Danny Wolf: Transfer target?

[ctchamps]

He's a righty, just very good around the rim with his left.

Given your handle I'd say this is a good endorsement.

 

[AllHusky]

Yeah, really the only knock is that Princeton didn't have a guy over 6'7 on the floor.

Yale only played one top team in Gonzaga and Wolf didn't score.

Does he leave Yale without his degree? Only a soph.

Statement about Zag game is biggest question. How does he fare against same size more talent and athleticism?

 

[kcc1442]

Definitely like this as an option to replace DC for next year.

I'm in for my somewhat random, probably just hoping/wishing he is available name drop of Yves Missi. I've watched him play a couple of times now and think he is very good especially for a Freshman. I know he visited us and I'm sure didn't want to sit behind DC. Not sure he would want to leave Baylor for us but with Hurley being on top of the world right now anything is possible. He is also in some mock drafts so totally possible he leaves to go pro too. But hope we send an NIL care package first.

 

[Lefty2one]

Statement about Zag game is biggest question. How does he fare against same size more talent and athleticism?

Right. Who knows? I didn't watch that game and it was the second game of the season before he broke out so it's not like the Zags were scheming to take him away.

Hopefully Yale makes the tourney and plays a power conference team in the opening round.

 

[Agent0]

Let’s get him and the Dayton kid

I would be all for Kobe brea

 

[karstenkibbe]

Yeah, really the only knock is that Princeton didn't have a guy over 6'7 on the floor.

Yale only played one top team in Gonzaga and Wolf didn't score.

I don’t know if Gonzaga specifically schemed for Wolf. Assume they did. Didn’t see the game. I do know that this kid feasted against some of the better teams in FIBA U-20 competition. His toolbox is packed. He’s a many-trick pony. FIBA highlights….

 

[giddyup]

Wolf has a chance to play in the NBA but I think he values the degree he’ll get from Yale. I’ve only seen him play once, in the game against Princeton but I‘m sold on his talent. I’ve said it another thread that if Yale makes the tournament they can win a game or 2.

Hard to walk away from a Yale degree notwithstanding the Ivies’ recent decline in academic reputation and rigor.

 

[Improviser]

I don’t know if Gonzaga specifically schemed for Wolf. Assume they did. Didn’t see the game. I do know that this kid feasted against some of the better teams in FIBA U-20 competition. His toolbox is packed. He’s a many-trick pony. FIBA highlights….

Looks like he can shoot from 3, make spin moves around the basket, has a real good handle, and can block shots.

Hard to tell in a highlight video if he can defend one on one, a skilled player his height. I don't know defensively if he neutralized Dickinson because I didn't see that game.

 

[Ricker]

I have to ask. Any connections to any of our previous Wolf's? Enosch Wolf, Dennis Wolf, Nicole Wolf?

 

[karstenkibbe]

Looks like he can shoot from 3, make spin moves around the basket, has a real good handle, and can block shots.

Hard to tell in a highlight video if he can defend one on one, a skilled player his height. I don't know defensively if he neutralized Dickinson because I didn't see that game.

Well, I can tell you it was a wash based on the box score. Dickinson with 8/10 and Wolf with 11/6. The game wasn’t decided by the centers. As far as defending other skilled players his height… good luck finding them. There are only a few in college basketball right now.

 

[OceanDoggie]

i watch a decent amount of yale basketball (i go to 2 - 3 games per year and root for them when they're on national tv) and this kid's emergence was a complete shock to me. he looked like a total stiff his freshman year.

you don't see a ton of seven-footers in the ivy, particularly with his skillset. i am certainly curious to see where he ends up.

He looks like Drew Timme against that Ivy League competition

 

[gsmooth]

Right. Who knows? I didn't watch that game and it was the second game of the season before he broke out so it's not like the Zags were scheming to take him away.

Hopefully Yale makes the tourney and plays a power conference team in the opening round.

Exactly, Danny Wolf was relative unknown at that point. Also, the Zags have Graham Ike, Braden Huff, and Anton Watson which is a really good trio in the interior and would give Wolf trouble.

 

[Viet Vet]

Much better foot movement and ball handling than Clingan. Very savvy too.

 

[uconnfan68]

Wolf has a chance to play in the NBA but I think he values the degree he’ll get from Yale. I’ve only seen him play once, in the game against Princeton but I‘m sold on his talent. I’ve said it another thread that if Yale makes the tournament they can win a game or 2.

