Yesterday we looked at the names you’ll want to watch in the 2024 recruiting class, and I’m sure there were at least a few who saw the post and thought “Does this even matter?” After all, high school recruiting has been grossly overshadowed by the transfer portal. College Basketball’s new version of free agency.
High school recruiting is a marathon. There’s the scouting, the relationship building, the setting up of visits. All over the course of years in most cases. The transfer portal is a sprint. Players and programs have a round of speed dating, find the best suitor and get married.