Colben Landrew commits to UConn

[Chuck]

I just watched a couple minutes of highlights. He looks like a Jay Wright Villanova guard. Plays mostly below the rim, but just try to stop him from making a layup once his hips are even with the defender.

 

[Sonofabeach]

if you missed it here it is

 

[Spaceman213J]

The who offered who more money angle to the least interesting angle imaginable. Plus, none of you nitwits actually know who got what from who, so stop. We’re not out there offering Applebees coupons to recruits.

Kid talked about wanting to be pushed by a coach and staff like Hurley & Co.. Got to believe he's a big picture kid and thinks Hurley and his guys are his best shot at getting ready to paid "BIG" down the road at the next level.

I'm not saying Castle directly impacted this kid, but his ROY was well earned and great for the program as well as him. Hurley had a one & done ready for the next level.

Love the kids attitude.

 

[LetsGoUC]

Love the size of this kid. Much stronger than your average freshman.

 

[Marat]

Love the size of this kid. Much stronger than your average freshman.

Seems like he is physically ready to play Big East ball today .

 

[UCLJ0211]

I've seen this kid listed at 6'6 and even 6'5, he's gotta be 6'6 barefoot. Caron may be the best comparison out of our former players in terms of game and size. Not saying he'll be as good as Caron but I have a good feeling about this kid. Great build, ball skills, shot maker with a nice three point shot, great hands, good rebounder, football mentality, can play guard and forward.

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Isn’t Diarra like 6’8”? And he looks taller than him.

 

[Husky Alien]

 

[Husky Alien]

Welcome to UConn Nation Colben Landrew

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[husky429]

Isn’t Diarra like 6’8”? And he looks taller than him.

Mamadpu is standing behind him and is more like 6'6 despite what he was listed at. Kimani is 6'4. That 6'6 measurement is probably right.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

 

[HuskyFich]

Reminds me of a Caron/Castle combo. Not for comparisons sake…He just seems that gifted physically.

Welcome aboard, Colben!

 

[superjohn]

Mamadpu is standing behind him and is more like 6'6 despite what he was listed at. Kimani is 6'4. That 6'6 measurement is probably right.

Toure is 6'4.5 barefoot, it's difficult to tell height in pictures but Landrew is clearly at least an inch taller than Toure from the pictures I've seen.

 

[Husky Johnny]

Abdou Toure who?

 

[uconngb]

Abdou Toure who?

You know, the guy who committed to Prov......oh, wait

 

[MuchoDogYears]

He looks like he’s going to be a real problem for teams trying to defend him.

Offensively, he can play 1- 4 with him being a match up nightmare for opponents at 2G or SF, which is the position he’ll most likely play.

Ideally I’d love to see him grow another inch and be our PF. From the footage I’ve seen of him, because he’s not especially quick footed or a quick riser he’s going to have difficulty defending at the 2G and Sf positions. On the other hand I think that he can defend PFs and (offensively limited) PGs.

 

[bendm]

This is why you shouldn’t always listen to your parents, kids!

 

[bendm]

Even if Mullins goes pro, If Silas and Ball return (and no underclassmen transfer out) then all we need next summer is a backup 4/5 out of the portal

Demary / County
Ball / Furphy
Landrew / Ross
Stew / Transfer
Reibe / Transfer

Now I can sit back and enjoy #7

 

[Mr. French]

This dude is a beast. The kind of guy you hate guarding because he’s just naturally strong.

With his size and skills and our coaching staff, I think he’s going to be a stud. Very excited for another beast GA Guard.

 

[auror]

I just watched a couple minutes of highlights. He looks like a Jay Wright Villanova guard. Plays mostly below the rim, but just try to stop him from making a layup once his hips are even with the defender.

Physically, he's on track to be similar to Jermaine Samuels.

 

[Lafayette]

Physically, he's on track to be similar to Jermaine Samuels.

A more nimble Jeff Adrien?

 

[HooperScooper]

You know, the guy who committed to Prov......oh, wait

FWIW Providence pivoted quickly and got a good one.

Providence adds major piece in four-star SG Aiden Derkack: 'They already feel like family'

Providence lands a high motor versatile guard who held offers from Indiana, Dayton, USC among others.

247sports.com

 

[navery12]

It can still happen. It might take a very successful season where UConn has three kids go in the first round to clear minutes. Kids like Mingo will commonly wait until the spring to commit to see how rosters will shake out for the coming season.

Mingo said he's committing towards the end of the early signing period which is November 12-19

 

[TheHorde]

Mingo said he's committing towards the end of the early signing period which is November 12-19

That’s interesting and somewhat surprising. Maybe this could end up being a decommit scenario I guess time will tell.

 

[DRBackup]

Mingo said he's committing towards the end of the early signing period which is November 12-19

And, legally, he isn't allowed to change his mind. I think it's a state law only, though

 

[HooperScooper]

Mingo said he's committing towards the end of the early signing period which is November 12-19

Or maybe not.

“The goal right now, if everything goes according to plan is to commit sometime between November 20th and December 5th. I could go after, but that’s the goal."

https://archive.ph/Dm8qP#selection-1171.0-1171.158

Speaking with Mingo, currently Rivals’ No. 3 overall player in the 2026 class, he says he would like to make an early decision, but he is not opposed to waiting until after the early signing period. He has been adamant throughout this process that he wants to see teams play. He still has three visits left, and then the start of the college season, so things could shift with this recruitment as we continue forward.

https://archive.is/EMld9