The Sun's Arizin: Are shoes companies affecting Villanova basketball recruiting?

TGIF, 'Nova Nation! CBS wrote an interesting piece, complete with coach polling, about the impact that the major shoe brands (Nike, Adidas, Under Armour) are having on college basketball recruiting. The consensus is that most coaches don't feel (or can't prove) that they've lost a battle due to a shoe company. But the consensus also seems to be that it might be changing.

Villanova is a Nike school, and has landed it's fair share of Nike players in recent seasons. Omari Spellman, Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Phil Booth, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart all played for Nike-sponsored programs. However, Tim Delaney, Kris Jenkins and Ryan Arcidiacono all played for Under Armour sponsored programs.

So, they're getting kids from both Nike and UA, but not Adidas. But have they lost anyone because they were an Adidas player?

And now, the "news."

Candid Coaches: Has a shoe company ever cost you a player's commitment? | CBSSports.com
Shoe companies and their varying and sometimes intimidating influence is something very much a part of the modern culture of college basketball recruiting. Befriend them, embrace them, or else. There are coaches who believe certain players coming from certain AAU programs have little-to-no chance of NOT picking a school with identical shoe-company ties. And Under Armour's push to get on the level of Adidas and Nike had a lot of coaches talking.

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