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2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure Announces Top Seven

superjohn said:
Yep, I stopped at 15 years. Just beyond that there's Wiggins and Austrie.
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Ha, Doug Wiggins!!! I remember before the news officially broke that he was backing out on SJU, one of the "insiders" on redmen.com was messaging me asking if I had heard anything. It was a big kick in the cajones to SJU. It's always interesting to read these 20 year old articles and thinking how much has happened since..


SJU LOSES OUT ON STAR RECRUIT

The St. John’s basketball program suffered a major recruiting hit when point guard Doug Wiggins of East Hartford, Conn., withdrew his verbal commitment and cast his lot with Connecticut, The …
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Edward Sargent said:
How about Craig Austrie and Rash Jones from Trinity Catholic?
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I mentioned Austrie in another post. I cut it off after 15 years in the post you're replying to.

You also can't forget about Jaylin Stewart and Donovan McNabb...

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Edward Sargent said:
How about Craig Austrie and Rash Jones from Trinity Catholic?
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Rash Jones is obviously outside the 15-20 year window but he brings up a dilemma. He went to school at Trinity Catholic in Stamford but he's from Port Chester, NY. Does he count as a Connecticut kid? I say no. If he counts then every kid that went to places like St. Thomas More and South Kent (when they were bringing in national talent) would count as a Connecticut kid.
 
I'll let someone else make the joke. 😀

Five-star Class of 2026 prospect Abdou Toure took an official visit to Providence over the weekend.

“Their message was they want me to come there and make an impact straight away,” Toure told ZAGSBLOG by text.

www.zagsblog.com

Five-star Abdou Toure talks Providence visit | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA Five-star Class of 2026 […]
www.zagsblog.com
 
alexd said:
Come to Providence, we're on the cusp of maiking the NCAA tourney's second weekend for the 2nd time in the past 30 years. These are exciting times here at PC.
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Come to PC, where we have so few good seasons to reflect on, we instead hyper-focus on Ed Cooley. Join us in our effort to beat Ed 2x/year and hang those banners.
 
HooperScooper said:
Rash Jones is obviously outside the 15-20 year window but he brings up a dilemma. He went to school at Trinity Catholic in Stamford but he's from Port Chester, NY. Does he count as a Connecticut kid? I say no. If he counts then every kid that went to places like St. Thomas More and South Kent (when they were bringing in national talent) would count as a Connecticut kid.
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STM and South Kent are completely different from Trinity Catholic. Those are boarding schools. Trinity Catholic (which, sadly, no longer exists) was a locals school, with a small portion of its student body who commuted from the surrounding communities. Port Chester, NY is only two towns over from Stamford, with Greenwich sitting between them. Rash was considered a local kid when he played here in Stamford. Definitely not a prep kid. Nope.
 
karstenkibbe said:
STM and South Kent are completely different from Trinity Catholic. Those are boarding schools. Trinity Catholic (which, sadly, no longer exists) was a locals school, with a small portion of its student body who commuted from the surrounding communities. Port Chester, NY is only two towns over from Stamford, with Greenwich sitting between them. Rash was considered a local kid when he played here in Stamford. Definitely not a prep kid. Nope.
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I hear you but in my opinion he wasn't from Connecticut since he was born and raised in New York. He grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, the same place Ben Gordon is from. Not sure when he moved to Port Chester but I think he went to school in Mount Vernon through 8th grade. His senior year at Trinity Catholic he was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year so I can see why some would say he's from Connecticut.

What if a kid from Springfield commuted to Suffield Academy everyday as a day student. In your opinion would he be a Connecticut kid?
 
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HooperScooper said:
I hear you but in my opinion he wasn't from Connecticut since he was born and raised in New York. He grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, the same place Ben Gordon is from. His senior year at Trinity Catholic he was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year so I can see why some would say he's from Connecticut.

