Are you sure you are not talking about Lance at this point
Lance looks desperate as well as unwanted by the elite programs, but St. John's is the one chasing him, not the other way around. Norm can't land his first elite recruit as a high-major head coach, despite the kid being a New Yorker, who showed up to several of the program's games and has limited choices, due to his behavior and reputation.
If you were his athletic director, you would have to ask what would it take for the head coach to land a single top 20 talent?