2025 Recruiting: Braylon Mullins discusses his recruitment, timeline

[TheHorde]

uconn team bonding exercise in bloomington

 

[Mooch82]

My guy Johnnie Selvie was also in that class as a JuCo.

If anyone can name the 5th guy in that class without cheating I’d be very impressed (I have a weird memory for these things).

 

[alexd]

If anyone can name the 5th guy in that class without cheating I’d be very impressed (I have a weird memory for these things).

Shamon Tooles.

I knew about Shamon.... Then I double checked and also found Robert Swain also who transfered to Charleston after 2 years at UConn. .

 

[david]

Shamon Tooles.

I knew about Shamon.... Then I double checked and also found Robert Swain also who transfered to Charlestown after 2 years at UConn. .

I remember Shamon Tooles ended up being a pretty good rapper under the name Toolez. I wish I could remember some of the songs I listened to back in the day.

 

[Mooch82]

Shamon Tooles.

I knew about Shamon.... Then I double checked and also found Robert Swain also who transfered to Charlestown after 2 years at UConn. .

Shamon was technically a walk-on. Swain was the 5th scholarship guy.

 

[UConn Dan]

This could go a lot of places but this thread has the most eyes right now so

For whatever reason, I think it's funny that the one AI pic in that tweet is Duke's Scheyer

 

[Drame]

I remember Shamon Tooles ended up being a pretty good rapper under the name Toolez. I wish I could remember some of the songs I listened to back in the day.

Toolsie maybe?

 

[Mike Honcho]

I remember Shamon Tooles ended up being a pretty good rapper under the name Toolez. I wish I could remember some of the songs I listened to back in the day.

Shamon Tooles' Raps

I saw none online. Are there any out there that have been written down, or does anyone remember any of the lyrics? What about those for Ed Nelson and Tyler Olander?

the-boneyard.com

 

[gsmooth]

I'd love to ask him his scoring rubric for differentiating between 20% and 25% confidence.

The whole recruiting tracking/trending world is a akin to witchcraft, tea leaves, numerology, tarot cards, and other bullpoopery. "Momentum is building"...like they are reporting on rocks rolling down a mountain.

It is amusing and entertaining, at least. Paying to access it is kinda goofy, but to each their own with disposable income.

I just gave you laugh for using "bullpoopery", LMFAO, I am laughing hysterically just saying the word. But I do agree, maybe not 100%, but for the most extent with you that recruiting news is all those things. Even when people say player X is a done deal to UConn, I just shake my head. Those people could be correct when it is all said and done, but my saying is "it is not a done deal until there is signature and it's a done deal".

 

[knicksin7]

The Donyell, Ollie, Rudy Johnson, Brian Fair, Donny Marshall class was #2 in the country. This would be right there with it.

Do not forget Jeff Calhoun

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Do not forget Jeff Calhoun

And Boo (Nantambu) Willingham

 

[boog204]

And Boo (Nantambu) Willingham

I think Richie Ashmeade was also part of that class. The irony is that he was the original jewel when he committed the previous year.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

I’ve been confusing Mike Anderson and Mike Woodson for a while now lol. Was wondering how he kept getting head coaching jobs. Makes sense, they’re two different people…..

Btw, anyone see the latest sleepers media on Mullins? It’s a hoot. They read the Tipton article about UConn being in the lead and interpret it as Indiana is the favorite lol. Also had back to back videos on Bundalo being KU, and right after he put out his top 4, and now they’re picking UNC (and also said Bundalo’s recruitment is all over the place which I think is a little disrespectful to him imo).

Honestly sleepers is somewhat entertaining to listen to how Big ten fans think, and they put out so much content that it’s reasonable they’re not in the know on a lot of recruitments. But man, these guys are just always wrong on UConn. Let’s hope Mullins and Bundalo are the next two they’re wrong on.

 

[awy]

they are just being anti UConn without appearing as such but it's pretty easy to tell. the creative reading in that particular video is a bit too much so it became more obvious but it's always been there

 

[TheHorde]

they are just being anti UConn without appearing as such but it's pretty easy to tell. the creative reading in that particular video is a bit too much so it became more obvious but it's always been there

The truth will smack them in their collective faces over the next 1-2 weeks.

 

[awy]

The truth will smack them in their collective faces over the next 1-2 weeks.

the only reason I'm checking up on them is to watch the reactions lol. watching haters react is pretty good content. they might have some sort of humiliation fetish though

 

[RuffRuff]

Sleepers are generally clueless. They get all the same stuff we do here and then often put a bizarre B10 PHD body language spin on it. The new guy they brought on is entirely awful. His rationale for his takes is so off the mark it makes you want to throw a tomato at him.

 

[UC1995]

If we pull off Mullins I can't wait to listen to these guys try to spin this interview.

 

[KemBuckets21]

If we pull off Mullins I can't wait to listen to these guys try to spin this interview.

This might be the goofiest video they've put out. We're guilty on the boneyard of overanalyzing every word of an interview from a recruit, but man this feels like just unabashed desperation to churn out some content.

 

[upstater]

If we pull off Mullins I can't wait to listen to these guys try to spin this interview.

The logic and reasoning around the word "fun" sounds so much like the stuff we used to hear in the past in New England. Some athletes do actually think this way.

 

[RuffRuff]

The logic and reasoning around the word "fun" sounds so much like the stuff we used to hear in the past in New England. Some athletes do actually think this way.

This one had me on the fringe of giving up on them, even as a guy who has found them light and entertaining. It’s mainly the new doofus with the weird takes, not sure where he came from. He makes it sound like college athletes with millions on the line look to go to college for fun as a priority. His takes are almost entirely verbal diarrhea. I don’t mind the other guys.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

If we pull off Mullins I can't wait to listen to these guys try to spin this interview.

Temu Drake’s take in that video on Tipton’s article indicating it’s Indiana is just bonkers. Like textbook confirmation bias.