Gatorade names ‘24 Tyler Betsey from St. Thomas More Connecticut boys basketball Player of Year | The Boneyard

Gatorade names ‘24 Tyler Betsey from St. Thomas More Connecticut boys basketball Player of Year

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husky429 said:
Should be.
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Figured he might have best shot at gaining favorable access to Jere Quinn based on his Calhoun/Dickenman connection and earlier UConn coaching career.. Howie and Jere both played BB at Central.. But clearly its up to Tyler and his family. .Just know that Quinn's players put a lot of value in his opinions re: next steps. Gotta try to keep our elite talent in-state.
 
MDHuskFan said:
Not going to look up the quote, but thought he said he talks to Tom regularly in one of the old articles
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He’s been to a few UConn games and likes what coach Dan Hurley has done with the program. Assistant coach Tom Moore keeps in touch with him.

“They’re a good team,” Betsey said. “(Hurley) is getting them back to where they were, back when coach (Jim) Calhoun was the coach, so it’s cool. … Hurley is a high intensity coach, I like that.”

www.theday.com

Betsey growing into a high level recruit at St. Thomas More

Montville – Jere Quinn first saw Tyler Betsey work out last May at St. Thomas More.
www.theday.com www.theday.com
 
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connVA said:
A lot of rich Dook alumni ready to shell out beau coup NIL dough for five-star players who dream of sitting on the bench behind eight other five-star players.
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I know, seriously. Duke, UNC and UK have McDonald's All Americans on their bench when we barely get any. I've never understood why they wouldn't come to UConn and actually play instead of being one of many on those rosters. Duke, UNC and UK try the "throw stuff against the wall" approach to recruiting these days. Kids transfer out en mass at season end and another load comes in the next year.
 
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I Bleed Blue said:
Boogie and Betsey should be priority 1a and 1b in 2024. Gotta out work the others for these guys. Keep them home.
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Their names alone are money. Talent only one component. Our players need to fit the culture, be ok with livin' in a little hick town. Need to be from good families, have good character and team oriented.
 
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“I want to be used in a variety of ways like running off pin downs, coming off flares and coming through elevators,” he continued. “I also want to be used in ball screens. I don’t need to do that primarily but want to have the ability to do that. Mainly shooting threes, playing defense and getting up shots is my thing. But I can be used in different ways.”

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Hmm...I'm curious if UConn ran an offense like that enroute to their 5th national championship? And if they did, did the player who was the focus of that offense play his way into the NBA lottery?

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UCTitleTown said:
Of course Duke was vague when they met him. They've offered most 5* in the Class of 2024 and he's just another number to them. He's our CT star and we need to lock him up.
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I guarantee UConn isn't treating an in-state 5* like this: "'The plan was kind of vague because they’re saving the full plan for if I go on an official,' he said. 'They’ll really go in depth then.'"

What kind of staff takes a flight to a kid's house and doesn't even put together a presentation on how they would use him in their offense? That seems like Ollie-esque recruiting malpractice.

I love that he describes building an NBA game: 3s off of a bunch of actions, defense, and developing his ball screen game. That's a kid who understands his ticket to the league.
 
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