I think he probably did at other places. I don't think he has to, now. He's pitching a dream team of the best talent in the country, and a national title shot ever year. He's pitching a one year NBA primer to these kids. He's pitching the 1st round of the draft. He's pitching the lottery. He's pitching the millions of dollars and shoe contracts that these kids will be getting after a year, and he's got the track record to back it up.
Yeah but so is Izzo and Coach K and Self etc. How can he get so many kids and not have to worry about kids getting hung up on playing time etc. As they do other places. It is frankly unprecedented in the history of modern college basketball. A normal market would naturally distribute despite the inherent benefits, he has shattered any kind of reasonable kentucky bump. Given his history and how easy it is to actually cheat and get away with it (especially as he has learned from his past) If I could look under the hood and see what really goes on I would be shocked if I learned they were not. I don't think Self, Izzo or coach K cheat and I doubt Roy does well at least in getting them there. It is a shady game and hard to rein in over ambitious boosters even if the coaches are above board.