What if a kid from Springfield commuted to Suffield Academy everyday as a day student. In your opinion would he be a Connecticut kid?
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Yes
 
I don't really care about the from Connecticut thing. It's muddled by the fact that we dominate the prep school space. I would like to see the staff hit on as many of the guys they want as possible. That includes Toure. I think being local to the recruit either gives us a significant advantage or a real disadvantage. Some guys want to get away from home.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I don't really care about the from Connecticut thing. It's muddled by the fact that we dominate the prep school space. I would like to see the staff hit on as many of the guys they want as possible. That includes Toure. I think being local to the recruit either gives us a significant advantage or a real disadvantage. Some guys want to get away from home.
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It's really only Putnam Science Academy and St. Thomas More in CT consistently putting out D1 kids.
 
superjohn said:
It's really only Putnam Science Academy and St. Thomas More in CT consistently putting out D1 kids.
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South Kent puts out some players if I recall, but my point is more that New England/NY dominates. There are others like Monteverde, Oak Hill and Sunrise Christian and lots more, but we have more near us than any other top tier program.
 
HooperScooper said:
I hear you but in my opinion he wasn't from Connecticut since he was born and raised in New York. He grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, the same place Ben Gordon is from. Not sure when he moved to Port Chester but I think he went to school in Mount Vernon through 8th grade. His senior year at Trinity Catholic he was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year so I can see why some would say he's from Connecticut.

What if a kid from Springfield commuted to Suffield Academy everyday as a day student. In your opinion would he be a Connecticut kid?
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I can’t answer that because I’m not from that area. Most of the people here don’t even consider lower Fairfield County part of CT. There’s a clear bias. But I’ll say this… Rash spent every waking hour for four years in Stamford. And he spent many sleeping hours here in CT too. He lives and works here too. That’s all good enough for me to consider him at CT guy.
 
HuskyHawk said:
South Kent puts out some players if I recall, but my point is more that New England/NY dominates. There are others like Monteverde, Oak Hill and Sunrise Christian and lots more, but we have more near us than any other top tier program.
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Tremont Waters played at South Kent for three years before playing his senior year at Notre Dame of West Haven. An usual prep to public move.
 
HooperScooper said:
I'll let someone else make the joke. 😀

Five-star Class of 2026 prospect Abdou Toure took an official visit to Providence over the weekend.

“Their message was they want me to come there and make an impact straight away,” Toure told ZAGSBLOG by text.

www.zagsblog.com

Five-star Abdou Toure talks Providence visit | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA Five-star Class of 2026 […]
www.zagsblog.com
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I mean they have as good a chance as anyone right?
 
HooperScooper said:
I'll let someone else make the joke. 😀

Five-star Class of 2026 prospect Abdou Toure took an official visit to Providence over the weekend.

“Their message was they want me to come there and make an impact straight away,” Toure told ZAGSBLOG by text.

www.zagsblog.com

Five-star Abdou Toure talks Providence visit | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA Five-star Class of 2026 […]
www.zagsblog.com
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Vs "they want me to come in and ride the bench for a couple years?"
 
I think with the quality of 2026 recruits we're involved with it may come down to who commits first. You don't want to get left with an empty bag holding out hope for one player to the end.
 
HooperScooper said:
Got it. Starting in 2026-2027 season this NIL stuff won't be an issue.

It's alarming (and yet: not surprising!) just how quickly all this money has flooded into college basketball from the wallets and bank accounts of boosters and hopeful alumni. Another catalyst: The expected "cap" limit from schools' revenue sharing and the arbitration on "true NIL" that's supposed to take hold once/if the House settlement goes into effect this summer. In advance of that, boosters are trying to front-load deals for players to get them to sign.

www.cbssports.com

The $10 million club: College basketball's portal recruiting hits unthinkable levels of financial chaos

The price of talent is spiking to record amounts -- again -- now with hundreds of millions at stake in college hoops' unregulated economy
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I'd wait to see the type penalties that could be levied before putting much stock in meaningful enforcement.
 

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