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Darius Adams commits to UConn

Been traveling all day. This is a tremendous recruiting win. Really good looking player that should fit in perfectly.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Read somewhere that Adams, Mullins, and Reibe playing together at Wooten is not a coincidence and a certain somebody made a request for it :)
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Good to hear Hurley is officially a made man in the college hoops Maffia families ;).

The 5 families

Hurley
Self
Calipari
Scheyer
Pope
 
HooperScooper said:
"It felt right. It felt like family," Adams told ESPN. "After watching them practice, I wanted to go work out. When the visit was over, I did not want to leave."

Adams developed a strong relationship with Hurley, whose trademark sideline emotion was a plus in the Huskies' column.

"Love his intensity," Adams said. "He gets his shooters open. He gets you ready for the next level. He is relentless on the court. Hard on his players in a good way. Funny guy off the court in a little sarcastic way."

www.espn.com

UConn lands commitment from No. 19 basketball recruit Darius Adams

Darius Adams, the No. 19 recruit in the 2025 ESPN 100 basketball rankings, has committed to two-time defending champ UConn over Michigan State and Tennessee.
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Imagine that after a Hurley's practice, the kid actually said: "when the visit was over, I did not want to leave" It spoke more about the kid.
Darius Adams is a complete package- smart, competitive. and willing to be coached, and pushed to next level.
 
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I really like this kid, a ONE-TWO- definitely TN Jr.
Great job on the staff. I wonder if they find it a bit easier after the last 2 seasons or does NIL outweigh all things in a majority of cases?
 
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Welcome to basketball capital of the world Darius Adams!!!!
 
gtcam said:
I really like this kid, a ONE-TWO- definitely TN Jr.
Great job on the staff. I wonder if they find it a bit easier after the last 2 seasons or does NIL outweigh all things in a majority of cases?
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I don't think they are mutually exclusive. Can't land top kids without good or very good NIL resources, but you can probably land kids with maybe a little less NIL with great coaching and improved possibility of going higher in the draft with tons of success in the NCAA tourney.
 
As long as UConn can get 1 top 30 recruit each year, UConn will have a good team. If they get 1 or 2 more … we could be talking 4 peat. Adams seems to have a great attitude, based on his public comments. I think he will be a great player at UConn. Amazing how Hurley finds guys that want to work hard, be challenged, get better, win, earn their way to nba first round pick.

I am also equally amazed by players who have talent and opportunity to live the dream of NBA superstar and don’t want to work hard and are focused more on a few hundred thousand extra in NIL money now, vs millions more in NBA later.
 
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We’re gonna have 3 top 30 recruits in 2025
2 being 5star & 1(possibly 2) of those being burger boys ‍
Scottobot said:
As long as UConn can get 1 top 30 recruit each year, UConn will have a good team. If they get 1 or 2 more … we could be talking 4 peat. Adams seems to have a great attitude, based on his public comments. I think he will be a great player at UConn. Amazing how Hurley finds guys that want to work hard, be challenged, get better, win, earn their way to nba first round pick.

I am also equally amazed by players who have talent and opportunity to live the dream of NBA superstar and don’t want to work hard and are focused more on a few hundred thousand extra in NIL money now, vs millions more in NBA later.
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I love who we land, seems like an awesome recuit. Dan is landing kids who understand they need to improve, no matter how highly regarded they are

The other type of kid goes elsewhere :)

Welcome Darious

Number 20 has to be like top 10 alltime for us
 
FearThePups said:
Well if Darius can pull this off then he’s entitled to bonus NIL and free ice cream at the Dairy Bar for life.
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Any kid who actively recruits before stepping on campus has a head start to advancing his jersey to the rafters.

He's UConn fam already, not in words or jersey pic but actions.

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he's peeking the Yard being UConn and all. LOL
 
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Scottobot said:
As long as UConn can get 1 top 30 recruit each year, UConn will have a good team. If they get 1 or 2 more … we could be talking 4 peat. Adams seems to have a great attitude, based on his public comments. I think he will be a great player at UConn. Amazing how Hurley finds guys that want to work hard, be challenged, get better, win, earn their way to nba first round pick.

I am also equally amazed by players who have talent and opportunity to live the dream of NBA superstar and don’t want to work hard and are focused more on a few hundred thousand extra in NIL money now, vs millions more in NBA later.
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Most of the top kids work very hard…they all have personal trainers, do skill workouts etc. but the difference is that some don’t care too much about winning and being part of a great team and culture at the college level.
 
Great news! Welcome aboard, Darius! He seems like a great fit as far as his game is concerned and his attitude toward winning and improving. A UConn type of guy.
 
Kenny11 said:
Most of the top kids work very hard…they all have personal trainers, do skill workouts etc. but the difference is that some don’t care too much about winning and being part of a great team and culture at the college level.
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Or playing defense. Some kids are locked in and intoxicated by the NBA, and it’s a singular goal with all else a stepping stone to get there.

I’m going to be really curious to see what Dysbantsa does at the college level in his one year. Unlike Flagg, I get this sense he’s being treated more as an investment than a player that can add to a team. Nothing about his recruitment feels intentional around helping a program win as much as it is a payday. I haven’t heard one quote from his entourage about trying to help a program win.
 
Kitaman said:
Any kid who actively recruits before stepping on campus has a head start to advancing his jersey to the rafters.

He's UConn fam already, not in words or jersey pic but actions.

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he's peeking the Yard being UConn and all. LOL
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If he’s not, I bet his family and close friends are. Remember how much Oriakhi’s family paid attention to what was written outside of the “mainstream” media. Lol
 
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