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2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure update from aaron torres

auror said:
I don't know the actual number, but the Providence offer appears to be pretty substantial, at least relative to where Toure is ranked.

A hypothetical which can make the Toure situation make sense.

If you have 5x million to spend on freshmen, and you're a school who is not traditionally able to recruit a 5*, then you have like 3x to spend on a high 4* and maybe 1x+1x on two others in your class for a 3 man class.

And then let's say another school with a higher budget (say 6x) is able to actually get a 5* to commit, but they potentially need to spend 4x on that 5*. That leaves them with only 2x for another player, which is less than 3x. So even though they have a higher budget, if the player isn't their top priority, they can be outbid by schools with slightly less but still healthy budgets.
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FriarJ said:
It’s the new revenue sharing model and the school is committed from the top to the bottom in a commitment to compete at the highest level. Of course the donors are on board too. Pressure in on KE. It’s on him now, everything else is in place. I know we are the little brother but the little brother is giving it everything it has. PC has set records for themselves every year in fundraising in athletics. I’m proud of them.

I think it’s also that we are just completely tired of being also rans and afterthoughts and the new rules allow for schools with a level of commitment like PC to change that perception if it’s important to them and frankly nothing is more important to the school, the donors, and the fans.
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But who are the donors? Like are there random billionaire PC grads?
 
From the Courant. Similar to the Borges article.

Expecting to retain a number of players from this year’s roster, UConn couldn’t honestly offer Toure the same immediate role as a freshman that figures to be available for him at a school like Providence, which reportedly made him an in-home visit on Monday and has received a “crystal ball” prediction from 247Sports. With the amount of resources available for John Calipari at Arkansas, the Razorbacks have also presumably had a greater ability to prioritize the Connecticut product.

UConn plans to designate a chunk of its money for high school players who will make an impact right away, and therefore can’t afford to pay high six-figures or even seven for a player who may not see much time on the court in his first year. The Huskies also have to keep in mind the transfer portal in addition to the retention of their own players; both of which figure to make up a good portion of the revenue share dollars in building the 2026-27 roster.


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auror said:
And then let's say another school with a higher budget (say 6x) is able to actually get a 5* to commit, but they potentially need to spend 4x on that 5*. That leaves them with only 2x for another player,
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6x on Mingo whatever it takes
 
HooperScooper said:
From the Courant. Similar to the Borges article.

Expecting to retain a number of players from this year’s roster, UConn couldn’t honestly offer Toure the same immediate role as a freshman that figures to be available for him at a school like Providence, which reportedly made him an in-home visit on Monday and has received a “crystal ball” prediction from 247Sports. With the amount of resources available for John Calipari at Arkansas, the Razorbacks have also presumably had a greater ability to prioritize the Connecticut product.

UConn plans to designate a chunk of its money for high school players who will make an impact right away, and therefore can’t afford to pay high six-figures or even seven for a player who may not see much time on the court in his first year. The Huskies also have to keep in mind the transfer portal in addition to the retention of their own players; both of which figure to make up a good portion of the revenue share dollars in building the 2026-27 roster.


The RuffRuff Alternate Access™:
Why top recruit, CT native may not choose UConn men when he makes decision Friday
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This is the new way of recruiting. Unless you are a top, top guy, there is not really much purpose in recruiting HS kids. Even as a top 30ish player, there will be portal guys who are superior. So there's no point in bringing an HS guy who will sit on the bench and likely portal out.
 
boog204 said:
This is the new way of recruiting. Unless you are a top, top guy, there is not really much purpose in recruiting HS kids. Even as a top 30ish player, there will be portal guys who are superior. So there's no point in bringing an HS guy who will sit on the bench and likely portal out.
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Yet we're bringing in Junior County.
 
boog204 said:
This is the new way of recruiting. Unless you are a top, top guy, there is not really much purpose in recruiting HS kids. Even as a top 30ish player, there will be portal guys who are superior. So there's no point in bringing an HS guy who will sit on the bench and likely portal out.
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Nobody who we decide to play and invest in here will portal out.

Kids want to be here.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
I swear at this point, bendm has retired from the yard and his account is now ChatGPT Bot-run. He comes by occassionally to see whether it's functioning correctly. That post may have been a glitch. ;-)
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I'm still waiting on the hypothetical roster and minutes for the 2028 team. It should be dropping in the next 24 hours.
 
HooperScooper said:
From the Courant. Similar to the Borges article.

Expecting to retain a number of players from this year’s roster, UConn couldn’t honestly offer Toure the same immediate role as a freshman that figures to be available for him at a school like Providence, which reportedly made him an in-home visit on Monday and has received a “crystal ball” prediction from 247Sports. With the amount of resources available for John Calipari at Arkansas, the Razorbacks have also presumably had a greater ability to prioritize the Connecticut product.

UConn plans to designate a chunk of its money for high school players who will make an impact right away, and therefore can’t afford to pay high six-figures or even seven for a player who may not see much time on the court in his first year. The Huskies also have to keep in mind the transfer portal in addition to the retention of their own players; both of which figure to make up a good portion of the revenue share dollars in building the 2026-27 roster.


The RuffRuff Alternate Access™:
Why top recruit, CT native may not choose UConn men when he makes decision Friday
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In the current NIL environment, we are never going to de-prioritize winning and competing for championships just so we can throw a ton of money at an unproven 20-40 ranked local player (from a generally finite NIL $ pool). I'm pretty comfortable with that philosophy.
 
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JustbrewitMan said:
In the current NIL environment, we are never going to de-prioritize winning and competing for championships just so we can throw a ton of money at an unproven 20-40 ranked local player (from a generally finite pool). I'm pretty comfortable with that philosophy.
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Half of which will likely show up in the portal after their freshmen year :).

