Donovan Clingan Returning (Per Himself)

[SubbaBub]

Needs Adama to teach him a few post moves before he leaves. So much potential left in Clingan to unlock hope he puts in the work this offseason. Would like to see him set a goal to be a NPOY candidate he has that much raw talent.

 

[metsfan2323]

Can you imagine adding some of the Joker's-Colorado offensive sets to our already extensive playbook.

 

[husky99]

this is a huge building block/ foundation for next years run. Great news.... he and Jackson are going to be gym rats

 

[GoConn]

2024 National Player of the Year, Donovan Clingan

 

[aburks41]

hahahahah up yours, SDSU

 

[Edward Sargent]

UConn got two gifts from Bristol Central in DC and Victor Rosa!

 

[3rdbass]

I'm glad he is back as I saw a lot of mock drafts with him in the top 20. If he can gain any outside shot he is a lottery pick with his size, great shot blocking ability and mobility.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Donovan with a 3-point stroke is a lottery pick.

I can't help but think Walker Kessler when I think of Donovan Clingan's pro prospects.

Kessler averaged just 8.8 mpg as a freshman at UNC, but had 20.0p, 14.8r, 3.9b per-40 stats in comparison to Clingan's 21.4p, 17.2r, 5.6b.

In his sophomore year at Auburn, Kessler's numbers improved averaging 25.6 mpg: 11.4p, 8.1r, 4.6b, 10-50 from 3.

That season finished with the 22nd overall pick in the NBA draft.

Clingan is taller, heavier, and could arguably could get more minutes per game than Kessler did in his sophomore season (for example, Sanogo averaged 26.6 mpg).

I mean, Clingan first committed, I wasn't thinking much about his NBA potential (I thought centers like him were 'dead' in the NBA), but yeah, if I were a betting man, I'd say he'll be picked higher than 22nd overall in the 2024 draft.

 

[UCTitleTown]

If Donovan comes back and Adama comes back (big if for the latter), Hurley will have to figure out how to use two bigs at the same time. I don't think he can use Donovan 13 minutes a game in the coming season. He needs to give Donovan more minutes to improve his skills. Two bigs demanding time and playing together ... it would be a nice problem to have.

Sanogo to power forward improves his NBA prospects. Play Clingan at Center. Problem solved.

 

[bendm]

Clingan was truly the one guy we couldn’t replace glad this is confirmed

 

[Brochacho]

Next years team can be special. Clingan and Castle both have lottery potential and if Jackson develops a jumper he’s a late first rounder.

 

[UconnMICK]

Rut-roh…

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Rut-roh…

I'm day dreaming about five-out situations with Jackson, Castle and Ball doing a TON of damage in open space!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Devland]

Rut-roh…

Can he opt to shoot his free throws from that corner?

 

[BugsyCT]

DC made the right decision. He still needs to work on his offensive game and creating his own shot. He has the potential to be a dominant collegiate player next season - we already saw flashes of it this year.

 

[ctchamps]

Can he opt to shoot his free throws from that corner?

It's a confidence issue with him. He'll be a very good FT shooter as soon as that happens.

 

[CL82]

UConn center Clingan to return for soph. season

UConn center Donovan Clingan will return to the Huskies for his sophomore season, he announced Saturday.

www.espn.com

 

[Waquoit]

I heard some scuttlebutt at the parade that the Pacers were chatting up DC's Dad at the FF. The fella that told me said he was a BY lurker so this would be a good place for him to come in.

 

[Ratso]

if he decided to go pro, he’d be close to lottery.

nba loves mobile size

 

[Thirty Three]

Smart guy that Mr. Clingan. Putting your 19 year old son into the professional life of the NBA has to be scary. Some people are just looking at the money aspect of this but there's more to it than that to give yourself the best chance for a long and successful career. I think the Clingans are thinking about this the right way.

Bill Clingan is on UConn twitter spaces a lot. He emphasizes not wanting Donovan to get a big head, wanting him to take things slow, and wanting to make sure his son is both physically and mentally prepared for the next step. Very level headed guy. Based on what I‘ve heard Bill say I would have been pretty surprised if Donovan left after this season.

 

[AdamaNation]

Well this is a nice sound bite for sure.

Wish the behind the scenes weren’t as complicated as they are. Lots of players with lots of options. I think Cling Kong is a hometown hero and is definitely back next year.

Just unsure what happens with Sanogo, it’s a huge domino to fall this off-season, and clearly affects DC’s decision

We’re going way big and way more inside. I think chief gets his wish. If adama can play next to a traditional nba center, get 3-4 assists a game and get even a hint better 15-20’ out, in any capacity I think his chances of getting drafted go up. His points will certainly go down. But so long as he’s expanding his game he and we are solid.

 

[MexicoHusky]

It was probably the second or third game he played I concluded there's not a ton of reason for him to play a second year of college. Someone would undoubtedly take him in the first round. Lottery likely. He's too big and too fast to ignore.

That said, I also felt he would play at least 2 years of college ball. Things could change, but that statement sounds like he isn't even considering leaving or not playing a 2nd year of college ball.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Tumescent

 

[Jaydumo20]

Tumescent

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!