Updated 2023 Recruiting Rankings from 247Sports

[HooperScooper]

Haven't been updated in a long time so figured I'd post it.

2023 Top Basketball Recruits

The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation and input from our network of scouts.

247sports.com

 

[navery12]

Not UConn related, but can't remember ever seeing a jump like Xaiver Booker before. Rose 87 spots to #4

 

[navery12]

UConn targets new rankings, going off memory so may have missed someone

23 Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso
24 Isaiah Miranda
25 Andrej Stokakovic
27 Taison Chatman
28 Stephon Castle - Commit
38 Scotty Middleton
39 Taylor Bol Bowen
47 Tafara Gapare (Potential 2022 Reclass)
49 Isaiah Coleman
56 TJ Power
63 Gavin Griffiths
67 JP Estrella
74 Elmarko Jackson
90 Solomon Ball
115 Aaron Clark
120 Reid Ducharme

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Collier at number 10 and ranked as the top GA player and I believe Castle is just as good now and has more upside.

 

[Huskyforlife]

UConn targets new rankings, going off memory so may have missed someone

23 Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso
24 Isaiah Miranda
25 Andrej Stokakovic
27 Taison Chatman
28 Stephon Castle - Commit
38 Scotty Middleton
39 Taylor Bol Bowen
47 Tafara Gapare (Potential 2022 Reclass)
49 Isaiah Coleman
56 TJ Power
63 Gavin Griffiths
67 JP Estrella
74 Elmarko Jackson
90 Solomon Ball
115 Aaron Clark
120 Reid Ducharme

Huge jumps for Solo Ball(unranked to 4 stars), Stokakovic up 78(!), and Coleman up 25.

 

[huskyfan224]

How many can we get? I’m assuming a wing and big to go with Castle. I really like Peja’s son, Griffiths, and Coleman

 

[navery12]

How many can we get? I’m assuming a wing and big to go with Castle. I really like Peja’s son, Griffiths, and Coleman

We currently have 4 open scholarships, but 3 are open for this year as well with 2 likely to be filled. So it's looking like a minimum of 2 more open and a max of 4 (if those last spots are filled by grad transfers). With the caveat that Newton and Alleyne have the option for a Covid year to come back and reduce those scholarship numbers by 1

 

[HooperScooper]

This article explains Griffiths' lower than expected ranking. Scotty Middleton, Andre Stokakovic, Isaiah Coleman and Reid Ducharme also mentioned. It's interesting that UConn is or has been linked to 5 of the 8 recruits in this article.

Gavin Griffiths missed the month of April with an eye injury and because of it he remains farther below the national radar than he otherwise would have been. The 6-foot-7 forward is one of the truly elite shot-makers in the class. He’s as close to automatic when in rhythm from behind the three-point line as anyone I’ve seen, but more than that, he’s also evolved into a tough shot-maker who can bury contested looks off the dribble or with a hand in his face. Combine that with his good positional size, he should be poised to make a big jump during the summer.

Eight players in the class of 2023 I'm higher on than the industry

You want to know what I really think? Ask me who’s over-rated. There is a list of players who are already resting on the laurels of their inflated reputations, lacking

247sports.com

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

One great attribute about our coaching staff is that they find the diamonds in the rough about a year before most other staffs. This has to continue to bode well for us down the road.

 

[Chantry1101]

The guy who wrote that article for 247, Adam Finklestein, is a former ESPN guy - who also coached at Choate, WCSU and UHart and is the founder of the New England Recruiting Report - lots of CT ties there.

 

[bendm]

We currently have 4 open scholarships, but 3 are open for this year as well with 2 likely to be filled. So it's looking like a minimum of 2 more open and a max of 4 (if those last spots are filled by grad transfers). With the caveat that Newton and Alleyne have the option for a Covid year to come back and reduce those scholarship numbers by 1

so if hurley brings in 2 more guys this summer that arent grad transfers, and newton/alleyne both use their covid year, and no one else goes pro or transfers out, then castle would be our only '23 recruit.

that certainly wouldnt be the big '23 class we were hoping for lol, but unless the 2 guys TBD are legit reclasses i could see them both hitting the portal next summer to make room. having said that, i really dont think hurley wants to use the portal as an excuse to bring guys in for 1 year. this is going to be interesting.

 

[nomar]

UConn targets new rankings, going off memory so may have missed someone

1 Emmett Hendry - Commit
24 Isaiah Miranda
25 Andrej Stokakovic
27 Taison Chatman
28 Stephon Castle - Commit
38 Scotty Middleton
39 Taylor Bol Bowen
47 Tafara Gapare (Potential 2022 Reclass)
49 Isaiah Coleman
56 TJ Power
63 Gavin Griffiths
67 JP Estrella
74 Elmarko Jackson
90 Solomon Ball
115 Aaron Clark
120 Reid Ducharme

 

[aburks41]

We cannot let Griffiths go to PC. We have to lock him up

 

[aburks41]

We cannot let Griffiths go to PC. We have to lock him up

Maybe even worse.... barf

 

[evmore]

Maybe even worse.... barf

if a kid willfully chooses Rutgers or Providence over UConn they're either getting a bag of cash or they don't want to compete in order to compete, and i pass on those types in favor of a kid willing to compete for their spot. It is an honor to play Connecticut basketball.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Maybe even worse.... barf

When this happened with Cliff I wrote it off as a one time thing/great job making the kid feel wanted by that staff. Losing an instate kid to them that we recruited hard is gonna sting even harder.

 

[navery12]

I thought by offseason #5 with Hurley we'd stop freaking out every May about all the recruits we're "missing" out on, but I should really know better. Recruiting is one thing you don't need to worry about with this staff

 

[husky429]

if a kid willfully chooses Rutgers or Providence over UConn they're either getting a bag of cash or they don't want to compete in order to compete, and i pass on those types in favor of a kid willing to compete for their spot. It is an honor to play Connecticut basketball.

From what I'm gathering this isn't him choosing anyone over UConn--it's us not pursuing him.

 

[Huskyforlife]

From what I'm gathering this isn't him choosing anyone over UConn--it's us not pursuing him.

Any rumored reasons for that? Would be a sharp change of course if true.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

He just posted to his page a couple of pics in Rutgers shirt with tag of "not committed". I wouldn't worry just yet.

 

[Blue Idiaco]

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Yes, please.

 

[coloradohusky]

How many can we get? I’m assuming a wing and big to go with Castle. I really like Peja’s son, Griffiths, and Coleman

Griffiths has been cb'd to Rutgers. That would be a kick in the basketballs to lose him to Rutgers. Edit: I should read the whole thread before commenting.

 

[ctchamps]

Griffiths has been cb'd to Rutgers. That would be a kick in the basketballs to lose him to Rutgers. Edit: I should read the whole thread before commenting.

Yep! Much healthier for the gonads.

 

[superjohn]

Griffiths is deciding June 1st and it will be Rutgers? I'm confused and bummed out by this.