2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure Announces Top Seven

[HW611]

D Clingan says hi

He was our what, second CT recruit in the last 15-20 years?

 

[NJHoops]

Recruiting local and in-state has never been less important than it is right now.

 

[HW611]

Recruiting local and in-state has never been less important than it is right now.

Don’t want to make it seem like an actual issue. Because yeah, CT produces a UConn level player once every few years or so if that.

Whereas Jersey probably produces 3-5 every year.

It’s just an observation. I wonder if Toure follows suit to want to leave CT like most CT kids or if we’ll be able to keep him home.

I’m far less informed on this situation than the Betsey situation. Never believed Betsey was coming here.

 

[RuffRuff]

Don’t want to make it seem like an actual issue. Because yeah, CT produces a UConn level player once every few years or so if that.

Whereas Jersey probably produces 3-5 every year.

It’s just an observation. I wonder if Toure follows suit to want to leave CT like most CT kids or if we’ll be able to keep him home.

I’m far less informed on this situation than the Betsey situation. Never believed Betsey was coming here.

Unless you consider the prep schools. Didn’t Bama grab a CT prep kid this year?

 

[HW611]

Unless you consider the prep schools. Didn’t Bama grab a CT prep kid this year?

possibly. I’m only talking about kids UConn would actively recruit though.

 

[RuffRuff]

possibly. I’m only talking about kids UConn would actively recruit though.

Jemison ended up being ranked higher by 247 than Bundalo & Adams and went to Hurley's buddy Oats, after getting an offer from Kansas as well. Yet we never even took a look at him in our backyard it seems.



This staff has a very specific archetype they target and they don't seem to want to break that for local kids.

 

[superjohn]

Unless you consider the prep schools. Didn’t Bama grab a CT prep kid this year?

Yes, London Jemison from Bloomfield, CT. He was teammates with Tyler Betsey for one season at St. Thomas More. UConn didn't recruit him. Another CT kid from the Hartford area DJ Hawkins who is at St. Thomas More just got an offer from Syracuse.

 

[superjohn]

He was our what, second CT recruit in the last 15-20 years?

Only 4- Clingan, Enoch, Drummond, Olander

 

[Mr. French]

Not sure why you always start off every reply to me with saying I'm always right, but sure. I just don't see any way the NCAA will be able to legally cap the NIL deals, they'll be sued into oblivion

Because he gets offended by discussion.

 

[Drame]

Not sure why you always start off every reply to me with saying I'm always right, but sure. I just don't see any way the NCAA will be able to legally cap the NIL deals, they'll be sued into oblivion

The NCAA actually is not in charge of enforcing NIL deals. A separate commission is. And it will be illegal according to the law, not just NCAA regulations. So if you're transferring money to an individual illegally you're risking tax charges or potentially wire fraud. And businesses cant legally claim the expense if they are paying above market rate for services. So it will be interesting to see.

 

[navery12]

The NCAA actually is not in charge of enforcing NIL deals. A separate commission is. And it will be illegal according to the law, not just NCAA regulations. So if you're transferring money to an individual illegally you're risking tax charges or potentially wire fraud. And businesses cant legally claim the expense if they are paying above market rate for services. So it will be interesting to see.

I get that, but it's that last part where it falls apart from me. I'm just highly skeptical that 3rd party is going to deny as many NIL deals as people think. And if they do then those payments are just going back to under the table deals.

Not to mention the difficulties of defining market rate. I'd argue that if a bunch of businesses all want to pay an athlete X amount, that is the market rate

 

[Samoo]

I get that, but it's that last part where it falls apart from me. I'm just highly skeptical that 3rd party is going to deny as many NIL deals as people think. And if they do then those payments are just going back to under the table deals.

Not to mention the difficulties of defining market rate. I'd argue that if a bunch of businesses all want to pay an athlete X amount, that is the market rate

It is certainly going to be an art rather than a science to figure out the market rate.

If recruit x - say from Arizona and rated 7th in his class - comes across country to play at Duke, what is the value to the local car dealership owner and Duke booster to have him endorsing their vehicles versus his value playing center? They will need a defendable formula, if that is even possible.