dylans said: Honestly it’s the coach that is the face of the bball program. That’s part of the reason he’s paid so well, brand recognition generated by success. Roy = UNC, Coach K = Duke Boeheim = ‘Cuse. Etc. Players are more the flavor of the month, @kjayhawks didn’t even mention Mario! College coaches are paid so much because they don’t share funds with players. They are paid in accordance with how much revenue their programs produce. Even though coaches never score any points, the players they develop are responsible for winning games that does influence the amount of income to universities. Coaches change but the support for the university is still there; for the players on the court. Going all the way back to Dick Harp, new coaches at KU have inherited very good talent when they took the reins. The FACE was there before they took the job. Hope it continues that way. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!

@JayHawkFanToo There was also a long stretch of time where USC was the favorite for Preston because of his mother’s relationship with the school. Most people thought he’d end up there. Once he ended up at Oak Hill he “opened” up his recruitment up again. At that time he was considering USC, KU, Maryland, UK. Syracuse got involved late, even getting him on campus and Indiana wanted him. He had plenty of programs after him despite him bouncing schools. When KU missed on Ayton, Preston got a lot of attention from Self and we ultimately signed him after he visited for Late Night. Ayton was the key to how we really got Preston. If KU had signed Ayton Preston goes somewhere else.