one point below a grade 80 4* in your face defender and dribbling PG
Perkins is a grade 77 by ESPN. high 3* another in your face defender that can dribble drive, dish and finish at the rim.
not exactly bottom of the barrel players, these are the players that have been missing on the defensive side of the ball.
the biggest gripe has been the lack of dribble drive guards and defensive in your face defenders.
this is what Toussaint brings. Fran is adjusting who and what type of players he is recruiting,
just like the Twins Fran's new assistant who is the defensive coach is the one that watched them and asked Fran to look at them, the new coach is a ex HC at a D1 College that made the NCAAT so he knows the type of players needed to make the NCAAT, Speraw was the HC for 17 years for UCF. getting his coaching start at Florida under Lon Kruger.
Taylor was a HC for 18 years before joining Fran's staff,
somehow I will trust a staff with 2 former HC with 17+ years experience with teams making multiple trips to the NCAAT under their leadership.