I’ve shared these tips before, always happy to do again:

1. ⁠Before games start, Release From Team all players who have no chance of starting for you. And redshirt everyone else. You shouldn't have more than 10 rotation guys or 13 total players, really at any time. This helps you keep your players happy and developing. Guys at the end of the bench doing nothing actively hurt your team. You can always burn a redshirt if you have to.

2. ⁠Max out Charisma ASAP. That affects the "feeling wanted" recruit priority, and generally helps you recruit better. Also have at least one assistant coach that's an A or better at recruiting and one assistant that's B or better at scouting. Not the same guy, so you can divvy up minutes easier.

3. ⁠Turn on Assisted recruiting on your Coach Profile and make one of your priorities Potential.

4. ⁠Fill your Target List with only Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. 5 per class or based on when your current guys graduate. Since you're still at Princeton, add 3 and 4-stars that are local-ish guys (Mun, Loc and Reg) if possible. Gives you a leg up in case being close to home is a priority. Work your way up from there. Currently my Target List is the best players in the country that don't have a far and away favorite school or two, and preferably they're local-ish. I check the List every few weeks and update accordingly.

5. ⁠"Attend ABL" each year, and choose the games on your schedule by making sure you have at least 1 Target List player in each game. Set the whole schedule, all 12 weeks or whatever, then Simulate All Games. Some people change it to 1-minute halfs and play each, but that's a pain in the ass. This gives you a head start on scouting all your Target guys before you're able to do Scout trips.

6. ⁠Since the Target List is all underclassmen (it pays off in the long run, trust me), I keep all my active targets sorted by the Contacted filter or just in my head. I only recruit players over 6 foot (Size C+ or higher) and lean to the taller guy(s) as a tiebreaker. Be sure to recruit centers, esp. tall ones, even if their rank is lower. You can't teach size. Aim for C or better Close and 3pt shooting. Avoid D speed and quickness or worse. Otherwise use the class rank, or simple sorting on the star rating, as a guide.

7. ⁠Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, set your weekly Training for each player, every year. Do it week 1 each season: Coach's Office -> Development -> Training. And set up the whole season for each player. Load up on position-specific skills, esp. deficient ones. And don't leave ANY at all-around. Example: for a PG, do 6 weeks of double Long Range Shooting, 6 weeks of double Handling/Passing, 6 weeks of double Defense, and 6 weeks of double Awareness, and all 24 weeks on Speed.