ESPN - C-USA Recruiting Article

[Bearcat Tom]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=1853572

The Bearcats recruit a little differently. They don't necessarily have to 
sell a league. They've got Bob Huggins and the tradition to sell.


They also don't usually get a lot of early commitments. Cincinnati has one 
already, even with Huggins' summertime suspension for a DUI in June.


Tyree Evans, a 6-2 shooting guard out of The Winchendon School (Ma.), 
committed after Huggins' arrest. So far he still plans on signing with the 
Bearcats in the fall.


But make no mistake: This is a critical recruiting season for the Bearcats. 
But it just will be harder to judge the class until April. Cincinnati will 
probably use the entire season to recruit, especially in light of Huggins 
being off the recruiting trail all summer.


The Bearcats aren't going to go into the Big East limping. They plan on 
making an impact. That's why Huggins plans on returning with even more drive 
once he's allowed to coach this team again.


There is too much at stake for the program to go into the Big East without 
being prepared.


"The players who are typically attracted to Cincinnati are attracted to 
Cincinnati, regardless of Conference USA or the Big East or whatever league 
we are in," Cincinnati assistant Andy Kennedy said.


"The one thing the Big East will do for us is get us into different markets. 
We don't usually recruit New York (former Bearcat Kenny Satterfield was from 
N.Y.), but we will," Kennedy said. "We haven't had kids from the Boston area 
because we didn't recruit there. This will help with our name recognition in 
the Northeast, and that's where you might see a change in recruiting. It 
will take us a year to feel the effects of the Big East."

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