Craig Skinner (Vicky Graff Photo)
As Kentucky volleyball continues to win year after year, has that put more pressure on recruiting or made recruiting easier for coach Craig Skinner?
“We are very excited about our (20)21 class. We have done our job there but you never know until they sign,” Skinner said. “The advantages are more doors are opened and we are talking with more people in different parts of the country than we have before.”
Kentucky has become an annual SEC title contender, top 20 team, and NCAA Tournament participant under Skinner. This season UK is 19-1 and just claimed its fourth straight SEC championship. UK should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
“The better you get, the bigger ego you get and go after the cream of the crop of recruits, and then the competition is stiffer to get them,” Skinner said. “You need great players, but you also need the right players. I don’t think we will ever shy away from the fundamentals we use to recruit.”
Whatever Skinner and coaches of other UK women’s sports are doing, it certainly is working. The only Division I school that is nationally ranked in the top 25 in women’s basketball, women’s indoor track, softball, women’s swimming, and volleyball is Kentucky.
