2026 Recruiting: Abdou Toure update from aaron torres

[huskymedic]

 

[ucp990411]

If he goes to either PC or Arkansas we will see him in the portal next season. PC because of not being coached effectively and Arkansas because of a lack of PT and poor development

 

[TheHorde]

I won’t believe it until Simon Charles corroborates it

 

[husky429]

I know we have folks on here who love Kent's work but I have seen nothing worth the 2 seconds it takes to load an X link from him. He's a tea leaf reader when it comes to our team

 

[djct1999]

Of course his teams can’t beat UConn on the court in March. You know it, I know it, Calipari knows it, everyone knows it.

Of course I know it. The squid is more style than substance. So are the players that commit to him. Remember the latter point next Friday.

 

[Palatine]

Providence, UConn and Walmart.

Pretty sure that Walmart will pay Toure whatever they need to pay him. UConn does not have the cash to compete with Walmart. If he picks us it will be for reasons other than the most money.

 

[TheHorde]

Of course I know it. The squid is more style than substance. So are the players that commit to him. Remember the latter point next Friday.

Imagine rooting for Arkansas lol. They are literally the epitome of the evil empire. Calipari and Walmart fueling their NIL. I can’t hate that school enough.

 

[RuffRuff]

Providence, UConn and Walmart.

Pretty sure that Walmart will pay Toure whatever they need to pay him. UConn does not have the cash to compete with Walmart. If he picks us it will be for reasons other than the most money.

Was in Bentonville to Mountain Bike this summer. The money Walmart is pouring into that area is ridiculous. If I was looking into real estate now, that would be an area to target. I can see Austin 2.0 in 25 years. Their top 150 vendors are required to have hub offices there to work with them. The level of new residential development is insane, very cool biking culture and they're making it a destination for bikers. I spoke to a woman who brought her teenage son in from Norway. Then you have the Ozark lakes nearby.

Took a cruise down to Fayetville for a day - lot more going on there than Storrs.

 

[TheHorde]

Was in Bentonville to Mountain Bike this summer. The money Walmart is pouring into that area is ridiculous. If I was looking into real estate now, that would be an area to target. I can see Austin 2.0 in 25 years. Their top 150 vendors are required to have hub offices there to work with them. The level of new residential development is insane, very cool biking culture and they're making it a destination for bikers. I spoke to a woman who brought her teenage son in from Norway. Then you have the Ozark lakes nearby.

Took a cruise down to Fayetville for a day - lot more going on there than Storrs.

Walmart should ask for their money back that they’re pouring into the football team. ND might have 800 yards of offense against them today lol.

 

[Fan1978]

Providence, UConn and Walmart.

Pretty sure that Walmart will pay Toure whatever they need to pay him. UConn does not have the cash to compete with Walmart. If he picks us it will be for reasons other than the most money.

It is tyson money not walmart

 

[AntG168]

Being right sucks sometimes. NEXT.

 

[TheHorde]

It is tyson money not walmart

It’s both

 

[huskiesNhoos]

We have not heard a thing about him coming here lately. There's no smoke, no nothing.

And as the old saying goes...when there's no smoke, there's no "warm spherical objects" (filter doesn't like what I'm trying to say)

 

[superjohn]

It is tyson money not walmart

Tyson Foods, Walmart, and J.B. Hunt.

Arkansas is flush with cash from enormous corporate sponsors.

 

[6&countingB]

Man, this recruitment is all but over now, and the writing's on the wall that he's going elsewhere... but at this point I would still love to have him. He's more athletic than anyone else were looking at (by a lot), he's a good kid and has a strong work ethic. Not saying I would prioritize him over everyone else, but I do think he'd be a great multi-year system fit and a culture continue-r. Unfortunate to me the way the winds are blowing here

 

[HooperScooper]

Being right sucks sometimes. NEXT.