This basically where Uconn is - either find a kid that contributes meaningfully ASAP, or find the right lower ranked kid that is ok parking it freshman year for a possible big role year 2.
 
Dan Hurley and the UConn coaches like Toure, a high-flying 6-foot-6, 185-pound wing with good upside ranked No. 31 nationally by ESPN and No. 34 by 247Sports. But even though they spent time with him as he grew as a prospect this summer, he wasn’t among the six players who were invited to Storrs for an official visit this cycle.

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knicksin7 said:
But who are the donors? Like are there random billionaire PC grads?
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There a lot that you just don't hear about. The President of NBC Sports who is in charge of all of NBC Sports including Peacock and the Golf channel, Olympics etc. Rick Cordella was a walk-on on Rick Barnes teams at PC. That's why you see them going after BE games and hiring Fanta. He posts on our board from time to time and he said he checks it daily.

Here is a random one for you. The billionaire that just got caught with his HR President at the Coldplay concert is PC' all-time leader in innings pitched and strikeout.

The Farrelly brothers, there are lots of wealthy people who are PC grads and care about the program. Wild for such a small school but there are many. It takes the school being committed 100% to the sports programs but when it is the donors come through.

PC just started men's and woman's golf teams all from donor funding.

Rob Gronkowki weirdly enough grew attached to the program when he was living in Providence. He donates. There are also video's of him playing beer pong with students, because it's Gronk.

 
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FriarJ said:
There a lot that you just don't hear about. The President of NBC Sports who is in charge of all of NBC Sports including Peacock and the Golf channel, Olympics etc. Rick Cordella was a walk-on on Rick Barnes teams at PC. That's why you see them going after BE games and hiring Fanta. He posts on our board from time to time and he said he checks it daily.

Here is a random one for you. The billionaire that just got caught with his HR President at the Coldplay concert is PC' all-time leader in innings pitched and strikeout.

The Farrelly brothers, there are lots of wealthy people who are PC grads and care about the program. Wild for such a small school but there are many. It takes the school being committed 100% to the sports programs but when it is the donors come through.

PC just started men's and woman's golf teams all from donor funding.

Rob Gronkowki weirdly enough grew attached to the program when he was living in Providence. He donates. There are also video's of him playing beer pong with students, because it's Gronk.

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i think that astronomer guy at the coldplay concert is just a random small company CEO, definitely not a billionaire. i can't even think of any billionaire UCONN alums. St John's has that billionaire bodyarmour or vitamin water guy
 
FriarJ said:
There a lot that you just don't hear about. The President of NBC Sports who is in charge of all of NBC Sports including Peacock and the Golf channel, Olympics etc. Rick Cordella was a walk-on on Rick Barnes teams at PC. That's why you see them going after BE games and hiring Fanta. He posts on our board from time to time and he said he checks it daily.

Here is a random one for you. The billionaire that just got caught with his HR President at the Coldplay concert is PC' all-time leader in innings pitched and strikeout.

The Farrelly brothers, there are lots of wealthy people who are PC grads and care about the program. Wild for such a small school but there are many. It takes the school being committed 100% to the sports programs but when it is the donors come through.

PC just started men's and woman's golf teams all from donor funding.

Rob Gronkowki weirdly enough grew attached to the program when he was living in Providence. He donates. There are also video's of him playing beer pong with students, because it's Gronk.

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Effen Gronk is funding PC? Most disappointing news I’ve heard in awhile.
 
FriarJ said:
There a lot that you just don't hear about. The President of NBC Sports who is in charge of all of NBC Sports including Peacock and the Golf channel, Olympics etc. Rick Cordella was a walk-on on Rick Barnes teams at PC. That's why you see them going after BE games and hiring Fanta. He posts on our board from time to time and he said he checks it daily.

Here is a random one for you. The billionaire that just got caught with his HR President at the Coldplay concert is PC' all-time leader in innings pitched and strikeout.

The Farrelly brothers, there are lots of wealthy people who are PC grads and care about the program. Wild for such a small school but there are many. It takes the school being committed 100% to the sports programs but when it is the donors come through.

PC just started men's and woman's golf teams all from donor funding.

Rob Gronkowki weirdly enough grew attached to the program when he was living in Providence. He donates. There are also video's of him playing beer pong with students, because it's Gronk.

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The Coldplay guy isn't a billionaire. The company is valued at just over a billion.
 
knicksin7 said:
i think that astronomer guy at the coldplay concert is just a random small company CEO, definitely not a billionaire. i can't even think of any billionaire UCONN alums. St John's has that billionaire bodyarmour or vitamin water guy
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He could be joining the CEO with the woman's husband, Andrew Cabot, who is a Billionaire.

Anyway...

Georgetown University
Antonio Gracias: A private equity investor and the founder of Valor Equity Partners, Gracias is a billionaire who is a board member at Tesla and SpaceX. He earned his BS from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in 1992 and returned for a certificate from the same program in 1993.
Jim Kimsey: Co-founder, CEO, and chairman of America Online (AOL), Kimsey attended Georgetown's College before his death in 2016.
Ted Leonsis: The founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Leonsis earned his degree from Georgetown's College in 1977.

St. John's University
Mike Repole: A Queens native and 1991 graduate of St. John's, Repole is the billionaire co-founder of the sports drink company BodyArmor and has also founded other successful beverage brands. He is a prominent booster of the university's basketball program.

DePaul University
John Paul DeJoria: This billionaire businessman is the co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and the Patrón Spirits Company. He is an alumnus of DePaul University.

Creighton University
Mark Walter: A billionaire co-founder and CEO of the investment firm Guggenheim Partners, Walter graduated from Creighton University in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business. He is also part of the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 

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