I think every program makes recruiting misses
Scottie was not willing to wait a year here to develop and yet he transferred and sat out that entire next year anyway
....He's doing well, and perhaps that's the right fit - but recall - had not Brian Wardle spotted him & offered him in spring of 2015,
and gave him a chance - he'd be playing DII or DIII ball or would have had to go to juco - He literally owes his DI success to Brian Wardle.
Hard to know but....Scottie left at the end of the 2015-16 season - so that freed up an extra scholarship that Brian could go out and land someone else...
shortly thereafter - he offered and landed Elijah Childs - so just maybe we upgraded!!
The only other scholarship that opened up that spring was followed by the landing of Jojo - which then turned into getting Ja'Shon the next spring.
So I'd say when we lost Davante Cooper & Scottie James but used the scholarships for replacement front court guys & picked up Elijah Childs & Ja'Shon Henry as a result - then Wardle made the RIGHT moves and he made the BEST of what could have been a mistake.