Foreign recruiting

[scrappy2.0]

I think JC made huge gains in the program by going abroad.

Another team"Gonzaga" went a similar route as JC.

There are players abroad wont know about--but its an avenue we should travel again.

 

[InKembaITrust]

I was thinking about this just the other day and I agree.

Was the last real international player Niels?

 

[Mano]

Amida, but these threads sometimes go in a particular direction.

 

[UCDaveD]

Lol apparently we were all having the same thought. Get me another Thabeet!

 

[UConnStats]

Bobby Hurley certainly has foreign connections. It’ll be interesting to see when Dan tries to bring talent in from overseas.

 

[Friendship]

very insightful

 

[upstater]

I think Amida came out of a Miami High School, if I recall correctly.

Our last kid was that German shooter who transferred. He came in after Niels. I forget his name.

 

[tcf15]

I was thinking about this just the other day and I agree.

Was the last real international player Niels?

Tolksdorf.

 

[InKembaITrust]

Tolksdorf.

haha. Top 5 most forgettable UConn players?

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

I assume the process of foreign recruiting is extremely time consuming even with connections. Programs like Gonzaga seem to focus solely on foreign recruiting, with only some west coast recruits. I think it’s tough to do only some recruiting overseas without putting in lots of resources (which UConn doesn’t seem to have), otherwise why aren’t tons of other top programs recruiting overseas?

 

[alexd]

haha. Top 5 most forgettable UConn players?

Yuri Cohen Mintz

 

[Vancat]

No one can forget The Dove.

 

[Yankees32123]

Tolksdorf.

I was at American University in DC while Tolksdorf was there. It's a small campus so I saw him around all the time chatted with him pretty frequently about UConn, the 2014 team, KO, etc. Nice guy.

 

[LouAllen4prez]

Don't forget about Steve Enoch of Armenia before he transferred

 

[HuskyFich]

My avatar is an effort to keep Tolksdorf relevant. MASSIVE piece of the team.

 

[Mano]

haha. Top 5 most forgettable UConn players?

Darius Smith
Scottie Haralson
Ryan Thompson
Chad Wise
Robert Swain

Thats just going back to the turn of the century.

Even @tcf15 wouldn't have highlight reels for them!

 

[JCSuperstar]

Darius Smith
Scottie Haralson
Ryan Thompson
Chad Wise
Robert Swain

Thats just going back to the turn of the century.

Even @tcf15 wouldn't have highlight reels for them!

Chad Wise once hustled for an entire possession with only one shoe! Unfortunately I can't bring you the video because it was a preseason game, but here's the Courant.

Why do I remember this? What the hell is wrong with me?

 

[Kgun7]

Gilad Katz anyone??

 

[phillionaire]

Jamaal Trice

 

[Chief00]

I think Amida came out of a Miami High School, if I recall correctly.

Our last kid was that German shooter who transferred. He came in after Niels. I forget his name.

True, Miami - Hobbs recruited him.

 

[Chief00]

I was at American University in DC while Tolksdorf was there. It's a small campus so I saw him around all the time chatted with him pretty frequently about UConn, the 2014 team, KO, etc. Nice guy.

His family was nice too. They came over and he actually played.

 

[Mano]

I think Amida came out of a Miami High School, if I recall correctly.

Sure, but he only got to the US at 16.

 

[superjohn]

Darius Smith
Scottie Haralson
Ryan Thompson
Chad Wise
Robert Swain

Thats just going back to the turn of the century.

Even @tcf15 wouldn't have highlight reels for them!

Ben Eaves

Chad Wise once hustled for an entire possession with only one shoe! Unfortunately I can't bring you the video because it was a preseason game, but here's the Courant.

Why do I remember this? What the hell is wrong with me?

Chad Wise Rest in Peace.

 

[tcf15]

Darius Smith
Scottie Haralson
Ryan Thompson
Chad Wise
Robert Swain

Thats just going back to the turn of the century.

Even @tcf15 wouldn't have highlight reels for them!

Don't tempt me!

 

[alphasigko]

Lol apparently we were all having the same thought. Get me another Thabeet!

Thabeet? Really? Both he and Brimah did not have a natural b'ball gene in their bodies. Yes, they could intimidate and block shots, but beyond that (shooting, FTs and good hands) they had nothing to help.

I would take another Neils or "Dove" in a heartbeat..

 

[AdamaNation]

haha. Top 5 most forgettable UConn players?

No, there’s those other 5 guys I cannot recall. You know who I’m talking about.

 

[tcf15]

Thabeet? Really? Both he and Brimah did not have a natural b'ball gene in their bodies. Yes, they could intimidate and block shots, but beyond that (shooting, FTs and good hands) they had nothing to help.

I would take another Neils or "Dove" anytime.

yeah thabeet was the absolute werst!

 

[Stainmaster]

Thabeet? Really? Both he and Brimah did not have a natural b'ball gene in their bodies. Yes, they could intimidate and block shots, but beyond that (shooting, FTs and good hands) they had nothing to help.

I would take another Neils or "Dove" anytime.

Just to be clear, we're talking about the same Thabeet who averaged 13/10/4 as a junior in what was at the time the best league in the country? The same Thabeet who has the 2nd-highest FG% in program history, and is barely behind Emeka in both total blocked shots and BPG?

...

 

[upstater]

Robert Garrison

 

[Banta55]

Jamaal Trice

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