We had 13 last year and guys like Aire, Jakai, and Danilo (redshirt iirc) barely saw the court.
Guys aren’t coming here to sit on the bench. Especially in the days of the portal.
I don’t think we were hot in pursuit of Kante. Iirc he only visited Maryland and Michigan. Plus with Nwoko, I’d say the need at 4 and backcourt help is far greater.