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Here is the video of the interview with Hawkins:
Freshmen meet the press
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Here is the video of the interview with Johnson:
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Sool also mentioned he's gotten a lot bigger in the last month... hopefully that's a good sign about our new SnC coach.
Hawkins has a lot of confidence. The adjustment doesn't even seem to be that hard for him. Hurley seems to have a lot of confidence in him too... he's going to be a big piece of this team.
The articles are still lying anout Hawkins HS stats, lol.
Language is a little bit ofna barrier for Samson but he looked more comfortable than I would've thought. Will be interesting to look back at this his junior/senior year and see his growth
Hawkins has a lot of confidence. The adjustment doesn't even seem to be that hard for him. Hurley seems to have a lot of confidence in him too... he's going to be a big piece of this team.
The articles are still lying anout Hawkins HS stats, lol.
Language is a little bit ofna barrier for Samson but he looked more comfortable than I would've thought. Will be interesting to look back at this his junior/senior year and see his growth
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This is going to be a very special class.
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All three appear to be confident, smart, personable - and very comfortable expressing themselves. I cannot wait to see what they bring to the team this season.
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First thing I think i was ever right about on this site lol
What a gem he is.
Thoughtful, respectful, motivated to win, and not be embarrassed on defense (which is a below the radar motivator for a lot of people that care a great deal about someone or something).
He will be special here and in life.
Now that's a quote that says a lot about his motivation and gives good vibes about his character.
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In the meantime, Diggins will probably be tweeting, trying to pull more players into his new basketball world.
“He thinks he’s a recruiter,” freshman Samson Johnson said. “That’s crazy. He has something that just makes you feel special. I don’t know how he does it. He’s funny. You just feel good being around him.”
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“He thinks he’s a recruiter,” freshman Samson Johnson said. “That’s crazy. He has something that just makes you feel special. I don’t know how he does it. He’s funny. You just feel good being around him.”
UConn freshman Rahsool Diggins brings big personality — and recruiting skills
Freshman point guard Rahsool Diggins brings North Philadelphia personality to UConn. One...
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I think this is what Coach Hurley mentioned when he got here regarding "CULTURE". We are seeing it people.
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Yep! It will happen. It is the Boneyard however. Selective muscle memory.
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Sool slander will never be tolerated here. Go Liam Neeson on ya A.
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If he could walk the walk half as well as he could talk the talk
He could become a special PG.
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Rahsool got it going on, has some Magic Johnson to him, Such positive energy, young man is a blessing for this program.
Trust me-Sool can back it up on the court.
Will be the BE assist leader before he ends his CBB career
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“Everybody goes hard,” Johnson said. “Everybody pushes each other. I’m ready for that. I enjoy it. They push me every day to be the best I can be. It’s a lesson to me to be around them. It was really important for me to go to a school that fit, and UConn has everything I need to help me be successful.”
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UConn men freshman forward Samson Johnson gaining confidence, asserting himself as he joins crowded Huskies frontcourt
For a year, Samson Johnson was a face on a computer screen, a voice on a phone, a bit of a mystery, and that’s what UConn and its coaches were to him. The campus was something he could only e…
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Free access link: Samson Johnson gaining confidence, asserting himself as he joins crowded Huskies frontcourt
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And another one on Johnson.
“I can stretch the floor,” he noted. “Defensively, I can block shots, stay on my feet and play defense hard, and bring energy to the team.”
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“I can stretch the floor,” he noted. “Defensively, I can block shots, stay on my feet and play defense hard, and bring energy to the team.”
UConn’s Samson Johnson is tallest, maybe most talented of Huskies’ freshman trio
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"Not a lot of people where I'm from get this opportunity to play at somewhere like UConn with such a legendary background," Hawkins said. "It's honestly a blessing. I'm still taking it all in. I'm just glad to be here."
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UConn's Hawkins arrives from DeMatha with confidence, motivation
Storrs — Jordan Hawkins draws motivation from the banners of former UConn basketball greats hanging on the wall of the team's practice facility. "I look up there every day, saying to myself I'm going ...
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You know it's so refreshing to hear these young men talking about our program in such a way that I/we have not heard in such a long time. Don't want to stir the pot but was non existent in the Ollie years as coach. (Please do not go off on the Ollie wagon with this) just an observation. I liked Ollie as a player and person but not as a coach for us.
