2026 Recruiting: Cole Cloer visiting this weekend

[bendm]

Tell Hurley that

You’re the one underselling him

 

[navery12]

Then I guess Idk what your point was either or how it was a response to my post. I’d prefer a taller stretch 4 that can block shots as opposed to a 6’6 stretch 4 that can’t. Personal preference I guess.

You brought up that Cole Cloer should play the 2/3 and not the 4, and then brought up DeAndre Daniels, a guy who is the same size as Cloer and played the 4. That's all I was responding to

 

[bendm]

You brought up that Cole Cloer should play the 2/3 and not the 4, and then brought up DeAndre Daniels, a guy who is the same size as Cloer and played the 4. That's all I was responding to

But they aren’t the same size… Cloer is 6’6 and Daniels is 6’9

Edit- or is he 6’8? I thought I read a post saying he was 6’6. If not my b.

 

[navery12]

But they aren’t the same size… Cloer is 6’6 and Daniels is 6’9

Edit- or is he 6’8? I thought I read a post saying he was 6’6. If not my b.

Daniels was listed at 6'8 180 in HS, Cloer is 6'7 190

 

[HW611]

But they aren’t the same size… Cloer is 6’6 and Daniels is 6’9

Edit- or is he 6’8? I thought I read a post saying he was 6’6. If not my b.

Cloer is also a lot more fluid than Daniels who’s game was stiff.

Yes size wise Cloer is the same size as a lot of stretch 4s we had. But he’s so much more fluid than everyone he’s being compared to. It would be a disservice to him to put him at the 4 and not take advantage of the competitive advantage he’d have as a 3.

 

[navery12]

Cloer is also a lot more fluid than Daniels who’s game was stiff.

Yes size wise Cloer is the same size as a lot of stretch 4s we had. But he’s so much more fluid than everyone he’s being compared to. It would be a disservice to him to put him at the 4 and not take advantage of the competitive advantage he’d have as a 3.

On the flip side, imagine those 4's trying to stay in front of him. I think that's a pretty big mismatch in his favor too

 

[HW611]

On the flip side, imagine those 4's trying to stay in front of him. I think that's a pretty big mismatch in his favor too

No. A guy like Karaban would not have an issue defending on the perimeter. Nor would most 4s in college basketball today that are pretty mobile.

His advantage would be his size for his position.

 

[navery12]

No. A guy like Karaban would not have an issue defending on the perimeter. Nor would most 4s in college basketball today that are pretty mobile.

His advantage would be his size for his position.

I know this is not surprising, but I could not disagree with you more on this. I think you are 100% dead wrong on this. College 4's may be pretty mobile, but most including Karaban are still too slow to defend a guy with guard skills and the size of a 4 like Cloer

 

[Chief00]

Fundamentals - he can play.

 

[Mister P]

 

[Mister P]

 

[alexd]

Ahhhh, Mom and Dad. This is good. 😉

 

[jibsey]

Ok, the pics are nice with UConn bling and all but does this mean he’s about to commit? Not visit other schools? Put their bling and jerseys on as he roams from school to school? Somebody help me out here.

 

[Mooch82]

Ok, the pics are nice with UConn bling and all but does this mean he’s about to commit? Not visit other schools? Put their bling and jerseys on as he roams from school to school? Somebody help me out here.

Doesn’t mean anything. We get these pics after every visit.

Overall feeling with Cloer is pretty positive though.

 

[AntG168]

Ok, the pics are nice with UConn bling and all but does this mean he’s about to commit? Not visit other schools? Put their bling and jerseys on as he roams from school to school? Somebody help me out here.

Are you new here?

 

[NewBlood]

He's short a couple of rings, we have 6 bro.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He's short a couple of rings, we have 6 bro.

You can wear all 6 after national signing day.

 

[jibsey]

Are you new here?

They don’t all do this many pics nor to this extent and with parents to boot etc. Yeah I’ve seen many of these.

 

[AntG168]

They don’t all do this many pics nor to this extent and with parents to boot etc. Yeah I’ve seen many of these.

They almost always do

 

[RuffRuff]

lol. Was Charlie Villanueva a unicorn too? Just from last season there was Flagg, Grant Nelson, Alex Condon….All stretch PFs that can block shots.

You did say you wanted a “shooter” in this profile. Nelson and Condon were interchangeable at the 5, and neither known for their shooting. Both interior. This profile you want is a OAD rarity, like a Flagg, AJD, Ament.

 

[CL82]

They almost always do

They take them we may or may not see them.

 

[Ricker]

We are obviously going hard after Cloer. I don't see him as realistically a backcourt player accept in a particular matchup. In the frontcourt we will be losing our primary rebounding strength (Reed, Karaban), and I think Hurley will play the guys in 2026 that can help us there. With Cloer, I;m from Missouri with regard to rebounding. Each time I watched him he reminded me of Tyler Polley who always in the scrum after the ball but had nominal rebounds at the end of the game. That is a real weak point that perhaps gets solved automatically by growth in strength and adding some weight over 1-2 years. As a player right now, I think he has a ways to go before he is a starter at UConn in 2026. I would welcome him but fully expect we will still need to be looking to the portal for a 2026 frontcourt impact player in order to be a championship contender.

 

[RuffRuff]

We are obviously going hard after Cloer. I don't see him as realistically a backcourt player accept in a particular matchup. In the frontcourt we will be losing our primary rebounding strength (Reed, Karaban), and I think Hurley will play the guys in 2026 that can help us there. With Cloer, I;m from Missouri with regard to rebounding. Each time I watched him he reminded me of Tyler Polley who always in the scrum after the ball but had nominal rebounds at the end of the game. That is a real weak point that perhaps gets solved automatically by growth in strength and adding some weight over 1-2 years. As a player right now, I think he has a ways to go before he is a starter at UConn in 2026. I would welcome him but fully expect we will still need to be looking to the portal for a 2026 frontcourt impact player in order to be a championship contender.

He’s not starting as a freshman. No frosh likely is. Perhaps Mingo would have a fighting chance if things fell perfectly. He’s ranked close to 30 in a weak class, we should have plenty of returners to start next year. He’d be your 2027 starting 4. I am glad you’d welcome him, someone should let the staff know.

 

[UCLJ0211]

:taps wrist: “Bring in the Cloer”

 

[HW611]

He’s not starting as a freshman. No frosh likely is. Perhaps Mingo would have a fighting chance if things fell perfectly. He’s ranked close to 30 in a weak class, we should have plenty of returners to start next year. He’d be your 2027 starting 4. I am glad you’d welcome him, someone should let the staff know.

I’d personally have him marked as the starting 2026 3 unless Ross shows something to show he’ll be in line to start as a senior.