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2026 Recruiting: Caden Pierce (Transfer) potential interest

auror said:
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He looks sneaky athletic to me. Not explosive or fast, but smart, delibrate, quick when he needs to be, and physical/strong. Cam was a totally different kind of player, but I see an similar BBIQ and sneakiness to his play that makes up for raw athleticism.
 
uchusky32 said:
I hope we get a powerful PF. Next cycle. Rebounding is a must.
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As a freshman, Pierce pulled down 16 boards in an ncaa win over Missouri. Had 24 and 12 against Rutgers last year. I haven’t watched him enough to know, but he could potentially be a rugged rebounder next to Reibe, while being someone who can also space the floor and be a good passer on offense. And then maybe Stewart can play 3. Not sure we get enough rebounding with a Stewart-Reibe pairing at the 4-5.
 
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CTFAN4LIFE said:
Lol - I thought it was already "decided" that Pierce wasn't looking to join anyone until second semester is over, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
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That's what he said but who knows what happens once he commits. I would be surprised if he commits before he knows generally what the roster for next year looks like at a school. Then again maybe he wants to get his revenue sharing payment before a school blows their budget on others.
 
superjohn said:
It's a given Hurley and staff will recruit and get a transfer portal center. He does the two headed monster thing at center every season and we have Sanogo/Clingan, Clingan/Samson, Samson/Reed, Reed/Reibe to sell a stud transfer center on.
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For sure... I'd still like to see us bring in an athletic/rebounding 4 to give us some nasty in the frontcourt. A starting frontcourt of Reibe/Stew or maybe Pierce is talented, but seems pretty soft.
 
HooperScooper said:
That's what he said but who knows what happens once he commits. I would be surprised if he commits before he knows generally what the roster for next year looks like at a school. Then again maybe he wants to get his revenue sharing payment before a school blows their budget on others.
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True…but if he’s coming to a place like UConn with a complicated offense, having an extra 5 months in the system can only help, especially since he only has one year left.

Is he transferring for the biggest bag or for the best chance at the nba? If the former we’re not the pick. If the latter….
 
auror said:
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Local boy makes good... ? Went to a game with Chris Kervick back in the day and knew Kevin Kervick from the old UConn email list, anyone know if this is brother #3 ? I think it is.
 
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So he might do the Karaban thing. If he does, I’d take him in a NY minute. Cam light very possibly. Rebounding is about desire and positioning as well as size. Shooting is good enough. Would be excited to hear he’d be here in January. Not if he waits til the summer though. Jan says desire.
 
uchusky32 said:
I hope we get a powerful PF. Next cycle. Rebounding is a must.
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I was jealous of how well Florida crashed the boards against us at MSG. We of course came away with the win but that definitely stuck out to me.
 
AllHusky said:
So he might do the Karaban thing. If he does, I’d take him in a NY minute. Cam light very possibly. Rebounding is about desire and positioning as well as size. Shooting is good enough. Would be excited to hear he’d be here in January. Not if he waits til the summer though. Jan says desire.
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Jan also says he's giving up a Princeton degree to come sit on the UConn bench for a few months. If he comes here, it'll be in the summer
 
DC23 said:
Not to mention sitting a year out doesn’t do him any favors to then go right into high, high-Major basketball if he comes to Storrs.
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I thought UConn was a 3 high major school?
 
Borges reiterated in his game recap that Purdue is believed to be the frontrunner


Caden Pierce, a forward from Princeton who is sitting out of basketball this winter and is in the transfer portal, was at Tuesday night's game on an official visit.
Pierce, the 2023-24 Ivy League Player of the Year, is a 6-foot-7 forward who could step right in and be a key contributor next season for UConn. He will be concentrating on his economics degree the rest of the school year.
Pierce has also listed Purdue (which is believed to be the front-runner), Duke, Louisville and Gonzaga as other potential landing spots.
 
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aceboon said:
Borges reiterated in his game recap that Purdue is believed to be the frontrunner


Caden Pierce, a forward from Princeton who is sitting out of basketball this winter and is in the transfer portal, was at Tuesday night's game on an official visit.
Pierce, the 2023-24 Ivy League Player of the Year, is a 6-foot-7 forward who could step right in and be a key contributor next season for UConn. He will be concentrating on his economics degree the rest of the school year.
Pierce has also listed Purdue (which is believed to be the front-runner), Duke, Louisville and Gonzaga as other potential landing spots.
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His bro plays for the Colts and family is from Illinois
 
aceboon said:
Borges reiterated in his game recap that Purdue is believed to be the frontrunner


Caden Pierce, a forward from Princeton who is sitting out of basketball this winter and is in the transfer portal, was at Tuesday night's game on an official visit.
Pierce, the 2023-24 Ivy League Player of the Year, is a 6-foot-7 forward who could step right in and be a key contributor next season for UConn. He will be concentrating on his economics degree the rest of the school year.
Pierce has also listed Purdue (which is believed to be the front-runner), Duke, Louisville and Gonzaga as other potential landing spots.
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Maybe he saw Ross and thought "that could be me."
 
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