Yep. I was going to mention Diakite too, but I saw he was a 2025 and misread the OP was talking about 2024. I think Diakite may be a little older, so if he can reclassify to 2024, definitely. If not, 2025.
I know this kid is ranked pretty highly. I’ve seen him play a few times for northwest and he’s been really bad each time I’ve seen him. In the championship game he didn’t make any impact on either end. Maybe I just saw him play bad games which happens to high schoolers and is why I never mentioned it until now that his name got brought up again.
I hope Tyler feels the love this program has for its players, and that generations of players consider it a family. Performing at a high level as a UConn Husky in your home state is a feeling only a couple of handfuls of UConn greats have experienced, but they’re remembered forever.
Honestly agreed. If any kid can be bought by some bag coach, let them. I’m sure Clingan is cleaning up very nicely, especially after this run.
Where is this coming from. Is there somebody you're responding to? Must be blocked for me.
And we tend to have more team success with local players. Harrison,Jones,Clingan,Saunders,Burrell,smith,austrie, olander,Hayes
I met Scott Burrell recently, and he couldn’t have been nicer and more generous with his time. Donny Marshall had come to watch his SCSU team play. Scott and I talked briefly about the old days of UConn hoops when he, Chris Smith, and Murray Williams played. All homegrown CT kids. And the state’s passion was at a fever pitch, and the state was behind the Huskies like few times ever before. When the Huskies have home state kids playing and sharing the success, it just hits so much differently.
Griffiths’ recruitment was influenced by his dad having known Pikiell since they were schoolboy players. From what I understand, UConn’s style of play (at the time, viewed as defensive minded, winning lots of 51-50 type games) was viewed as a drawback to showcasing the offensive game for the next level. You’d think that these kids would be pivoting now seeing how exciting UConn plays offensively with inside and outside games. And Hawkins is showing that UConn can still produce wings that are worthy of lottery picks. Why kids would pass up their home state school to go to Piscataway NJ and finish fourth in the Big 10 is beyond me. Hurley has shown that with the right personnel, they will play this way.
We run the most NBA stuff of any team in the country and have a top 5 offense. I would be pretty shocked if Betsey doesn't come here.
| Aug 18, 2022 | Tyler Betsey | SF | HS Junior | 6'7" | 175 lbs | fiber_manual_record Offered |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Isaiah Abraham | SF | HS Junior | 6'7" | 190 lbs | fiber_manual_record Offered |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Johnuel Fland, Jr. | PG | HS Junior | 6'2" | 165 lbs | fiber_manual_record Offered |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Naasir Cunningham | SG | HS Junior | 6'8" | 165 lbs | fiber_manual_record Offered |
If he goes to Rutgers, winning isn't important to him.
