Another visitor this weekend- Sam Cassell, Jr.

[tcf15]

Per Eric Bossi, Sam Cassell, Jr. will be visiting UConn this weekend. He has already visited Missouri and Marquette and will be visiting Louisville next weekend.

 

[aceboon]

I wonder if this means Newberry is out

 

[tcf15]

 

[Deleted member 3149]

Certainly wouldn't hurt to have this young man in Storrs. Sam Senior would be attending many games...

 

[BFieldHusky]

I wonder if this means Newberry is out

Interesting that they have been trying to set up a visit for two weeks and we still have not heard anything regarding him. How long has UCONN been involved with Cassell Jr?

 

[aceboon]

Interesting that they have been trying to set up a visit for two weeks and we still have not heard anything regarding him. How long has UCONN been involved with Cassell Jr?

I've heard Cassell Jr mentioned as being on the radar dating back to his ND Prep days before he committed to MD. And yea, something seems off with the Newberry stuff, he's been talking scheduling a visit for 2 weeks now, starting to remind me of Perkins, how hard is it to schedule a visit?

 

[tcf15]

Jeff Newberry ‏@Newberry_22 1m
To all #UCONN fans I will be visiting sometime in October if I decide to take that visit. Stay posted. I appreciate the love. #LoyalFans

 

[BFieldHusky]

Jeff Newberry ‏@Newberry_22 1m
To all #UCONN fans I will be visiting sometime in October if I decide to take that visit. Stay posted. I appreciate the love. #LoyalFans

Aka if I don't committ this weekend to Oklahoma St...

 

[ZenConn]

Certainly wouldn't hurt to have this young man in Storrs. Sam Senior would be attending many games...

And the increase in extra terrestrial sightings around Storrs as well.

 

[ctchamps]

I've heard Cassell Jr mentioned as being on the radar dating back to his ND Prep days before he committed to MD. And yea, something seems off with the Newberry stuff, he's been talking scheduling a visit for 2 weeks now, starting to remind me of Perkins, how hard is it to schedule a visit?

Some kids don't know for sure where they want to go and want to check out UConn to make sure they aren't excluding a program that fits. And some know where they are heading and want to basque in the attention. I get the impression that Newberry wants to relish in the attention and is not serious about UConn.

 

[uchusky32]

Some kids don't know for sure where they want to go and want to check out UConn to make sure they aren't excluding a program that fits. And some know where they are heading and want to basque in the attention. I get the impression that Newberry wants to relish in the attention and is not serious about UConn.

Agree, he also seems to be more interested in colleges football programs rather than what school would be best at developing him as a basketball player. Obviously he is not a one and done and if he really is interested in going to the next level he would know what school is best for him. We already know that answer.

 

[upstater]

Some kids don't know for sure where they want to go and want to check out UConn to make sure they aren't excluding a program that fits. And some know where they are heading and want to basque in the attention. I get the impression that Newberry wants to relish in the attention and is not serious about UConn.

I agree with almost all of this but I'm not sure what it has to do with an indigenous ethnic group in Iberia.

 

[upstater]

BTW, UConn offered Sam Cassell WAY BACK in early February. Reported by Alex Kline on February 8th.

If anything, the offer to Cassell PREDATES any offers to Josh Perkins, Quentin Snider, Jaquan Lyle, Jeff Newberry, Devin Watson, Devon Graham, etc.

It could be that the only PG offered prior to Cassell is Jordan McGlaughlin.

 

[upstater]

I should add that Cassell already had an unofficial visit to UConn before the UConn offer to him.

 

[Matrim55]

Would Cassell come into college with 4 years of eligibility, or two?

 

[tcf15]

Would Cassell come into college with 4 years of eligibility, or two?

Three years of eligibility. I still don't understand how, since he took a redshirt at the junior college. But I guess if you were to attend a junior college, whether you sit or play, you lose a year of eligibility?

 

[UConn Dan]

Three years of eligibility. I still don't understand how, since he took a redshirt at the junior college. But I guess if you were to attend a junior college, whether you sit or play, you lose a year of eligibility?

Wow... how does one red-shirt at juco? I'm assuming there was an injury?

What's the history again? Original class year? I recall he was high on UConn before committing to MD...and then academically ineligible? He did work on those issues?

 

[tcf15]

Wow... how does one red-shirt at juco? I'm assuming there was an injury?

What's the history again? Original class year? I recall he was high on UConn before committing to MD...and then academically ineligible? He did work on those issues?

I think it may have been due to the timing of everything, at least according to this article:

Cassell was ruled ineligible by the NCAA last September. Maryland challenged the ruling, but the appeal was denied later that month. By the time the 6-foot-3 ½, 185-pound combo guard enrolled at Chipola, junior college rules stated that he would have had to sit out the first semester. So instead of suiting up as a freshman, Cassell focused on his academics, practiced, worked out and took a redshirt year.​

This helps explain his situation a lot too: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...gibility-to-myles-davis-and-sam-cassells-kid-

 

[boog204]

would LOVE Cassell... His dad was one of my fave players as he was a guy who did not have great athletic ability but just knew how to play. You can see a bit of his dad's game in Juniors as well. I was pissed when we lost him to MD last spring; hope we can snag him this time around.

 

[Fishy]

You have five years to play four seasons, even as a 4-2-4 transfer

Cassell did not play his freshman season at the junior college, he'll play this year and then transfer to a four-year school - he'll have three years of eligibility remaining with three years to use that eligibility.

UConn recruited him out of high school and just happened to lose him to Maryland.

Cassell really should be at Maryland - the NCAA screwed him and Myles Davis. They lost credit for core classes that were approved by the NCAA previously for at least ten other division one players. Notre Dame Prep was absolutely worthy of inclusion on the watch list, but to retroactively nail kids for something the NCAA permitted while they were enrolled is just dirty pool.

 

[Rico444]

Notre Dame Prep was absolutely worthy of inclusion on the watch list, but to retroactively nail kids for something the NCAA permitted while they were enrolled is just dirty pool.

The NCAA has plenty of practice at doling out retroactive punishments, unfortunately.

 

[3uconn]

@sam2ss2ll: Boarding the plane I'm gone

Looks like he's on his way now.

 

[Gurleyman]

You know, if Ollie can just recruit sons of his former NBA teammates who admire him, we'll have a pipeline for decades.

Although we just have to hope that LeBron's and Durant's kids don't take after their moms.

 

[aceboon]

You know, if Ollie can just recruit sons of his former NBA teammates who admire him, we'll have a pipeline for decades.

Although we just have to hope that LeBron's and Durant's kids don't take after their moms.

Durant's fiance is a WNBA player, they might end up making a super baby

 

[Sportsman5]

Durant's fiance is a WNBA, they might end up making a super baby

And she's pretty jacked too. Those kids are gonna be ridiculously athletic. The runt of the litter will still be a D1 athlete.