Skilled and athletic bigs are the most in-demand recruits… and we’re just not a blue blood yet. Diamond in the rough bigs are generally low probability gambles simply because of how rare and valuable big men are in CBB (so, generally, the diamond in the rough prospects are really rough).
Think about how few NBA bigs you see coming out of mid majors as compared to guards and wings.
Fortunately, we are finally finding our footing in recruiting after the Adidas scandal… so Aire should fill that role next year.