2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure update from aaron torres

[Kenny11]

I would have a hard time believing Arkansas is giving Toure $3.2 million. Even if Calipari is cheating. No way.

That is a lot. But maybe that's if he stays 3 years or something?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HooperScooper]

That is a lot. But maybe that's if he stays 3 years or something?

Could be. I don’t know how or if the multi year thing works.

 

[boog204]

Cal reeks of a guy who wants a narrative with recruits. “We took Connecticut’s top player away from almighty UConn”. It’s not his money, what does he care.

Huh?

 

[Austin316]

I laughed kinda hard at this.

 

[aburks41]

Lmfaoooooo Providence. UConn gets the guy we want. Providence loses the guy they want 24 hours later. You love to see it

 

[UCTitleTown]

NIL is their professional basketball career to the kids that don't make the NBA, and small change to those who do.

 

[Fatroony5]

Congrats to FriarJ or whatever the name is for being my first ever muted poster! Just a brutal day for Providence all around, hate to see it.

 

[Inyatkin]

Congrats to FriarJ or whatever the name is for being my first ever muted poster! Just a brutal day for Providence all around, hate to see it.

Hey they got Carrie Underwood and Gronk. Maybe they can hoop

 

[husky99]

I am excited for the portal with him after the tournament.
Lol

Heard he wants to start and be the focus. Plus wants a brinks truck of cash

 

[UCTitleTown]

Well, at least I won't have to attend any more Notre Dame H S. games this winter. Dead to me. 🤣

 

[UConnTrumbull]

around of applause for @RuffRuff … dude called it! So much for those crystal ball experts

 

[auror]

The 247 Arkansas insider rumor was 1.3 million.

 

[RuffRuff]

around of applause for @RuffRuff … dude called it! So much for those crystal ball experts

Yeah I’m not throwing spaghetti on here - if I’m tossing some stuff on here you’ll know it’s got some validity behind it. This was from his BFs GF, as weird as that sounds. Don’t ask .

The 3.2mm was being tossed around by his coach, probably to inflate the illusion. 1.3mm sounds right, probably not worth more than 750k or so, but market is market. PC was offering 1.4. So he took the 100k haircut to go Cal.

 

[FightOnCT]

By the way, my "source" confirms 100% Arkansas, despite this crystal ball. I can't reveal, but it's someone tight with the the kid himself, and I mean tight.

Respect for calling it

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Kid has always been interested in “getting his bag”. Not uncommon, of course, not a shocker in the current CBB environment, but “two peas in a pod” if he’s actually going to Arkansas, as the saying goes…

 

[LetsGoUC]

if he's going to Arkansas for $$$, pretty clear he's not a UConn kid.

 

[bendm]

PC was offering 1.4. So he took the 100k haircut to go Cal

@FriarJ I thought PC’s best and final offer was <$1mill because they spent all the money on a Carrie underwood show?

 

[RuffRuff]

Respect for calling it

Don’t call me Zanetto

 

[BGesus4]

Cal reeks of a guy who wants a narrative with recruits. “We took Connecticut’s top player away from almighty UConn”. It’s not his money, what does he care.

It’s the only way he can win these days. He hasn’t figured out a way to do it on the court

 

[CL82]

Talking to folks at the gym this morning whose kids are at ND. He’s announcing today. Apparently Cal offered him $3.2m. They didn’t know what his decisions going to be. I’ll head to the car wash in a bit to confirm.

I heard he was also given options to acquire a 7.5% ownership stake in the school. The hook is that it's cliff vesting and he has to stay for three years in order to exercise the options.

 

[RuffRuff]

if he's going to Arkansas for $$$, pretty clear he's not a UConn kid.

Yup - why there was no point burning mental span here because it was a CT kid. Was always about the bag. Heard it early coming out of a UConn event with staff. They stayed close in case his priorities changed. They didn’t. Wish him the best.

 

[CL82]

Don’t call me Zanetto

Zanetto!​

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Unless someone here can say they had the opportunity to get paid a little more than $1 million upon high school graduation but passed on it to pursue a different path, not one if us is in position to criticize this kid for whatever decision he makes.

 

[djct1999]

Yup - why there was no point burning mental span here because it was a CT kid. Was always about the bag. Heard it early coming out of a UConn event with staff. They stayed close in case his priorities changed. They didn’t. Wish him the best.

Absolutely loved how the staff handled this. Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to show restraint. This staff has a formula and refuses to deviate from it no matter the circumstance.