We had an interesting conversation with interim ISU men's coach Deane Martin on the coaches show last night. Deane said he and the current staff are still recruiting hard, "as if we are going to be here next year." He said they are focusing on in-state kids, both seniors and underclassmen, and have offers out to players in each category.
He said ISU has five scholarships to give, but one has been promised already (presumably to Garrett Swanson). He acknowledged the need to find players who can contribute immediately, but also noted that the new stiffer academic requirements ISU has imposed on all sports makes the JC talent pool shallower. He also sounded like ISU has some potential D-1 transfers who may be looking to join the program.
I checked the web site and the show hasn't been archived yet, but it's worth a listen once it is if you're at all interested in the long-term future of the men's program. It will be fascinating to see how all of this plays out over the next several months.
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He said ISU has five scholarships to give, but one has been promised already (presumably to Garrett Swanson). He acknowledged the need to find players who can contribute immediately, but also noted that the new stiffer academic requirements ISU has imposed on all sports makes the JC talent pool shallower. He also sounded like ISU has some potential D-1 transfers who may be looking to join the program.
I checked the web site and the show hasn't been archived yet, but it's worth a listen once it is if you're at all interested in the long-term future of the men's program. It will be fascinating to see how all of this plays out over the next several months.
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