Probably a good to great chance that Dan Hurley will "reorient" him to his current emphasis on playing time prioritized on toughness and defense/rebounding. I don't think we will ever see a 6-7 or 6-8 Polley type defender again under Dan Hurley. They will have to learn and prove it or they will not be playing minutes. That experiment is over and proclaimed by Dan Hurley this year.
As opposed to his artificial size?
Ross could stay for 12 years and he’s not scaring anyone from coming here
Newton was ok but he’s no Jayden Ross!!
Reibe will have to show a lot this year to lock down the starting C spot as a soph. Either way I assume we’re going after a big in the portal next summer to compete with him. If we land Cole and Mingo That would make for a solid 9 man rotation.
What does Carolina have at his position(s) right now? I don't pay much attention to Hubert's recruiting down there.
The local competition is NC State and Will Wade. They've been pushing hard for Cloer for a while.
NC State is the team
Ahh, ok. I see both on his list, visited both of them.
Yeah UNC fans think Huber has blown this one.
Don’t they generally also like First Night events too?
Tristen played his best in the biggest games, but every game filled up the boxscore with points, rebounds and assists. Most importantly, he was a great teammate who did what it took to win.
That's helpful. Certainly better than a home game. Just keep him away from Sorority row.
If a football game is what gets him, not sure he was right for Uconn. This place is serious
Parading a 17 year old boy through sorority row at Bama on game day is always a risk. Might as well send him to Castle Anthrax.If a football game is what gets him, not sure he was right for Uconn. This place is serious
Eh, this day and age not sure it really applies anymore. With all the money and draft stock on the line, it's more of a parent involved business decision than it is about sorority girls, especially when it's only a 1-2 year deal.
Not UConn players. Has there been a recruit that did his official visit on First Night weekend and committed under Hurley? If I recall correctly, Dan doesn't want them that weekend because he wants their full attention on the staff's presentation and not distracted by bell and whistles.
I agree that’s what Dan looks for. I can’t say for certain that first night dies or doesn’t move the needle in recruits’ decision making. I do recall Flagg and Ngongba committing shortly after attending Duke’s first night. That is not to say if UConn had first night and they attended it that it would have made a difference. Most of the schools we compete with have First Night and it seems to work well for them. Dan doesn’t appear to be a believer in having it. His results have obviously been great too.
