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Colben Landrew - 19 finalists remain for the 2026 USA Men's U18 National Team

444JR said:
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Not sure how they pull these teams together - this list is missing almost all the marquee names of this class with the exception of a couple.
 
444JR said:
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Does anyone know if Landrew's USA team commitments(if he makes the final cut) include the FIBA Americup tournament in the first week of June? If yes- Fair to assume his arrival on campus for first summer session will be delayed?
 
RuffRuff said:
Not sure how they pull these teams together - this list is missing almost all the marquee names of this class with the exception of a couple.
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It's a mix of 2026 and 2027 kids, in part because of the age restrictions, in part because some of the 2026 kids played in the 2025 u19 world cup and probably didn't want to play in the worse comp americup.
 
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444JR said:
Doesn’t miss a single shot!
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HuskyHawk said:
Stop. He's not a 4 at all. We will bring in a backup 4. Can he be an emergency 4, I suppose, but it's one thing to put a 6'8" PF against the 6'10"-6"11" monsters out there, he's just way too undersized. And for everyone who talks about our offense, who cares? The positions are about defense and defensive assignments. He's got nice size at the 3 and his strength will play well there. Braylon was undersized for a 3 in our defensive system and I don't think Hurley wanted to repeat that experiment.
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Lot of brazen conviction there to be wrong. We brought in a 4 in Shaw and that kid won’t see any time, because Landrew will be getting it.

How many 6’10” monsters at 4 are out there outside of Florida? Big East was lucky to have a center that big. We play a spacing game with our 4. The only two 4s we were looking at when AK was exploring draft last year were thick bodied 6’6” each.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Lot of brazen conviction there to be wrong. We brought in a 4 in Shaw and that kid won’t see any time, because Landrew will be getting it.

How many 6’10” monsters at 4 are out there outside of Florida? Big East was lucky to have a center that big. We play a spacing game with our 4. The only two 4s we were looking at when AK was exploring draft last year were thick bodied 6’6” each.
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247: SF
On3: SG
ESPN: SF

Where is anyone getting Power Forward from? 2/3 of the majors (On3 = rivals at this point) is small forward. Make sense for our Ross platoon. IDK if shooting guard is just a mess up but all signs point to SF in Husky white and blue.
 
Lafayette said:
247: SF
On3: SG
ESPN: SF

Where is anyone getting Power Forward from? 2/3 of the majors (On3 = rivals at this point) is small forward. Make sense for our Ross platoon. IDK if shooting guard is just a mess up but all signs point to SF in Husky white and blue.
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Show me another 6'6" 235 SG in D1. Longer wingspan than Stew. Who is getting those backup 4 minutes? Don't tell me he's not on the roster yet.

 
Lafayette said:
247: SF
On3: SG
ESPN: SF

Where is anyone getting Power Forward from? 2/3 of the majors (On3 = rivals at this point) is small forward. Make sense for our Ross platoon. IDK if shooting guard is just a mess up but all signs point to SF in Husky white and blue.
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If Landrew can defend 4s he’ll get some backup minutes behind Khamenia there. Assume it will be matchup dependent, but on offense UConn’s 4 is running around off-ball screens like a typical wing.

Hopefully 6’8 Shaw proves good enough to get spot minutes at the 4 as well and Khamenia shows us all why he was a McDAA and highly coveted point forward coming out of high school.

Hurley and co have a delicious opportunity to show how good their development system is with all of these sophomores and freshman being important contributors:
  • Mullins: SO
  • Khamenia: SO
  • Hines: SO
  • Landrew: FR
  • Giltay: SO
  • County: FR

Surrounded by upperclassmen:
  • Demary Jr: SR
  • Ross: SR
  • Machowski: SR
  • Nash: JR
  • Shaw: SR

Practices are going to be a gauntlet. Paired with the incredible preseason and OOC matchups.. this team is going to be ready for the big east and post season play. I love this roster right now.
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444JR said:
If Landrew can defend 4s he’ll get some backup minutes behind Khamenia there. Assume it will be matchup dependent, but on offense UConn’s 4 is running around off-ball screens like a typical wing.

Hopefully 6’8 Shaw proves good enough to get spot minutes at the 4 as well and Khamenia shows us all why he was a McDAA and highly coveted point forward coming out of high school.

