12-15-2020, 05:50 PM
I agree that the success of the WBB team definitely matters and impacts recruiting. Winning a championship obviously is brobdingnagian. But getting to Final Fours, being ranked in the top 10, getting talked about in ESPN, all these things matter as well.
My evidence of this is Duke women's basketball. For a while they were competing with us (and other schools) for the top recruits. Then they hit a rough patch basketball wise and their recruiting plummeted. Still a great school with great academics but suddenly none of the top recruits were considering them. Their charismatic new head coach could certainly change things but they have definitely fallen from where they were with recruiting.
My evidence of this is Duke women's basketball. For a while they were competing with us (and other schools) for the top recruits. Then they hit a rough patch basketball wise and their recruiting plummeted. Still a great school with great academics but suddenly none of the top recruits were considering them. Their charismatic new head coach could certainly change things but they have definitely fallen from where they were with recruiting.