Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Scott Nagy knows other teams are watching. They see how well the Raiders recruit at the mid-major level, and they’re taking notes.
When Nagy and his staff make a scholarship offer — especially to a prospect who’s far from being from a finished product — their rivals usually are quick to offer that same player.
Drey Carter’s first shot at a Division-I full ride came from Wright State in June before his senior year. By the time he committed to the Raiders in November, his scholarship tally was at 15.
Mid-majors — and perhaps even high majors — missed on Brandon Noel. The Chillicothe star was being wooed only by D-II schools when Wright State offered, and he committed just as the chase was beginning to heat up.
“That happens a lot. It’s one of the reasons why we’re slow to offer kids. You look at so many of our top kids, and very few people recruited them (before Wright State showed interest),” Nagy said.
“Hardly anyone recruited Loudon. Hardly anybody recruited Grant. Trey didn’t have a ton of recruiting. Tanner had hardly any recruiting. We can go down the list.”
