Before our biggest selling point is we play our freshmen. Trent, Mark Smith, Ayo, Giorgi, Kofi and Miller all started as freshmen with Underwood and Curbelo gets featured minutes.
Now we can add championship contenders, great culture and pathway to the NBA (assuming Ayo and Kofi are making that leap) to the pitch.
In the long run, if we can lock in the coaching staff and get the IHSAA to permanently play the tourney in Champaign, we will have it all.
Regarding the coaching staff, Whitman hired Underwood when everyone seemed to want him to go all out for Archie Miller. That couldn’t look any better in hindsight.