2026 Recruiting: Dylan Mingo Official Visit this weekend!

[auror]

Dylan M

 

[HW611]

You are objectively wrong about this. You continue to quote the science to defend your point when the science says the opposite

 

[Mr. French]

Goes to show how strong our school culture is. Castle wasn't even the best player on that team.

Depends how you look at it.

He was the best NBA player on that team. And he was the best comp for Mingo to compare himself.

 

[REB1094]

I love the mentality. Castle was a HS scorer that turned into lockdown defender with flashes of offensive brilliance. He had to do that because he was sharing a backcourt with 2 senior scorers. Key part of a dominant championship team, then was a top 5 draft pick and NBA ROY

If Mingo commits, he sees senior scorers Silas and Solo. He can come in and play a similar role if he is willing. I’m sure that’s what the staff is pitching to him and it seems to be interesting to him based on the post

I’ve been in the camp of “we won’t get a star PG (Mingo or Rippey) because our backcourt is set and the freshman will want minutes”, but if someone is willing to flex between guard and wing in a Castle-type role…changes everything

 

[boog204]

If Mingo commits, he sees senior scorers Silas and Solo. He can come in and play a similar role if he is willing. I’m sure that’s what the staff is pitching to him and it seems to be interesting to him based on the post

If things go the way we hope, I dont think Mingo will need to worry about two seniors in the backcourt.

 

[TheHorde]

The Castle comparisons look like they have merit to me. There’s a strong case to be made for this young man to try to follow that blueprint and come here. This staff helped Castle rise from being around the 9th ranked recruit in his high school class to being the 4th pick in the draft. NIL differences can’t bridge the gap in the contract bump Castle got associated with that rise to the 4th pick in the draft imo.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Mechanics of the Jump Shot: The "Dip" Increases the Accuracy of Elite Basketball Shooters - PubMed

The present study assessed the mechanics of the basketball jump shot to determine whether or not the "dip" increased shot accuracy. There remained a debate between coaches who believed "dipping" was too slow and coaches who believed "dipping" increased accuracy. A mixed design was used for the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Love that we’ve got a top 10 kid on campus and old farts are here leaving their dissertations explaining that after watching some tape they DO think the kid’s good enough to play at UConn.

Thank God Hurley and staff got the go ahead from you guys!

Top 5 recruit, top point guard in the class and Danny is all over him but….has a dip in his jumper. 😳 I don’t know if he can play here.

 

[Lafayette]

Unless he reclassifies to 2025 it should be easy:

2025-2026 backcourt (note, Furphy has played the 1, 2, 3 for various teams in Australia and in U19 played the 1 and the 3 mainly). I'm keeping him out of the backcourt for now.

PG: Silas Demary, Jr, Malachi Smith, Alec Millender
SG: Solo Ball, Braylon Mullins

2026-2027 backcourt
PG: Silar Demar, Jr. (if he does not go NBA)
SG: Solo Ball (if he does not go NBA), Braylon Mullins (if he does not go NBA)

So for Mingo he likely sees only 3 backcourt guys, any or all of which could be in the NBA when he is a freshman.

 

[Umami Zen]

Mingo is a scorer...A bucket-getter.. Dip or no dip.. A young dude who is still growing and learning how to play more efficiently with the ball in his hands as a PG. Looks to me like he's getting it figured out. Would be a tremendous start to the 2026 class. If Silas is around for two years- They would be a devastating backcourt for any team to defend against when playing at the same time.

 

[Mooch82]

That makes sense. Mingo, Cloer, and County are the preferred trio. And I don't think Toure cannot replace County (and certainly not Mingo).

Don’t forget Bryson Howard. I think we like him a lot.

 

[auror]

The Castle comparisons look like they have merit to me. There’s a strong case to be made for this young man to try to follow that blueprint and come here. This staff helped Castle rise from being around the 9th ranked recruit in his high school class to being the 4th pick in the draft. NIL differences can’t bridge the gap in the contract bump Castle got associated with that rise to the 4th pick in the draft imo.

I think he would have the Castle role on the team (day 1 starter freshman, defensive lockdown guy on the wing who initiates offense at times), but with a play-style and frame more like a longer Newton, if that makes sense. Wiry, big playmaker with a bit of a herky-jerky movement pattern and heavy emphasis on foul drawing. Castle drew a lot of fouls too, but he had a smoother and more athletic/stronger game with a lot more dribble jumper moves and a deeper dribble bag.

If Newton were in the body of a 1-and-done is how I see Mingo. He's a bit like if Garwey Dual were good at basketball.

 

[pj]

Nah man thsts not how shooting works.

Like a pass in football, its best for passers to have throwing motions that are short, compact, and repeatable.

The elongated release just leaves more margin for error and makes it harder to be repeatable.

I know its a running joke on the board but there's real physics and reasoning to why its best to remove “dips” from jump shots. There's multiple NBA players these days that won't even bring it down to their chest now when they shoot sometimes (and I don't have the numbers but those shots seem to go down often).

What may be best on the practice court playing HORSE is not what's best in a game. "motions that are short, compact, and repeatable" require getting into the same starting posture every time. When an opponent sees you getting into that posture, he knows exactly what's coming.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Who are the five best lead guards in the country? I'll tell you: Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. I've heard this kid spits hot fire.

 

[Waquoit]

Who are the five best lead guards in the country? I'll tell you: Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan.

And Mingo was his name-o!

 

[nomar]

Mechanics of the Jump Shot: The "Dip" Increases the Accuracy of Elite Basketball Shooters - PubMed

The present study assessed the mechanics of the basketball jump shot to determine whether or not the "dip" increased shot accuracy. There remained a debate between coaches who believed "dipping" was too slow and coaches who believed "dipping" increased accuracy. A mixed design was used for the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I can't tell from the abstract whether the test subjects were shooting unguarded or were being guarded, because that obviously makes a huge difference.

