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2026 Recruiting: Colben Landrew Offered

He's a former football player, wide receiver, that started focusing on basketball. One of the 2 best players on the team that recently won the Adidas championship (Palmetto Road). The staff watched him that weekend, and 2 weeks before that he told 247 he was expecting a UConn offer.
 
He's a former football player, wide receiver, that started focusing on basketball. One of the 2 best players on the team that recently won the Adidas championship (Palmetto Road). The staff watched him that weekend, and 2 weeks before that he told 247 he was expecting a UConn offer.

Would you expect a rankings bump?
 
Would you expect a rankings bump?
He jumped from over 100 to ~60 in the last year. I assume he'll settle in the top 50 by the end in part just because of his team's success (and what he looked like next to Holt). It's hard to judge the difference between a guy ranked 40 and 60, though.

Averaged 15, 6, and 3 on the Adidas circuit, making 34% of his threes, 69% of his 2s, 86% of his FTs, very low turnover. Good size, very strong, good athlete.
 
Which of these wings would he step in front of: Stewart, Ross, Ross, Furphy next year?

Perhaps Stewart 2.0 is gone if he makes the leap, but (either way you say it: 2 Jacobs and a Jayden or 2 Ross and a Furphy)?
 
Which of these wings would he step in front of: Stewart, Ross, Ross, Furphy next year?

Perhaps Stewart 2.0 is gone if he makes the leap, but (either way you say it: 2 Jacobs and a Jayden or 2 Ross and a Furphy)?
All that gets resolved in practice. There's an awful lot to like with this kid (imagine a 6-6 strong man that shoots 86% FT..........thats dedication. Strong football player.) To me, granted on paper, he appears to be a kid who can develop into a dominant player.
 
Which of these wings would he step in front of: Stewart, Ross, Ross, Furphy next year?

Perhaps Stewart 2.0 is gone if he makes the leap, but (either way you say it: 2 Jacobs and a Jayden or 2 Ross and a Furphy)?
Don’t think that’s a concern at all in recruiting a wing. Stewart and Furphy have positional versatility where they will get some of their minutes at other positions and the Rosses currently shouldn’t scare any recruits off. If we see a breakout there, you deal with that in the future.
 
Physically he is almost exactly like Stewart when Stewart played Peach Jam at +20lbs more than he has been in college. They are slightly different in that Landrew uses a bit more creativity getting to the basket, where Stewart initiated offense for his team as a primary ball handler. When we recruited Stewart he played below the basket and was very effective. He changed his body and his game. I also like having a rugged guy on the roster and plenty of the 6'6 under the rim players have found a way to be effective. I don't know much more about him other than this thread, but he seems like an interesting target.
 
Don’t think that’s a concern at all in recruiting a wing. Stewart and Furphy have positional versatility where they will get some of their minutes at other positions and the Rosses currently shouldn’t scare any recruits off. If we see a breakout there, you deal with that in the future.
I guess let's see - Darius Adams had 2 PGs in front of him so bailed. I don't know how Landrew is going to feel about the depth at wing but I feel ya.
 
I guess let's see - Darius Adams had 2 PGs in front of him so bailed. I don't know how Landrew is going to feel about the depth at wing but I feel ya.
The difference is we play 2-3 wings at a time and only 1 (ish) PGs. Not to mention the difference in quality of player at PG for Adams versus on the wing for Landrew
 
Has UConn on his cut down list of 10. No visit scheduled so tough to know where UConn stands with him.

Moving forward, Landrew will focus on Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Louisville, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Texas, Texas A&M, and UConn.

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Seems pretty clear where we stand if he's taking 7 visits, none of which are to UConn
 
Not necessarily true. We’ve seen this before. Not having one scheduled doesn’t mean he won’t schedule one. Very early
Definitely, not saying we're out on him or anything. But if he scheduled 7 visits and we're not one of them it seems safe to say we're behind those schools currently
 
The difference is we play 2-3 wings at a time and only 1 (ish) PGs. Not to mention the difference in quality of player at PG for Adams versus on the wing for Landrew
Well to be fair in 2023-23 and 2023-24 we had a whole lotta 3 guard sets, not 3 wing sets.

Newton/Castle/Cam
Newton/Castle/Diarra
Newton/Cam/Diarra

Now this year, I can see the same for Mullins as a guard or Furphy as a guard, but they are also capable 3s so who knows how Landrew is perceiving this roster or how Adams perceived getting Silas and Malachi but to each their own.
 

3. 4-star SF Colben Landrew

Height/Weight: 6-6/210
High School: Marietta (GA) Wheeler High
Old Rivals Ranking: No. 74
New Rivals Ranking: No. 17
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 45
Colben Landrew parlayed a big high school season into an efficient and very productive travel ball season with the Game Elite organization on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit. Landrew averaged 15.4 points this summer while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and scoring 1.087 points per possession. Landrew, a 6-foot-6 wing, started his high school career as a high-major football recruit, carrying Big 12 and SEC offers. He put down the helmet and shoulder pads to focus strictly on basketball, and his game has taken a huge step. The appeal in Landrew’s game is the positional size/length, and the calm and efficient game he plays. He jumped 57 spots in the latest ranking update.



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