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While the pandemic didn’t affect offers for top-end recruits such as Minnehaha Academy’s Chet Holmgren, Morgan represents most high school basketball prospects who are now heading into the November signing period frustrated after missing out on a normal recruiting experience.
“There was a lot of downsides for college recruiting this summer, but you still had to make it work with what you had,” said Morgan, who committed to North Dakota State last week over Iowa and St. Thomas.
NCAA recruiting rules changed quickly and dramatically to protect prospects and college coaches in all sports from COVID-19. The Division I Council voted March 18 to ban all in-person recruiting, and it’s been extended every month and now the ban goes at least until Jan. 1.
Coaches aren’t allowed to attend recruits’ games or practices. Prospects can’t take official visits. Those safety measures meant less exposure and minimal relationship building. Recruitment turned into a guessing game, with offers and commitments based on livestreamed games, virtual tours and video calls.
“It was tough on all of us,” 247Sports.com recruiting analyst Eric Bossi said. “It’s tough on coaches to decide who to get scholarships to. It’s tough on evaluators trying to figure out rankings and who to recommend to coaches. And hard on the players themselves trying to get their education taken care of.”
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While the pandemic didn’t affect offers for top-end recruits such as Minnehaha Academy’s Chet Holmgren, Morgan represents most high school basketball prospects who are now heading into the November signing period frustrated after missing out on a normal recruiting experience.
“There was a lot of downsides for college recruiting this summer, but you still had to make it work with what you had,” said Morgan, who committed to North Dakota State last week over Iowa and St. Thomas.
NCAA recruiting rules changed quickly and dramatically to protect prospects and college coaches in all sports from COVID-19. The Division I Council voted March 18 to ban all in-person recruiting, and it’s been extended every month and now the ban goes at least until Jan. 1.
Coaches aren’t allowed to attend recruits’ games or practices. Prospects can’t take official visits. Those safety measures meant less exposure and minimal relationship building. Recruitment turned into a guessing game, with offers and commitments based on livestreamed games, virtual tours and video calls.
“It was tough on all of us,” 247Sports.com recruiting analyst Eric Bossi said. “It’s tough on coaches to decide who to get scholarships to. It’s tough on evaluators trying to figure out rankings and who to recommend to coaches. And hard on the players themselves trying to get their education taken care of.”
Pandemic puts no-look into Minnesota prep basketball recruiting
Getting noticed by coaches has been tougher for top recruits, including many who have found it harder to attract top scholarship offers after NCAA rule changes.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!