You don’t throw away a Yale degree for NIL money. You don’t go to Yale if the NBA is your main goal. That said, a UConn masters would be nice.

 

[runner11]

You don’t throw away a Yale degree for NIL money. You don’t go to Yale if the NBA is your main goal. That said, a UConn masters would be nice.

I can’t see this kid staying at Yale with the options he will have. Your logic makes sense but every year, plenty of 3 stars with Ivy offers decide to go P6 instead. Way more often than not.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Wolf and Knowling would be a great package deal for us. Knowling unanimous first team all-Ivy last season and played with Andrew Hurley at East Catholic. Has an extra covid year of eligibility and cannot return to Yale. Could be an experienced piece to have at the end of the rotation. And Wolf is very much the real deal.

 

[husky429]

You don’t throw away a Yale degree for NIL money. You don’t go to Yale if the NBA is your main goal. That said, a UConn masters would be nice.

You have absolutely 0 idea why he went to Yale or what he values in life.

All the speculation in this thread is ridiculous.

 

[Improviser]

You have absolutely 0 idea why he went to Yale or what he values in life.

All the speculation in this thread is ridiculous.

YaleBulldogs.com provides some insight.

Why Yale? – “Because it truly is the best mix of basketball and education in the world. I had the opportunity to receive an extremely prestigious degree while also playing on a winning team at the highest level of college basketball. Also, the relationship I built with Coach Jones and the coaching staff was real, authentic, and they stuck with me since the first days of my recruiting process.”

Danny Wolf - 2023-24 - Men's Basketball - Yale University

Danny Wolf (1) F - Notes: Won a silver medal with Team Israel at the 2023 FIBA Under-20 European Championships in Heraklion, Greece... Averaged 17.7 points, which

yalebulldogs.com

 

[bazzdog]

He's been an absolute bonus with his improvement no doubt, love the kid for staying here and backing up DC. Having said that he’s starting and playing 25 minutes (or planning to) we’re not as good as we should be. Both he and Hassan are exactly what they are and need to be the same in 24-25.

I think Sammie makes huge jumps. We’ll talk this time next year

 

[husky429]

YaleBulldogs.com provides some insight.

Why Yale? – “Because it truly is the best mix of basketball and education in the world. I had the opportunity to receive an extremely prestigious degree while also playing on a winning team at the highest level of college basketball. Also, the relationship I built with Coach Jones and the coaching staff was real, authentic, and they stuck with me since the first days of my recruiting process.”

Danny Wolf - 2023-24 - Men's Basketball - Yale University

Danny Wolf (1) F - Notes: Won a silver medal with Team Israel at the 2023 FIBA Under-20 European Championships in Heraklion, Greece... Averaged 17.7 points, which

yalebulldogs.com

This is about as canned a response as you can expect: "good school. Good relationship with the coach."

No one on this board has a clue if he values a Yale degree more than a better shot at the NBA (or if those are even mutually exclusive... they aren't).

 

[Huskyforlife]

YaleBulldogs.com provides some insight.

Why Yale? – “Because it truly is the best mix of basketball and education in the world. I had the opportunity to receive an extremely prestigious degree while also playing on a winning team at the highest level of college basketball. Also, the relationship I built with Coach Jones and the coaching staff was real, authentic, and they stuck with me since the first days of my recruiting process.”

Danny Wolf - 2023-24 - Men's Basketball - Yale University

Danny Wolf (1) F - Notes: Won a silver medal with Team Israel at the 2023 FIBA Under-20 European Championships in Heraklion, Greece... Averaged 17.7 points, which

yalebulldogs.com

About the most cliche answer he could give tbh.

 

[Improviser]

Well, a few years ago, Charles Dudley had a Yale Degree and a career in the NBA so those two might not be mutually exclusive.

Time will tell. Another UConn Championship or a final four this year, could factor in if he is even thinking about it.

None of us know.

 

[Leebo]

When the time comes to look at portal prospects, I trust that we'll probably do pretty well, whoever it ends up being.

 

[uconnfan68]

I can’t see this kid staying at Yale with the options he will have. Your logic makes sense but every year, plenty of 3 stars with Ivy offers decide to go P6 instead. Way more often than not.

Difference is he’s 2 years in now.

 

[Samoo]

You have absolutely 0 idea why he went to Yale or what he values in life.

All the speculation in this thread is ridiculous.

I speculate that Danny would come up with a ridiculous offense with Wolf at center. Imagine what he could do with the space and cutting lanes a three level scoring center like Wolf would provide.