Hurley and co have a delicious opportunity to show how good their development system is with all of these sophomores and freshman being important contributors:
  • Mullins: SO
  • Khamenia: SO
  • Hines: SO
  • Landrew: FR
  • Giltay: SO
  • County: FR

Surrounded by upperclassmen:
  • Demary Jr: SR
  • Ross: SR
  • Machowski: SR
  • Nash: JR
  • Shaw: SR

Practices are going to be a gauntlet. Paired with the incredible preseason and OOC matchups.. this team is going to be ready for the big east and post season play. I love this roster right now.
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Nice graphic. There will be nothing sweeter than turning Khamenia into a stud and watching Duke fans cry. In fact, it will be amazing if he's a key ingredient in how we beat them, along with BM. Will be a demonstration of how Hurley is another class of coach.
 
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Ross and Landrew will compete for the 3. I'm figuring Ross starts the season, may well finish it starting; but Landrew is really good. I can see those 2 eating up most all of 40 minutes there.
 
I would only reorder the bench as almost 1:1 replacements: County for Silas (might be, might not), Machowski for Mullins, Landrew for Ross, Shaw for Khamenia and Giltay for Hines.
 
Lafayette said:
I would only reorder the bench as almost 1:1 replacements: County for Silas (might be, might not), Machowski for Mullins, Landrew for Ross, Shaw for Khamenia and Giltay for Hines.
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Nash will push County for the backup PG minutes early on for sure, IMO. Veteran with a proven floor general, pass-first track record, physical, bigger guard than Hass and Malachi.
 
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aceboon said:
The "NBA Draft Twitter" community is apparently big fans of Landrew

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Personally surprised he's ranked as low as he is - I'd take him in front of half the top 15. He has an NBA ready body that is mobile, nice touch and still growing into the sport. The couple of amateur mocks that came out had him in the lottery.

Quite the remark there if you consider some of our recent (and current) wings.
 
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Impressive projections when you consider that he's only been concentrating on BB only for the last few years. Gonna be a mismatch nightmare. Will be a crazy ride with this young dude while in Storrs.
 
superjohn said:
He listed point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards, centers but no Steph Castle.
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I was referring to: "Colben Landrew will be the best freshman Hurley has ever had & will blaze through the BE." as well as best wing. Guess I got my wires confused on the "has he ever heard of Stephon Castle?"
 
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BFieldHusky said:
If this kid can play some minutes at the 4, we can be very interchangeable with our lineups and matchups on defense. Imagine a potential starting lineup of Silas/Mullins/Landrew/Khamenia/Hines.
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Wouldn't write Ross of this year, could have a really big year.
 
May not seem like a big thing but I was impressed in the clip of how he used the glass from a distance to bank in his shots when it wasn’t just a layup. Not all players have that ability. And he has the build and strength needed for the BE from day 1.
 
Nice player. I am excited to see him next year. Had a contested block, high point block. But I did notice that he was standing upright on defense an awful lot. It seemed like he played most of the game, so maybe he was gassed. But that wont fly in college; people will fly by him.
 
Samoo said:
How many college teams actually have a skilled 6'10" power forward that weighs north of 230lbs? How many of those players are on our schedule? The kid will match up on defense with whoever works out best for the team but he has the physical traits - 235lbs, 6'10" reach, enough speed/quickness to be recruited at receiver by Alabama - to defend 90% of college PFs, and the offensive game to have an advantage at the other end.
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off the top of my head, Florida and Michigan.
 
Lafayette said:
I was referring to: "Colben Landrew will be the best freshman Hurley has ever had & will blaze through the BE." as well as best wing. Guess I got my wires confused on the "has he ever heard of Stephon Castle?"
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It wouldn't surprise me too much if Landrew put up better numbers than Castle. But a lot of that will depend on how much Ross plays and whether Landrew gets minutes at the 4.
 
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Iluvsuebird said:
off the top of my head, Florida and Michigan.
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Florida isn't on our schedule so that leave a Johnson-less Michigan, with the other half of the equation being that their PF will need to chase a 6'6" 235 lb tight end around the court.
 
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RuffRuff said:
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Those kids were at the final 4 game in all their gear. I definitely talked to Darius Wabbington and another of them after we beat Illinois, they're giants. Landrew wasn't there.
 
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