Gibbs to UConn (Officially Official)

[B1GEast]

yeah baby final four bound

 

[tcf15]

Now that it's official I can celebrate twice. Told my wife that if Sterling committed we were heading to B of A.

Bank of America? Sweet.

 

[ctchamps]

Bank of America? Sweet.

Wise guy!

 

[3rdbass]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...op-transfer-sterling-gibbs-seton-hall-pirates

ESPN finally has the article up also with Gibbs former AAU coach confirming it.

 

[B1GEast]

This takes tremendous pressure off of Adams, we are a much improved team right now, very happy.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Great news. I hope we don't start getting all hyped up on a national level now by the media outlets. Still want us underrated so these kids work hard and have something to prove! Excited about this season!

 

[sledog]

Well we weren't that great at center in 2014 and won it but yes AB has to come back stronger or the new kid might see a lot of time at center (SE).

Hope he finally gets his butt to a Big Boy camp this summer.

 

[Sportsman5]

Hope he finally gets his butt to a Big Boy camp this summer.

practicing everyday against Drummond shouldn't hurt

 

[johnhuskies95]

Sterling dropped 40 points in a game last year and has hit several last second shots for Seton Hall, kid is good and clutch.

Of the three players that scored 40 or more in a game last year, 2 will play for UConn next season(per ESPN).

 

[Jaybo]

 

[alexd]

Of the three players that scored 40 or more in a game last year, 2 will play for UConn next season(per ESPN).

Wow.....they could get us 80 pts in one game next season all by themselves.

 

[uchusky32]

Gibbs us all you got!

 

[8893]

Boy am I glad I was at my daughter's lacrosse tournament all day and missed the false-Kasango alerts!

 

[Rocktheworld]

Per-game stats for Gibbs in Big East play last year:

Scoring: 17.5 (2nd)
Assists: 4.1 (5th)
Steals: 1.2 (11th)
3P%: 42.0 (7th)
3P made: 2.9 (2nd)
A/T Ratio: 2.0 (3rd)

Someone get me a sponge, I'm drooling uncontrollably

 

[huskyfever34]

Have to give Ollie big time credit for finding a different path to an elite recruiting class. Gibbs and Miller is equivalent to getting 2 top 10 freshman recruits (kids you would only have 1 year anyway), only more polished, experience and mature versions. UConn ingenuity prevails.

 

[tcf15]

http://www.app.com/story/sports/col...eton-hall-basketball-uconn-transfer/27454775/

"Kevin Ollie is a great coach, coming from an NBA background, and it's just really a great family atmosphere there," Temple Gibbs said via phone shortly after Sterling announced his decision. "(Staying in the Northeast) was a big part of it, so we're real happy about that."

The cherry on top: Gibbs will be a featured guy in a place where they routinely hang banners.

"That was a big key to it," Temple said. "He wanted to be part of a team that could get to the (NCAA) tournament. Those guys can get there."

 

[JSM1970]

Why, you think the kids decide how hard they play or try based on their ranking? Goofy

Great news. I hope we don't start getting all hyped up on a national level now by the media outlets. Still want us underrated so these kids work hard and have something to prove! Excited about this season!

 

[zls44]

Somewhere Rothstein just flipped over a large pizza in disgust for being played

And tweeted way too much info about the pizza joint too.

 

[JSM1970]

Is it white or clear?

Someone get me a sponge, I'm drooling uncontrollably

 

[Dogbreath2U]

http://www.app.com/story/sports/col...eton-hall-basketball-uconn-transfer/27454775/

"Kevin Ollie is a great coach, coming from an NBA background, and it's just really a great family atmosphere there," Temple Gibbs said via phone shortly after Sterling announced his decision. "(Staying in the Northeast) was a big part of it, so we're real happy about that."

The cherry on top: Gibbs will be a featured guy in a place where they routinely hang banners.

"That was a big key to it," Temple said. "He wanted to be part of a team that could get to the (NCAA) tournament. Those guys can get there."

Great job as usual, tcf15. Thanks for your contributions on just about a daily basis...gives me hope for the future in some strange way.

 

[djct1999]

Didn't see this posted but liked it so much I figured I would add.

From Sam Vecenie at cbssports.com :
From Gibbs' perspective, it's not hard to see the appeal of UConn. Over the past decade, every lead guard that has started at UConn has gotten a legitimate chance to play in the NBA.

 

[jibsey]

Why, you think the kids decide how hard they play or try based on their ranking? Goofy

Players can get big heads, get overconfident. But I think we have excelled from the underdog position in the past. Not so much about the effort.

 

[scrappy2.0]

Championship

 

[Robertelamin]

Gotta love Scrappy

 

[SixRings]

I'm in that happy place where the basketball universe is aligned again. Like after so many instances. It's nice to be a Husky fan.