2026 Transfer Portal - UConn Interest Only

[navery12]

 

[Slim Marlo]

 

[navery12]

Here's the big one

 

[JungleLobo]

Unless his name is Charles Barkley, you probably don’t want a vertically challenged power forward

 

[JohnFSilver]

Here's the big one

I liked that kid. Good player and from New England. Imagine BC will be in on him too.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Here's the big one

Big Money schools here, but if he wants success only Houston is near our level. Hopefully he wants to be closer to home.

 

[TeasenDonut]

The pitch to Wilkins is that we played Newtown, Spencer, and Castle together and can do the same with him, Silas, Solo. Then he gets the keys to the backcourt the following year and goes onto the NBA.

 

[ZenConn]

No to Devin Royal please - unless it's for the football team or has a 7 ft 2 inch wingspan a la Jeff Adrien.

 

[Fishy]

You guys are freaking insane.

I’d take Royal in a heartbeat.

 

[uconn_jack]

Here's the big one

If any one or more of Mullins, Silas, or Ball move on, we should absolutely put on a full court press for this kid.

The mojo of having another Alex on the team couldn't hurt either.

 

[HooperScooper]

If any one or more of Mullins, Silas, or Ball move on, we should absolutely put on a full court press for this kid.

The mojo of having another Alex on the team couldn't hurt either.

Another Alex from Massachusetts.

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[TrueBlue22]

Was REALLY hoping we’d be in on Murauskus. Wilkins/Murauskus/Hines would be the perfect haul.

 

[husky429]

Wilkins is the one. Shifty

 

[Edward Sargent]

Wilkins is the one. Shifty

Good and relatively inexpensive

 

[Platt81]

Is that the first Big East kid that’s ever been looked at from portal? Thought Hurley was against it.

 

[djct1999]

No to Devin Royal please - unless it's for the football team or has a 7 ft 2 inch wingspan a la Jeff Adrien.

Have you ever seen him play or is this solely based on measurements?

 

[djct1999]

Wilkins is the one. Shifty

Are we sure he fits our system? Seems ball dominant and not great from 3. He definitely is shifty but what has made UConn successful in the portal is they recruit for fit not talent. Not sure he fits.(albeit I only seen him once vs us)

 

[auror]

Good and relatively inexpensive

That list doesn't look relatively inexpensive.

 

[SockCymbal]

Unless his name is Charles Barkley, you probably don’t want a vertically challenged power forward

I remember Jim Calhoun saying something like I don’t care how long a guys neck is, and he cared more about wingspan.

 

[CCSUblue]

I remember Jim Calhoun saying something like I don’t care how long a guys neck is, and he cared more about wingspan.

Did Hilton Armstrong have a massive wingspan? I'm only asking because I know he had a long neck.

 

[husky429]

Are we sure he fits our system? Seems ball dominant and not great from 3. He definitely is shifty but what has made UConn successful in the portal is they recruit for fit not talent. Not sure he fits.(albeit I only seen him once vs us)

People said the same thing about Tristen. When you're 3x as talented as the rest of your team, you necessarily take way more shots.

The big question mark here is if he's willing to be coached hard. That's a rare breed of dog.

 

[djct1999]

People said the same thing about Tristen. When you're 3x as talented as the rest of your team, you necessarily take way more shots.

The big question mark here is if he's willing to be coached hard. That's a rare breed of dog.

That’s fit. Will he be willing to be coached hard? Will he share the ball in a team first environment? Does he play hard on defense? I haven’t seen enough. But in that one game sample set, you see obvious talent but not sure if he would be great for us. He seems like a classic overpay where a team will offer him more than we will.

 

[JungleLobo]

I remember Jim Calhoun saying something like I don’t care how long a guys neck is, and he cared more about wingspan.

Different era.

Royal is not a great long range shooter, 30% was looked as a great improvement this season.

Ohio State recruited over him. Is it because he’s not the big and wide the B1G values most, or is because he’s really a wing - and UConn doesn’t need those.

 

[thekollieman]

I want Wilkins!

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Are we sure he fits our system? Seems ball dominant and not great from 3. He definitely is shifty but what has made UConn successful in the portal is they recruit for fit not talent. Not sure he fits.(albeit I only seen him once vs us)

He played a good amount off-ball as a movement shooter with the option to either shoot or get into the lane off screens. If he’s willing to accept a CG role where he’s splitting point duties, his skill set fits what we want to do a lot. He also took a lot of lower percentage shots in the furman offense. Our system creates much better looks and Id expect 3 point efficiency to increase quite a bit.

 

[Drame]

Sounds like he has one year left. Not sure why we would go after a junior guard and then lose both guards at the same time.

 

[Drame]

Are we sure he fits our system? Seems ball dominant and not great from 3. He definitely is shifty but what has made UConn successful in the portal is they recruit for fit not talent. Not sure he fits.(albeit I only seen him once vs us)

I think this is something we should be changing. We need more talent. We can adapt our system. You have the same system every year then you're easier to scout and defend.

 

[husky429]

He seems like a classic overpay where a team will offer him more than we will.

Someone will pay more, yes. There's also no evidence on way or the other that he will be influenced by it. If he has NBA dreams and a good circle, he would be smart to find a program that coaches up guards.

 

[husky429]

I remember Jim Calhoun saying something like I don’t care how long a guys neck is, and he cared more about wingspan.

Standing reach > wingspan.