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2026 Recruiting: Colben Landrew

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imno1 said:
I think Ross is going to be a pleasant surprise here this year.
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We'll see - if the light bulb is going to go on, it should happen this year. Athletic kid, there is an awkwardness to his game that I'm hoping he snaps out of.
 
bendm said:
Dream 2026 lineup:

Demary / Transfer (soph or junior)
Mingo / Furphy
Ball / Landrew
Stew / Cloer
Reibe / Transfer (soph)
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If Reibe does pretty well this year, that 2nd big will be a Sr or Grad transfer.
 
Feels like this one got intense really quickly. Is he a late riser in recruiting rankings?

Have only watched highlights but Landrew feels like a very well rounded offensive player for his age. Looks super confident letting it fly in several different situations (transition, off screens, spot up). Looks a bit slow driving off the dribble but that can certainly be worked on later. I’d happily take this. Assuming him and Toure are the two options for the same spot?
 
REB1094 said:
Feels like this one got intense really quickly. Is he a late riser in recruiting rankings?

Have only watched highlights but Landrew feels like a very well rounded offensive player for his age. Looks super confident letting it fly in several different situations (transition, off screens, spot up). Looks a bit slow driving off the dribble but that can certainly be worked on later. I’d happily take this. Assuming him and Toure are the two options for the same spot?
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Yes, he's a late riser. Football guy that focused on basketball as the main a bit later. He was in the back half of the top 100 earlier this summer, now a 5*. Alongside Holt helped his team win the Adidas circuit.
 
ConnEd said:
If Reibe does pretty well this year, that 2nd big will be a Sr or Grad transfer.
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Why? If staff is confident Reibe is going to start as a soph why not bring in another soph that can be a backup for a year or two and then start as a junior or senior after Reibe goes pro. Like we did with Reed last year. Reed was a junior but that’s because Samson was a senior.

Plus If we bring in a 1 year transfer we’re prob looking at replacing at least 6 guys for 2027 if all goes according to plan: Demary/Mingo/Ball/Ross/Stew/Transfer
 
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Starting to wonder if the energy put in here means a kid like Mingo may fall prey to a bigger bag. Saw some things on UW specifically. More bag programs on his list than top programs, which makes you wonder.

Word on Stokes is USC, treating it as a one year local pit stop. If that’s the mentality these days, does make you wonder if going top 10 is ever worth it. A walk in one year mentality will always seem to veer to NIL driven vs being part of a “program”, unless talking about exceptional kids like Flagg and Castle.
 
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RuffRuff said:
Starting to wonder if the energy put in here means a kid like Mingo may fall prey to a bigger bag. Saw some things on UW specifically. More bag programs on his list than top programs, which makes you wonder.

Word on Stokes is USC, treating it as a one year local pit stop. If that’s the mentality these days, does make you wonder if going top 10 is ever worth it. A walk in one year mentality will always seem to veer to NIL driven vs being part of a “program”, unless talking about exceptional kids like Flagg and Castle.
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Landrew is a small forward, Mingo is a point guard.
 
superjohn said:
Landrew is a small forward, Mingo is a point guard.
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Yeah I don’t think there’s any correlation at all between Mingo and Landrew. Only guy who overlaps with Mingo is County - both both are big combo guards who could definitely play together.
 
Devils advocate but With Demary expected to be our starting PG next year that would make Mingo the starting SG. So If we don’t get Mingo why couldn’t staff take both Landrew and Samuels? They’re both wings so either could conceivably play SF and/or SG.
 
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bendm said:
So If we don’t get Mingo why couldn’t staff take both Landrew and Samuels? They’re both wings so either could conceivably play SF and/or SG.
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It's just not going to happen. We don't want it, they don't want it. 1 wing spot is up for grabs.
 
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bendm said:
Devils advocate but With Demary expected to be our starting PG next year that would make Mingo the starting SG. So If we don’t get Mingo why couldn’t staff take both Landrew and Samuels? They’re both wings so either could conceivably play SF and/or SG.
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They will need a backup PG to replace Smith. And after last season, they aren't going to half-ass it as PG.
 
HW611 said:
Couple of pounds lighter but his overall game reminds me of this game.



Pack on a few pounds and he could play the 4.
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Im not seeing what you guys are seeing.. Landrew has guard skills. Shoots tons of 3s. He's a Power 2g versus an undersized 4. Its a question of where does the kid like to play, where does he feel comfortable. Landrew wants to be on the perimeter. Hopkins is a mix it up on the inside, occasionally shoot from the perimeter.
 
Drame said:
Im not seeing what you guys are seeing.. Landrew has guard skills. Shoots tons of 3s. He's a Power 2g versus an undersized 4. Its a question of where does the kid like to play, where does he feel comfortable. Landrew wants to be on the perimeter. Hopkins is a mix it up on the inside, occasionally shoot from the perimeter.
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He's gonna play the 3 but all the things you're mentioning like shooting 3's and playing on the perimeter are things we want from our 4. When is the last time you can remember Alex Karaban mixing it up inside? He's definitely not a 2 though, he's too slow to guard anyone at the 2 spot
 
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navery12 said:
He's gonna play the 3 but all the things you're mentioning like shooting 3's and playing on the perimeter are things we want from our 4. When is the last time you can remember Alex Karaban mixing it up inside? He's definitely not a 2 though, he's too slow to guard anyone at the 2 spot
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Yeah but he has ball skills and driving ability better than AK, or any 3 that we've had and better than most 2s that we have had. All his skills are 2G, It's just his physical profile which is a 3. We already have Furphy who is definitely more of a 3.
 
