2020 Recruiting Wish List

[Ricker]

I missed 6'10 Elijah Hutchins-Everette at 6'10 225 from Wayne NJ (so 2 centers in the top 100). There is also 6'11 #186 Josh Gray at 205lbs C. I know we have expressed interest in #152 6'10 220lb Dylan Cardwell at Oak Hill. Any insights as to whether any of these kids could help?

 

[husky429]

I missed 6'10 Elijah Hutchins-Everette at 6'10 225 from Wayne NJ (so 2 centers in the top 100). There is also 6'11 #186 Josh Gray at 205lbs C. I know we have expressed interest in #152 6'10 220lb Dylan Cardwell at Oak Hill. Any insights as to whether any of these kids could help?

We are after cardwell I believe.

2020 there won't be much recruiting difference. The kids are already making up their minds. 2021 could be the big one. Not sure what northeast talent looks like then

 

[UConnStats]

is john hugley (#116) the best (realistic) big man prospect we have offered?

if so i'd love to see a Lance Ware and/or Elijah Hutchins-Everette offer sooner rather than later.

Ware has an offer and Hurley watched him last weekend.

Hutchins-Everett is shooting 44% from 2, plays under the rim, and hasn’t been a shot blocker this spring. He’s rated top 100, but I like pretty much all of the bigs we’ve offered just as much if not more.

 

[bendm]

Ware has an offer and Hurley watched him last weekend.

nice! i knew he was watching, guess 247 just doesn't have his offer listed yet

 

[UConnStats]

nice! i knew he was watching, guess 247 just doesn't have his offer listed yet

They’ve been uncharacteristically bad at updating players offers and interest this year.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Need Manuel. No depth at the 5. Whaley will get killed against a decent big. A lot to ask of Akok.

Yeah, it’s going to be the Big East. We got killed in the AAC

 

[UconnU]

i know it's only june but assuming we get Manuel, is it fair to say the ideal (and still realistic) 2020 scenarios are:

two recruit class: JAR and Ware?
three recruit class: JAR, Ware, and either Lane or Jackson?

Ideally Manuel signs and we sign 3 recruits for 2020. a guard, a wing and a center.

 

[lange10]

Ideally Manuel signs and we sign 3 recruits for 2020. a guard, a wing and a center.

I'd rather Gilbert come back and sign 2 recruits, wing and a center. We'd be an extremely dangerous team at such an incredibly exciting time for the program.

 

[UconnU]

I'd rather Gilbert come back and sign 2 recruits, wing and a center. We'd be an extremely dangerous team at such an incredibly exciting time for the program.

I have a hunch that Gilbert does end up returning AND we have 3 open scholarships.

 

[superjohn]

I have a hunch that Gilbert does end up returning AND we have 3 open scholarships.

I think he will as well. He'll want to play in the Big East and go out with a team that can do big things.

 

[UconnU]

I think he will as well. He'll want to play in the Big East and go out with a team that can do big things.

Yea, and when you’re 5’10.5 playing in the AAC unless you are just unstoppable the chances of you getting drafted are slim to none. Doubt he goes pro to play overseas or in the G league.

 

[Walker11]

Yea, and when you’re 5’10.5 playing in the AAC unless you are just unstoppable the chances of you getting drafted are slim to none. Doubt he goes pro to play overseas or in the G league.

For context, more underclassmen early entries were undrafted than drafted this year.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Yea, and when you’re 5’10.5 playing in the AAC unless you are just unstoppable the chances of you getting drafted are slim to none. Doubt he goes pro to play overseas or in the G league.

Playing in the Big East definitely might be appealing to him, and I'd love to have him for two more years. I think the issue with Gilbert is his health. If he has a good year and has a chance to get paid anywhere, he might bolt. I'd hate to see the kid get hurt again and further damage his professional options.

 

[UconnU]

Playing in the Big East definitely might be appealing to him, and I'd love to have him for two more years. I think the issue with Gilbert is his health. If he has a good year and has a chance to get paid anywhere, he might bolt. I'd hate to see the kid get hurt again and further damage his professional options.

Health questions on top of the other issues make him undraftable unless he goes completely bonkers this year... even then maybe not.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Health questions on top of the other issues make him undraftable unless he goes completely bonkers this year... even then maybe not.

Oh, I agree. As of now, I don’t see him as an NBA prospect, although I really want to be wrong. So if he has a solid year, graduates, and doesn’t seem on the cusp of ever being an NBA prospect, maybe he’ll want to go overseas and not risk injury by using his final year of eligibility.

Or maybe he goes completely nuts and gets drafted this year, which would be a great outcome for all involved.

 

[lange10]

Health questions on top of the other issues make him undraftable unless he goes completely bonkers this year... even then maybe not.

He could still pursue other professional opportunities after this year. Alterique could make a lot of money overseas.

 

[UconnU]

Cronin having trouble with recruiting since joining UCLA. Blames other schools for negative recruiting against him saying hes a defensive coach.

 

[bendm]

Ideally Manuel signs and we sign 3 recruits for 2020. a guard, a wing and a center.