 

[knicksin7]

Was in Bentonville to Mountain Bike this summer. The money Walmart is pouring into that area is ridiculous. If I was looking into real estate now, that would be an area to target. I can see Austin 2.0 in 25 years. Their top 150 vendors are required to have hub offices there to work with them. The level of new residential development is insane, very cool biking culture and they're making it a destination for bikers. I spoke to a woman who brought her teenage son in from Norway. Then you have the Ozark lakes nearby.

Took a cruise down to Fayetville for a day - lot more going on there than Storrs.

Wow - you went to bentonville as a tourist. congrats man that is wild

 

[bendm]

Wasn’t that Meleek Thomas?

I do remember that - Acaden Lewis?

Niko Bundalo?

I was thinking of Lewis

 

[RuffRuff]

Wow - you went to bentonville as a tourist. congrats man that is wild

Check out their MB trails - you’ll see why.

 

[david]

I think there's a non-0% chance he commits. There's been no smoke at all lately, but things can change quickly. In the past week:

1. Trilly put in a gif for Cloer to NC State
2. Trilly said a source told him UConn might let County walk to go all in on Mingo/Landrew. When asked to clarify if they we going all in on both he said he wasn't sure it was realistic to get both.
3. Tom Moore's comments in his Storrs Central interview the other night when talking about our recruiting model Tom Moore Live Q&A (Varsity) (at the 57:48 mark)

If Cloer told the staff he will be committing to NC State, that's suddenly a bucket of NIL money planned for Cloer that gets freed up. If we can't realistically afford both Mingo and Landrew (hope this isn't true) then following the model Tom mentioned, we could pivot to a big offer for Mingo, up the offer for Toure a bit, and the remaining budget goes to another developmental player. I know this probably gives off Pepe Silvia vibes, but it's at least plausible.

 

[navery12]

I think there's a non-0% chance he commits. There's been no smoke at all lately, but things can change quickly. In the past week:

1. Trilly put in a gif for Cloer to NC State
2. Trilly said a source told him UConn might let County walk to go all in on Mingo/Landrew. When asked to clarify if they we going all in on both he said he wasn't sure it was realistic to get both.
3. Tom Moore's comments in his Storrs Central interview the other night when talking about our recruiting model Tom Moore Live Q&A (Varsity) (at the 57:48 mark)

If Cloer told the staff he will be committing to NC State, that's suddenly a bucket of NIL money planned for Cloer that gets freed up. If we can't realistically afford both Mingo and Landrew (hope this isn't true) then following the model Tom mentioned, we could pivot to a big offer for Mingo, up the offer for Toure a bit, and the remaining budget goes to another developmental player. I know this probably gives off Pepe Silvia vibes, but it's at least plausible.

The only hole in this logic is that I imagine Toure is significantly more expensive than Cloer

 

[husky429]

The only hole in this logic is that I imagine Toure is significantly more expensive than Cloer

Why? Cloer is ranked higher

 

[navery12]

Why? Cloer is ranked higher

I guess Will Wade could have thrown a huge bag at Cloer, but feel like it's been the talk around Toure for a year plus that he's going to the highest bidder. And then a final 3 of the local school UConn, Calipari, and a desperate Kim English with a supposed blank check seems to back that up

 

[MyDorona]

Who was the last New Haven County kid that went to UConn?

Off the top of my head, probably Edmund Saunders. But that area isn’t exactly a hotbed of high school basketball recruits.

Up until the back to back titles you'd be hard pressed to find a handful of people even talking about UConn basketball.

Hard disagree. This might be true for a limited, more recent, period of time before the B2B, but when I grew up there (1980 - 2003) UConn basketball - men’s and women’s- was extremely popular. We just didn’t have much talent good enough to play there.

 

[bendm]

If we can't realistically afford both Mingo and Landrew (hope this isn't true) then following the model Tom mentioned, we could pivot to a big offer for Mingo,

Just get it done. Then All we need in the portal next summer is a backup PG and backup C and we’re good to go.

Glad Mingo ain’t celebrating a big win in happy valley tonight!