Darius Adams Decommits from UConn

[husky429]

Seems it's almost impossible to put together a roster these days. Players want money and immediate playing time. And a coach wants to win now. It's very difficult to satisfy everyone.

I'll be curious to hear his reasons for decommitting. It shouldn't be because of Demary and Smith because he was expected to be behind Mahaney and Nowell when he committed. And Demary has 1 less year of eligibility at UConn than Nowell would have had.

Oh well, probably not a loss for next year since I'm not sure he was ready to contribute immediately. And there's plenty of time to replace him with someone else for 2026-2027.

Maybe I'm crazy but I think putting together a roster is easier. You don't have to recruit for 2 years. We recruited the best PG rotation in the country in 2 weeks.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This is funny. But I'm sure he def read the stuff about him. Imagine:

'Hey 19 year old @FfldCntyFan, there are about 350 people talking about you and your merits as a human being on an online forum, do you want to see it?"

-" nah, I'm watching a guy BBQ a porkloin in his tailpipe on Tiktok"

For the record, when I was 19 I was writing programs on punch cards. BASIC, COBOL & FORTRAN were what they taught us back then.

Nobody could have foreseen tictok.

 

[bigknight3]

This break-up is like the Kathleen and Frank one from You’ve Got Mail and no, I don’t care if I am the only one who gets this reference.

Time for us to go shop around the corner for some more depth on this year's roster.

 

[3rdbass]

I wouldn't call it a brutal blow. Lol

UConn is loaded with guards and wings including incoming transfers Malachi Smith (Dayton) and Silas Demary Jr. (Georgia) and returners Solo Ball, Jayden Ross and Jaylin Stewart.

They are also adding five-star prospect Braylon Mullins and Tasmanian wing Jacob Furphy.

Top-20 recruit Darius Adams has requested release from UConn | Zagsblog

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ & ADAM ZAGORIA UConn […]

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I can see why he had second thoughts. But wasn't all this known back in November? Just replace Demary and Smith for Mahaney and Nowell. Whatever, not at all concerned about this.

Yeah, way to sensationalize a heading for hits.

 

[Marat]

Yep, he was told it was going to be a serious uphill battle to see the court. Basically a decision was made between Adams and the staff that this was best for him.

Yes i think it's probably best for both parties. We will be fine.

 

[tzznandrew]

Dan Hurley, UConn Suffer Brutal Blow, Lose Top 20 Recruit

The UConn Huskies have reportedly lost one of their prized men's prospects.

www.si.com

Sources: 4-star G Adams decommits from UConn

McDonald's All American Darius Adams, a top-30 recruit in the 2025 class, has decommitted from UConn, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Press are basking in the glory of us losing a top recruit.

They shouldn't. They're assuming we don't have a plan. And they do.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Dan Hurley, UConn Suffer Brutal Blow, Lose Top 20 Recruit

The UConn Huskies have reportedly lost one of their prized men's prospects.

www.si.com

Sources: 4-star G Adams decommits from UConn

McDonald's All American Darius Adams, a top-30 recruit in the 2025 class, has decommitted from UConn, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Press are basking in the glory of us losing a top recruit.

That headline runs counter to the very amicable and mutual decision that was actually made.

Neil Degrasse Tyson said the internet will reach the level of junk mail in 2-3 years.

RIP "internet"= 1983-2026

(Cue the BYer debating the real birthdate)

 

[tzznandrew]

I can see why he had second thoughts. But wasn't all this known back in November? Just replace Demary and Smith for Mahaney and Nowell. Whatever, not at all concerned about this.

If you entertain the idea that Karaban is going pro—I'm not predicting or speculating, it's just up in the air!—and then you imagine Stewart slides to the 4...there might be space in the wing for another portal player. And that might be different calculus for Smith.

 

[bendm]

It shouldn't be because of Demary and Smith because he was expected to be behind Mahaney and Nowell when he committed. And Demary has 1 less year of eligibility at UConn than Nowell would have had.

Demary and Smith are 10x better than Mahaney and Nowell

 

[UC0NN]

I wouldn't call it a brutal blow. Lol

UConn is loaded with guards and wings including incoming transfers Malachi Smith (Dayton) and Silas Demary Jr. (Georgia) and returners Solo Ball, Jayden Ross and Jaylin Stewart.

They are also adding five-star prospect Braylon Mullins and Tasmanian wing Jacob Furphy.

Top-20 recruit Darius Adams has requested release from UConn | Zagsblog

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ & ADAM ZAGORIA UConn […]

www.zagsblog.com

I can see why he had second thoughts. But wasn't all this known back in November? Just replace Demary and Smith for Mahaney and Nowell. Whatever, not at all concerned about this.

Demary and Smith are guaranteed major minutes. Mahaney sure at the time. Nowell not necessarily.

