The recruiting plans Drake and Northern Iowa have developed are vastly different but easy to defend.
Look at last season’s results in the Missouri Valley Conference. Then line up next season’s rosters as they appear during the live men’s basketball spring signing period.
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UNI has been patient with prep standouts under head coach Ben Jacobson and rewarded with wins in back-to-back NCAA tournament trips. The Panthers will welcome in three more high school prospects next season.
“To have guys that are used to winning and accustomed to winning is a big thing we look for in recruits,” UNI assistant coach Erik Crawford said.