Oh you of little faith. Perhaps gaining an understanding of UCONN's recruiting footprint will bolster your confidence in UCONN's ability to procure talent:
When describing the recruiting territory, Diaco said it will look literally like a footprint — Big Toe in Boston, little toe in Buffalo and the heel into Northern Virginia. The recruiting territory where UConn calls home will be from just South of D.C., Eastern PA all the way through to all of Massachusetts. That’s the home base.
“We are going to recruit our footprint like it’s our home state,” Diaco said. “New York, all five boroughs. Massachusetts completely, Eastern Pa. to Northern Virginia — a round semi-circle, portion of Virginia, D.C. and up to Baltimore then Delaware and straight up the coast, which is whole state of New Jersey.”
That’s going to be the footprint, but the Huskies will also have major presences in American Athletic Conference markets. Anywhere that has multiple direct flights a day from Bradley to an AAC city will have a major UConn presence.
“We are going to Dallas to fight against SMU, Tulsa in that area and those other schools,” Diaco added. “Cincinnati, Charlotte, to fight against East Carolina, South Florida (Tampa) and Central Florida (Orlando), we’re active in those cities. “
That’s going to be the footprint in major areas, and like always, the Huskies will also go into areas if they have a connection or a player expresses interest.