Trice isn't ideal, but he's a better option simply for his rebounding, defense, and only tying up a scholarship for two years. Pretty concerning that this all-star staff can't recruit all that well. Flame away.
Trice would be a project big, as well. Most bigs are projects in some sense. Even a lot of the highly ranked ones. Now, if you know of some land of available, non-project bigs, please do not keep it to yourself. That's just selfish.