This is a huge test on Coach Boals' ability to recruit big fish. Get him Jeff! New arena, alumnus just made NBA, UMBC beat # 1, Ohio St Top assistant, etc, etc, etc. The deck is about as stacked as it could be right now. I agree, push the big fish in a small pond angle all the way, in addition to the above.
This was Pikiell's mgmt team strength, which clearly overshadowed his X's and O's, but in the big picture, it is his recruiting that got us on the map. This is a defining moment for Coach Boals, IMO.