Rodney Purvis to UConn official

[tuvent08]

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...purvis-transfer-0420-20130419,0,5739378.story

 

[EricLA]

Excited about this kid and really glad we got him. 3 years eligibility left, right? Be ready to jump in next year when Shabazz is gone. If Boat leaves too, he'll be ready to start at the 1 in 2014. Either way, a really good pickup and sets the stage for some great recruiting in the next 2 years...

 

[huskiesnyc]

Welcome to the UConn fam Rodney!

 

[nomar]

Never nervous Purvis!

 

[tcf15]

Gotta love this. Awesome Ollie-ism:

 

[UConn Hoops1]

Once again............"WELCOME TO UCONN RODNEY!!! VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A HUSKY!!!"


GO HUSKIES!!

 

[Donyell]

Really good news, now we need all the others too come back for next year.

 

[sparky]

A really good pick up. Rodney will flourish here wit the style of play and the guidance of Ollie.

 

[Kitaman]

It sucks we (i.e. he) have to wait a year. Welcome aboard.

 

[Chin Diesel]

What many of this board were advancing.

"He brings us leadership, even next year," Ollie said. "No, he won't be playing, but he gives us a high-caliber basketball player that we can practice against every day. And he's going to improve just by going against our guards, going through our workouts, and developing. Then, when he plays the following year, he's going to be hungry, he'll be chomping at the bit to play. Rodney will come right in and add stability to the backcourt and that's something we'll welcome. And he won't be a freshman. He'll be a junior maturity-wise."