With three recruiting years under his belt as the head coach of Kentucky, Coach Cal and staff has also brought in three straight number one classes. We all know the names: John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist to mention some of them. Players with very different personalities but all possessing great talent on the court. But it comes with a price…
Not only has Coach Cal landed these star athletes and building the number one recruiting classes, it has also landed Kentucky in the number one spot in another area. Kentucky has spent more money on recruiting this year than any other public school in the top conferences.
[B]Kentucky spent $434,095 in fiscal 2010.[/B] The University of Kansas was second with $419,228; and Florida third with $326,306, according to expense reports from 53 schools obtained through open-records requests.
It is unknown if that is higher than private schools such as Duke, who are not required to make this information available.
“Kentucky basketball is one of the most important things in our state and we are going to direct resources to ensure that it stays that way,” Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart said in a telephone interview.
[B]But I ask you, is Kentucky basketball worth that in your opinion? Leave us a comment below to let us know your thoughts.
[/B][SIZE=1][I]Source: Bloomberg[/I][/SIZE]
