Pitino: "Recruiting the home state is really important"

per Rayno:

Since he arrived in Minneapolis, Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino has been preaching the value of recruiting in-state.

At a place like Minnesota – where there isn’t a recent history of success and the weather works against pitches to outsiders – making a strong campaign for the home players is always important.

But in the next two classes of recruits, that philosophy might be as demanding as ever. As much as any time in the last 10 years, the Land of 10,000 Lakes is flooded with solid targets and enough intriguing players to give the Gophers the opportunity to hand all seven of their expected scholarships to locals if they so desire.

“It’s pretty good right now,” Pitino said of the state of Minnesota basketball. “Recruiting the home state is really important, and I think we’ve done a really good job … we’ve got to continue doing that for future classes as well.”

http://www.startribune.com/pitino-o...the-home-state-is-really-important/388835611/

Go Gophers!!