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Amari in Transfer Portal

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Linart said:
Obviously the best thing for her. I'm sure there are plenty of D1 programs who would love to have her. As a matter of fact, I'm surprised she didn't go last year.
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Not to mention Big East programs, all of whom are hurting for size and paint presence. I can think of destinations in suburban Philadelphia, Omaha (if she wants to travel that far), and Milwaukee depending on what happens with the Marquette coaching situation.
 
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Wish her well. Seems like a nice young woman that had a fun time with her stay at UConn. The "business" side of things just didn't work out, which is disappointing, but these things happen and we move on and hope it works out for the best for everyone.
 
Amari seemed to be very popular & appreciated by her teammates.
She has all the tools , but just was never able to get her game out of neutral & into gear.
Hope she can find herself in another environment.
Good luck to you, Amari!
 
Linart said:
Obviously the best thing for her. I'm sure there are plenty of D1 programs who would love to have her. As a matter of fact, I'm surprised she didn't go last year.
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Best of luck to her. It’s a shame she couldn’t adapt to Geno’s system. She certainly had all the credentials coming in high school A.A. McDonalds AA.
 
I think this is a win-win situation for UConn and Amari. I could always see her potential, but sadly I don’t think she was given a chance to develop. Wonder where she’ll end up! Wherever it is, I hope she can get meaningful playing time!
 
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No doubt Amari made life-long friendships with the team and I appreciate her time with UCONN. She appears to have a bright future ahead of her and I’ll never forget the highlight of her assist while sitting on the court :D

We’ll miss you Amari!!!
 
Best of luck to Amari...hope she has lots of offers to choose from...sure seems like an absolutely
wonderful person.
Does this not leave Geno with a schollie to offer....even after the Sarah Strong
addition?

A portal pick-up? An international player? No move at all?
 
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Sometimes it just doesn't work. You could always see the potential, but I never thought she looked comfortable on the court. I could see her being great somewhere else because she has skills.

Wishing her all the best. She was a great teammate and appears to be a great person.
 
I’ve always been impressed with DeBerry as a high quality person who has much more than basketball going on for her. I’m sure she will make the best out of wherever she goes.

This brings up an interesting dilemma if I am not mistaken. Did we not have a couple other offers besides Strong to HS students? Meanwhile, there are a couple of portal candidates that might fit (Chen?). With fourteen already on the roster do you go HS or portal for the last available one?

In general I favor developing multiyear HS overall, but using the portal for particular one time needs. In particular for this squad I would not go after a portal guard with Bueckers, Fudd, Shade, Arnold and Ziebell already on the roster.
 
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Really liked her as a person, and I loved reading about her teammates gushed about her intellect and humor. Sadly, like so many other Yarders, kept waiting for her BB skills to really blossom and flourish. It didn't happen here of course, but I'd love for her to fnd a spot somewhere where she really takes flight. All the very best Amari.
 
I echo the "bummer but expected" comments. I loved Amari on the team. She was a great teammate and cheerleader from the bench. I really hope she's able to land somewhere she feels will be a good fit for her and that she has some good success there. I really did love everything about the kid from a "teammate" perspective.
 
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