I have a hunch that Gilbert does end up returning AND we have 3 open scholarships.

just to be clear, have you been implying that even if Manuel comes this season AND Gilbert stays next season...there's still a possibility of 3 open scholarships for 20-21?

that would have to mean either:
1) carlton, polley, whaley, wilson, or adams transfers
2) akok goes pro

 

[JimHurley]

just to be clear, have you been implying that even if Manuel comes this season AND Gilbert stays next season...there's still a possibility of 3 open scholarships for 20-21?

that would have to mean either:
1) carlton, polley, whaley, wilson, or adams transfers
2) akok goes pro

Early indications are Gilbert (although still dependent on how this season goes) will be back for 20-21. Also, it sounds like things are at a standstill with Manuel. Interest is still there but it’s not looking likely at the moment. That would leave 3 open scholarships for 2020. The staff is all in on Andre Jackson. Look for us to push hard for one of Andre Curbelo or Hassan Diarra. A center is also (obviously) a priority. There’s moderate mutual interest with Cam Thomas. Kenya loves him but he’ll have an offer from every blue blood and NC State is especially in there deep.

 

[auror]

Technically, Gilbert can likely get a 6th year waiver and play for 3 more seasons.

Hypothetically with his injury history, he might make more money with a 100% free Masters degree/2-year MBA than earn playing basketball professionally. You might only make 50-120k in one of the middling European leagues and teams might be wary to invest with his history on top of the normal Americans abroad risk factors. A UConn MBA graduate is earning 100k+ right out of the gates with better long term earning potential.

Obviously his dream is basketball and I wouldn't be surprised if Cole was brought in with the idea that Gilbert is leaving to go pro after next year, but... it's an interesting option to think about.

 

[UconnU]

Early indications are Gilbert (although still dependent on how this season goes) will be back for 20-21. Also, it sounds like things are at a standstill with Manuel. Interest is still there but it’s not looking likely at the moment. That would leave 3 open scholarships for 2020. The staff is all in on Andre Jackson. Look for us to push hard for one of Andre Curbelo or Hassan Diarra. A center is also (obviously) a priority. There’s moderate mutual interest with Cam Thomas. Kenya loves him but he’ll have an offer from every blue blood and NC State is especially in there deep.

I love this kid Taylor’s tape, the new offer. There’s ton of tape but it all seems to be from his sophomore year. Any idea why there is this gap? Injury?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Technically, Gilbert can likely get a 6th year waiver and play for 3 more seasons.

Hypothetically with his injury history, he might make more money with a 100% free Masters degree/2-year MBA than earn playing basketball professionally. You might only make 50-120k in one of the middling European leagues and teams might be wary to invest with his history on top of the normal Americans abroad risk factors. A UConn MBA graduate is earning 100k+ right out of the gates with better long term earning potential.

Obviously his dream is basketball and I wouldn't be surprised if Cole was brought in with the idea that Gilbert is leaving after next year, but... it's an interesting option to think about.

He'll get a free masters whenever he wants as a graduate assistant though. Bright kid, tough as nails, from a recruiting hotbed, there's a million schools that would take him.

 

[Son of Robert]

I think people underestimate what a team and program oriented player Alterique is. AG came here to be the next great point guard following Kemba and Shabazz, to lead UConn to it's next National Title. Things haven't quite worked out for him or for UConn.

UConn is back in the hunt for 2019-2020 and even more so the following year 2020-2021. I think AG stays with the chance to cut down nets especially now that we are back in the BIG EAST.

 

[UconnU]

I think people underestimate what a team and program oriented player Alterique is. AG came here to be the next great point guard following Kemba and Shabazz, to lead UConn to it's next National Title. Things haven't quite worked out for him or for UConn.

UConn is back in the hunt for 2019-2020 and even more so the following year 2020-2021. I think AG stays with the chance to cut down nets especially now that we are back in the BIG EAST.

Nothing would say Uconn is back in the big east more than entering the conference with a Gilbert and Cole backcourt.

 

[Mooch82]

Early indications are Gilbert (although still dependent on how this season goes) will be back for 20-21. Also, it sounds like things are at a standstill with Manuel. Interest is still there but it’s not looking likely at the moment. That would leave 3 open scholarships for 2020. The staff is all in on Andre Jackson. Look for us to push hard for one of Andre Curbelo or Hassan Diarra. A center is also (obviously) a priority. There’s moderate mutual interest with Cam Thomas. Kenya loves him but he’ll have an offer from every blue blood and NC State is especially in there deep.

Bad news on the Manuel front. Academics just not working out? Very worried about the bigs situation this season if we don’t get him.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Early indications are Gilbert (although still dependent on how this season goes) will be back for 20-21. Also, it sounds like things are at a standstill with Manuel. Interest is still there but it’s not looking likely at the moment. That would leave 3 open scholarships for 2020. The staff is all in on Andre Jackson. Look for us to push hard for one of Andre Curbelo or Hassan Diarra. A center is also (obviously) a priority. There’s moderate mutual interest with Cam Thomas. Kenya loves him but he’ll have an offer from every blue blood and NC State is especially in there deep.

Why is Manuel not looking likely? Lack of interest from us or him, or academic issues?

 

[husky429]

2 big guards/wings
A big

 

[lange10]

Bad news on the Manuel front. Academics just not working out? Very worried about the bigs situation this season if we don’t get him.

He's speculating. There's no inside info there.

 

[pj]

He's speculating. There's no inside info there.

Harcum has two summer sessions, the first one hasn't ended yet. If Manuel is failing his summer classes, there would still be time to make up work; and how would anyone know, anyway? Most likely he's just guessing, wrongly, that no news is bad news.

 

[bendm]

The staff is all in on Andre Jackson. Look for us to push hard for one of Andre Curbelo or Hassan Diarra. A center is also (obviously) a priority.

would love to land Jackson and a center like Hugley.

but the 20-21 PG spot would be jam packed with gilbert, cole, gaffney, and curbelo/diarra

i'd love another big in the class like Lance Ware or Springs/Taylor