Drame said:
Yeah but he has ball skills and driving ability better than AK, or any 3 that we've had and better than most 2s that we have had. All his skills are 2G, It's just his physical profile which is a 3. We already have Furphy who is definitely more of a 3.
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You're getting stuck in the past, there is no difference in the skills UConn asks for offensively in a 2 vs the 3. Is Braylon Mullins a 3? Because he's starting there this year
 
I’m happy with the efforts the staff has made to shore up the point guard position and ball handling. My only remaining concern is that team rebounding has been trending down a bit. I would like the staff to prioritize toughness and rebounding from guys at the 3 and the 4 to help the bigs. Also, guys that can guard or help double opposing 4s that like to post up or operate near the paint. St John’s has been bringing in some of those big bodies. I do love to have a Kirk King or Kevin Freeman type on the roster to add that toughness and rebounding.
 
ec33 said:
They will need a backup PG to replace Smith. And after last season, they aren't going to half-ass it as PG.
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Of course. IMO it will Ideally be a soph or junior transfer PG that can backup Demary next season and then become the starter. But This hypothetical of taking both wings wouldnt prevent that from happening.
 
navery12 said:
You're getting stuck in the past, there is no difference in the skills UConn asks for offensively in a 2 vs the 3. Is Braylon Mullins a 3? Because he's starting there this year
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Great example - was Castle or Spencer a 2 or 3? They were interchangeable.
 
bendm said:
Of course. IMO it will Ideally be a soph or junior transfer PG that can backup Demary next season and then become the starter. But This hypothetical of taking both wings wouldnt prevent that from happening.
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We don’t even know what Demary is as a true PG. He could wind up being more of a combo. There are some out there that think Malachi may play a bigger role than we think at the PG. There are a lot of moving parts that this board is trying to guess in advance because they think they’re a high level scout, have no patience or want to think their guess is right. Sit back and enjoy it.
 
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RuffRuff said:
We don’t even know what Demary is as a true PG. He could wind up being more of a combo. There are some out there that think Malachi may play a bigger role than we think at the PG. There are a lot of moving parts that this board is trying to guess in advance because they think they’re a high level scout, have no patience or want to think their guess is right. Sit back and enjoy it.
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RuffRuff said:
We don’t even know what Demary is as a true PG. He could wind up being more of a combo. There are some out there that think Malachi may play a bigger role than we think at the PG. There are a lot of moving parts that this board is trying to guess in advance because they think they’re a high level scout, have no patience or want to think their guess is right. Sit back and enjoy it.
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A combo guard is lead guard that can run the offense but also create for himself at a high level. That's what Demary looks like.

We tend to forget how interchangeable Hurley’s offense is and how often UConn's best teams plays 2 combo guards at the same time. I'd rather have 2 combos than a traditional PG who's just an okay creator and a 2G who's primarily a shooter/scorer.

With that said, you just try to get the best available players who fit the system while making sure you have enough quality depth to have a solid unit on the floor most of the time.
 
DogMania said:
A combo guard is lead guard that can run the offense but also create for himself at a high level. That's what Demary looks like.

We tend to forget how interchangeable Hurley’s offense is and how often UConn's best teams plays 2 combo guards at the same time. I'd rather have 2 combos than a traditional PG who's just an okay creator and a 2G who's primarily a shooter/scorer.

With that said, you just try to get the best available players who fit the system while making sure you have enough quality depth to have a solid unit on the floor most of the time.
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Tend to think it’s a mix and match finding the right balance. Last year we obviously needed more of a ball handling play maker at the PG. If we had had more of combo at the 2, or the 3, not as much. Rosters are all about balance. I do think in the least you need two guys on the court that can create off the dribble. There are so many things to play out with this years squad, fun, but also highly variable in terms of how good this team can be. It’s a high ceiling, high floor team because of the talent upside and depth. How Hurley mixes and matches the roster to find different balances will be fun to watch. He’s got lots of options and insurance in case things aren’t working.
 
bendm said:
Of course. IMO it will Ideally be a soph or junior transfer PG that can backup Demary next season and then become the starter. But This hypothetical of taking both wings wouldnt prevent that from happening.
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In your theoretical situation, UConn is missing out on both Mingo and Cloer? Then yes, they can bring in two wings if they are counting on Mullins being a OAD. Although at that point, I would be looking to Europe for an AK-type replacement, not doubling up on Landrew and Samuels.
 
navery12 said:
You're getting stuck in the past, there is no difference in the skills UConn asks for offensively in a 2 vs the 3. Is Braylon Mullins a 3? Because he's starting there this year
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Theres lots of interchangeability, of course, but a 2G is going to be more on ball, driving to the hole etc. While a 3 will be more off ball. I think you're stuck in the past thinking that this years team will resemble the 23/24 team. With non stop ball movement. We're going to be working in a bit more ball dominance going forward, so we'll need power 2 guard skills. Driving to the hole with handle and skill and strength and generating a bucket on your own.
 
RuffRuff said:
There are a lot of moving parts that this board is trying to guess in advance because they think they’re a high level scout, have no patience or want to think their guess is right. Sit back and enjoy it.
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You do you. But thats really rich given that I was following up on your post wondering whether the added effort being put into Landrew was a bad sign re Mingo. Only you’re allowed to speculate I guess.
 
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