 

[PAHusky]

I love the mentality. Castle was a HS scorer that turned into lockdown defender with flashes of offensive brilliance. He had to do that because he was sharing a backcourt with 2 senior scorers. Key part of a dominant championship team, then was a top 5 draft pick and NBA ROY

If Mingo commits, he sees senior scorers Silas and Solo. He can come in and play a similar role if he is willing. I’m sure that’s what the staff is pitching to him and it seems to be interesting to him based on the post

I’ve been in the camp of “we won’t get a star PG (Mingo or Rippey) because our backcourt is set and the freshman will want minutes”, but if someone is willing to flex between guard and wing in a Castle-type role…changes everything

Don’t know if we see senior Solo. He adds even a bit more to his game and the NBA will come calling for that shot

 

[husky429]

I can't tell from the abstract whether the test subjects were shooting unguarded or were being guarded, because that obviously makes a huge difference.

I've given up on the dip debate because anyone thinking a dip is a bad thing in 2025 just aren't watching basketball critically enough.

But this is a good question and from what I saw it was both in the methods IIRC.

A shot without a dip is extremely high level stuff. You're not going to see it at the college level. Some of the best shooters never learn to (Ray, Steph). Klay Thompson was a guy who has mastered used both a dip and a no-dip shot. It's use is as a last-second way to get up a 3 to beat the clock.

I think the "no dip" folks miss two things.

1) a dip is naturally built into any shot off the dribble. Dribble, ball comes up, you lift amd elevate with it.

2) And Off the catch it's rare to catch with your feet at a complete standstill. If you're catching on the move--like on the first step of a 1-2 shot--you are low in an athletic stance. The ball comes dow as you catch and lifts as the legs and arms extend.

For these two reasons a shot with a dip isn't ACTUALLY slower. There are guys who have looked at 100s, maybe 1000s of shots in the NBA to prove this. Check out Mike Dunn. He probably did this study 3 or 4 years ago.

 

[ec33]

Don’t forget Bryson Howard. I think we like him a lot.

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Cloer is the strongly preferred option at that spot.

 

[auror]

Don’t forget Bryson Howard. I think we like him a lot.

I think we do, but competition for Howard is intense. Home state schools with money and decent coaches (Houston, Texas, Texas A&M) and blue bloods (Duke, Kentucky, and UNC).

 

[djct1999]

Goes to show how strong our school culture is. Castle wasn't even the best player on that team.

I’d argue Steph was the best player on that team. He simply did what was asked of him to win. Spot on though about culture. It’s rare to have a kid as special and talented as Steph was to accept and embrace the role that he did. Equally rare is to have parents accept that same role. Special kid, special family.

 

[6&counting]

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Cloer is the strongly preferred option at that spot.

Cloer is being recruited as an AK replacement. As of the Trey Thompson Iowa commitment a few months ago, Cloer is the only 2026 player we are actively recruiting for that spot. As for the long/athletic/attacking/defense-minded guard/wing we are recruiting in the Castle mold: Mingo, Howard, and Toure all fit that bill. Yes, they all do it differently. Mingo is a creative whiz, Howard is an insane shooter (look up his stats!) and Toure is an insane athlete. We like the first 2 A LOT, but it's so far unclear where Howard's head is at. In fact, all 3 of them are keeping things pretty close to the vest for now.
As mentioned above, County is a high priority as well - though will be a hard sell if Mingo commits.
We are actively recruiting so few players this cycle and it appears that we will take whoever commits first of that group.

 

[HooperScooper]

We are actively recruiting so few players this cycle and it appears that we will take whoever commits first of that group.

You are probably right. Pay attention to the schedule of official visits and their sequencing. That usually, but not always, is a good indicator.

 

[alexd]

At least Mingo won't think we're becoming a football school. Uggghhhh!!

 

[ec33]

Cloer is being recruited as an AK replacement. As of the Trey Thompson Iowa commitment a few months ago, Cloer is the only 2026 player we are actively recruiting for that spot. As for the long/athletic/attacking/defense-minded guard/wing we are recruiting in the Castle mold: Mingo, Howard, and Toure all fit that bill. Yes, they all do it differently. Mingo is a creative whiz, Howard is an insane shooter (look up his stats!) and Toure is an insane athlete. We like the first 2 A LOT, but it's so far unclear where Howard's head is at. In fact, all 3 of them are keeping things pretty close to the vest for now.
As mentioned above, County is a high priority as well - though will be a hard sell if Mingo commits.
We are actively recruiting so few players this cycle and it appears that we will take whoever commits first of that group.

I don't think you can parse between 3/4 and not recruit over guys. Which is why I think Cloer and Toure is a problem (as noted above and I think Howard falls into this same category). Only AK is leaving from that particular type of player (and Stewart muscling his way more heavily into that starting role as a senior).

Mingo is PG that would be thrown into a Castle role if Demary stayed. If Demary goes to the NBA, Mingo is the starting PG (but he would -- in a way -- be the Smith replacement as far as expiring eligibility goes).

You can add another ball-handling guard type (County) on the assumption that one of Ball, Mullins, and Demary goes pro (along with Smith losing eligibility). Which is why I think the discussion is still for a potential for 3 (otherwise with C off the table, it will only be a two person class).

Or I don't know what I am talking about or have misconceived the prospects abilities. For example, I think many here are miscasting County as a PG-type and Toure as a SG, but -- again -- perhaps I am the one doing the miscasting.