Well, Bob Huggins is who we thought he was and on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period for men’s college basketball, he received a National Letter-of-Intent from Kevin Jones. The 6-foot-8 frontcourt force was quietly deliberating his options and, honestly, the Mountaineers weren’t a clear favorite. Yet when it came time for pen to go to paper, Jones picked Huggins. And make no mistake, Huggins picked Jones, a top 100 player in the Class of 2008 and a star from the obscenely talented New York City area that WVU hadn’t jumped into very much in recent years.

The urge is to talk about how this is where WVU’s program is now and that Huggins, who can obviously recruit with anyone, is going to land a number of players like this before he’s done. Too easy. I think the more revealing display of where we are today comes not from the signing, but from the fact Jones has his own website.

These well known collegiate programs respect his talents as an elite basketball player and academic scholar. They recognize his abilities as straight up post player, aggressor on the boards offensively and defensively and his sniper like shooting range. Kevin Jones is personally committed to his development as a man and a basketball player who can take his game to the next level. He is a person who embodies the high school basketball ideals and winning attitude that are expected from a member of the Mount Vernon High School Varsity team.

Well, I’d recruit him based on that blurb. And that’s the point. That’s the direction in which we’re headed. Coaches like Huggins are only allowed so many days out on the road and players can only make so many visits to campuses. There are no regulations for e-recruiting, though, and sites like Jones’ are personalized recruiting resumes that allow for unlimited access and availability.