 

[UCLJ0211]

I wasn’t overly impressed when I saw him play in the McDonald’s AA game. Would have definitely needed to put on significant size for Big East play. Having said that, I wish him the best.

 

[Edward Sargent]

We made our decision and he made his. Win Win

 

[bendm]

We are only at 8 now since Karaban hasn't commited

We have 9 not including Alex that’s why I said we need Alex to stay plus a backup 4/5 and a 3rd string PG which would be 12

 

[DCHuskyFan]

Well get him on the flip side, +20 lbs, and he’ll say his dream was always to go to UConn for one year, maybe two.

 

[UC0NN]

Normally when you lose a 5 star it stings like heck.

But in this day and age of 1 and done or 1 and transfer, it's just part of the normality of things.

 

[3rdbass]

We have 9 not including Alex that’s why I said we need Alex to stay plus a backup 4/5 and a 3rd string PG which would be 12

I'm not sure why I was thinking 8. Well we still need 3 more if Alex doesn't come back.

 

[Hi-Low]

Dan Hurley, UConn Suffer Brutal Blow, Lose Top 20 Recruit

The UConn Huskies have reportedly lost one of their prized men's prospects.

www.si.com

Sources: 4-star G Adams decommits from UConn

McDonald's All American Darius Adams, a top-30 recruit in the 2025 class, has decommitted from UConn, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Press are basking in the glory of us losing a top recruit. What a joke. He was going to be our 10th guy off the bench at best.

The idea that losing Adams is a "brutal blow" is, as Al Michael's would say, totally farcical

Adams role on the 25-26 team would have been "break glass in case of emergency". It impacts the 26-27 team which which will be addressed.

 

[HooperScooper]

Demary and Smith are 10x better than Mahaney and Nowell

Agreed. But my point is that back in the fall when Adams committed you couldn't say that. Mahaney was very highly thought of. He made the top 20 preseason list for the Jerry West Award and was on the Big East preseason third team. Nowell was a top 35 recruit expected to contribute immediately. Adams knew last fall that he would have to compete with some very good players for playing time. Nothing has changed there.

 

[Deepster]

Very interesting. The tone in this thread is “meh. Good riddance. We won’t miss him. Oh well” but if he came here, sat the bench and then left it becomes “He’s a great kid! Rooting for his success. Best of luck!”

 

[NJHoops]

Maybe start a "favorite chick flick" thread???

No! But here it is, you group of uncultured swine

 

[JesusAllen11]

Silas 25-30 pg , Malachi. 10-20 min
solo 25-35 min pg Mullins 15-25 min pg. Furphy 5 min??

This is why he left. This is modern college recruiting, especially for freshman, even more so skinny guards. He has to go somewhere desperate for min at pg in P5 or go down a level if he wants 20 min+ a game.

 

[444JR]

I remember feeling caught off guard and not all that excited when Adams committed because we were hot on the trail of 5-star Meleek Thomas. But I watched a lot of film and convinced myself that Adams could become Tristen Newton-lite eventually. Getting Braylon Mullins, all the positive talk around Jacob Furphy, Solo Ball and Jayden Ross returning, then the two major transfer portal hauls made this decision for Adams almost a no brainer. Demary Jr has 2 years of eligibility and there aren’t too many people predicting that Braylon Mullins is a 1&Done, so Adams probably wouldn’t have had a shot to start in year two either. If a player stays in a situation like that, all of a sudden they’re an upper classmen that hasn’t played any real, competitive minutes since high school and this kid was a McDonald’s All American. Exactly why Isaiah Abraham left.

 

[temery]

I thought Adams left in 2021, so I'm not too disappointed to find out that he's leaving again.

 

[BGesus4]

Not a fan of Nardi I guess

 

[Zonepress]

I remember feeling caught off guard and not all that excited when Adams committed because we were hot on the trail of 5-star Meleek Thomas. But I watched a lot of film and convinced myself that Adams could become Tristen Newton-lite eventually. Getting Braylon Mullins, all the positive talk around Jacob Furphy, Solo Ball and Jayden Ross returning, then the two major transfer portal hauls made this decision for Adams almost a no brainer. Demary Jr has 2 years of eligibility and there aren’t too many people predicting that Braylon Mullins is a 1&Done, so Adams probably wouldn’t have had a shot to start in year two either. If a player stays in a situation like that, all of a sudden they’re an upper classmen that hasn’t played any real, competitive minutes since high school and this kid was a McDonald’s All American. Exactly why Isaiah Abraham left.

u make a lot of sense!
what doesn’t make sense is recruiting three players in the same class who play the same position
seems to me at uconn’s level it doesn’t make any sense to recruit a high school player unless you’re convinced, he said, at least a borderline starter