I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if we weren't in his top 15, then we weren't going after him that hard.
This quote from an article about WSU recruiting seems to back up your contention about how hard we went after him. Head coaches from some schools (Florida, etc.) pursued him but for UConn it was Assistant Coaches:
Kevin Marfo (Quinnipiac graduate transfer)
Vitals: 6-foot-8, 245-pound center from Bergenfield, N.J.
2019-20 season: Averaged 10.2 points, 13.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.2 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game with 29 starts for Quinnipiac, which finished 15-15 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Shot 48.4% from the field and 71.0% on free throws.
Current recruiting: Head coach interest from Florida, Xavier, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Boston College.
Assistant coach interest from San Diego State, Louisville, Maryland, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, Penn State, Saint Mary’s, Wichita State, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Memphis, Arizona State, Rhode Island, St. John’s, Georgetown, South Carolina, VCU, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and Nebraska,
per 247 Sports.
Read more here:
https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article241391931.html#storylink=cpy