2024 Recruiting: Ahmad Nowell committed to UConn!

[SoCalCanine]

Happy birthday to me!

 

[HuskyHoosier]

Don’t kill me for this - i did like the earlier comparison to Kyle Lowry as upside potential - but does he compare at all to Posh or Wusu at SJU? But better after freshman year due to better coaching and development? Or is he significantly better due to his ranking?

 

[TheHorde]

One has to think that if you’re a big like Ngongba or a wing like Betsey, having Nowell committed as a lead distributor makes Storrs a very attractive destination. Add in Abraham and the beginning pieces are on board to keep the winning train rolling. The staff is putting on a master class.

 

[UofCT]

Did he say anything? Can’t find anything in the comments/etc

 

[husky429]

Calipari offered Nowell a scholarship in person and remarked about the guard’s abilities on both ends of the floor. “He talked about the things that he loved about me, how hard I played on offense, like my decision-making and my shot-making “ Nowell told the Inquirer. And Kentucky wasn’t really recruiting him?????

Talk is cheap. How many times did UK watch him this summer or visit? (Hint: the answer is very few)

It's entirely possible that Ahmad wasn't interested in UK and that's why there wasn't much smoke. But you and @TheHorde aren't living in the real world if you think that was a serious recruitment.

 

[husky429]

Who is a better PG/player between him and Pettiford?

Head to head, Pettiford was better this summer, but they're about on par as 4* players at this point

. Pettiford has better size and has a more versatile game. Ahmad is stronger, more effecient and a better defender.

 

[3rdbass]

I forgot it waa Sunday his announcment. I thought it was Monday. My dad textannouncement. Not unexpected but still great. Another great pickup and hopefully he is more than 1 year guard due to his size. Though if we win it in his first year he is welcomed to go. Lol!

 

[david]

Did he say anything? Can’t find anything in the comments/etc

He said ‘Nice shirt’ when Ahmad came back into camera view with the UConn shirt on.

 

[Husky pride]

Talk is cheap. How many times did UK watch him this summer or visit? (Hint: the answer is very few)

It's entirely possible that Ahmad wasn't interested in UK and that's why there wasn't much smoke. But you and @TheHorde aren't living in the real world if you think that was a serious recruitment.

You might want to add Calipari and the Kentucky fan recruiting site to us unfortunates who aren’t living “in the real world.”

 

[cohenzone]

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[Ratso]

I know that rahsool didn’t work out, but if we can get a philly pipeline going! I felt like syracuse had a lock on that for yrs…..& nova

 

[uconngb]

Talk is cheap. How many times did UK watch him this summer or visit? (Hint: the answer is very few)

It's entirely possible that Ahmad wasn't interested in UK and that's why there wasn't much smoke. But you and @TheHorde aren't living in the real world if you think that was a serious recruitment.

Who cares?? We got him..,,,isn’t that all that really matters??? Last I counted, we have 5 titles, Calipari has 1. I couldn’t care less who he recruits, did we beat him for a recruit , etc. Why do people get worked up about this.

We just got the guy WE wanted. Historically we have done well with the guys WE wanted. Historically, Calipari hasn’t done well with the guys EVERYONE wants. I couldn’t care less if he “really” wanted this guy or not. What an odd thing to focus on the day we get a significant recruit.

 

[NJHoops]

Congrats, Ahmad! Go be great!

 

[ElGreco]

Kentucky wasn't really recruiting him. Idk who wasn't interested--very easily could have been Ahmad--but let's not get excited. The chances of us reeling in a player UK seriously recruits is small. See: Justin Edwards.

You can be excited for this commitment without this fabricated narrative.

Funny

 

[ElGreco]

another top-10 class incoming?

Probably Top 5-in Hurley we trust!

 

[Scrutiner]

I liked this conversation... A nice change of pace from the run of the mill over produced commitment video. Clearly a kid with a great head on his shoulders. Even mentions the fanbase as a selling point.

Absolutely. He seems to be a tremendous young man. He was open about his feelings, well spoken and thoughtful in his responses to the questions the man on the court was posing, smiled, and showed a lot of maturity.
His mother did a great job raising him (from his own recounting of the difficulties he and his mother faced in his early childhood) and helping him become such a personable, successful and driven young man.
He will be successful wherever life takes him.
He's a winner and it's a credit to the coaching staff that they were able to secure his commitment.

 

[navery12]

You might want to add Calipari and the Kentucky fan recruiting site to us unfortunates who aren’t living “in the real world.”

Nobody on the Kentucky boards even cared about him or brought him up, and Calipari wasn't even going to his games all summer

 

[Sky ball]

Calipari offered Nowell a scholarship in person and remarked about the guard’s abilities on both ends of the floor. “He talked about the things that he loved about me, how hard I played on offense, like my decision-making and my shot-making “ Nowell told the Inquirer. And Kentucky wasn’t really recruiting him?????

Nobody was recruiting him...now. Just UConn.

 

[ElGreco]

Calipari offered Nowell a scholarship in person and remarked about the guard’s abilities on both ends of the floor. “He talked about the things that he loved about me, how hard I played on offense, like my decision-making and my shot-making “ Nowell told the Inquirer. And Kentucky wasn’t really recruiting him?????

 

[ElGreco]

One has to think that if you’re a big like Ngongba or a wing like Betsey, having Nowell committed as a lead distributor makes Storrs a very attractive destination. Add in Abraham and the beginning pieces are on board to keep the winning train rolling. The staff is putting on a master class.

Hopefully Cooper Flagg is taking notice as is the center from Boston!!

 

[TheHorde]

Nobody on the Kentucky boards even cared about him or brought him up, and Calipari wasn't even going to his games all summer

Not sure about Cal not going to his games but I just was reading one of the Kentucky boards a few minutes ago and a few posters were not happy they didn’t get him. And I just read an article in Kentucky media got off the press lamenting another 2024 recruit that they didn’t get.

 

[Ratso]

apparently, this year is kentucky’s best team yet…?

ok, enough of this blather

 

[REB1094]

Congratulations Ahmad and welcome to the University of UConn!!

 

[MDHuskFan]

You might want to add Calipari and the Kentucky fan recruiting site to us unfortunates who aren’t living “in the real world.”

Fwiw, if you’ve been on Kentucky Twitter, they’ve been on “not living in the real world”

 

[MDHuskFan]

Congrats, Ahmad! Go be great!

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Idk who this is, but for the theorists. Dan & Bob are both at the yanks game i believe.

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