The title of recruiting king has been largely between Coach K and John Calipari for the past decade, but now a new coach has inserted himself into the conversation.
Penny Hardaway, coach of the Memphis Tigers, has made things much more interesting. After securing the No. 1 recruit in James Wiseman for next season, he went on to top the recruiting rankings overall for the 2019 class.
Penny has come into the league and made it clear that he is ready to compete right away with the top coaches for top-tier recruits.
Jeff Goodman recently ran a poll that had some surprising results when it comes to which of these three coaches should be feared the most on the recruiting trail.