Hamidou Diallo Graduates

[CGarr]

We're obviously in good shape with Hamidou. You've been living under a rock if you don't think we are. That said, John Calipari is always a HUGE threat and we should be worried by him. I'm sure the coaching staff is.

Alterique was a HARD verbal commit early last summer and KO didn't miss a game of his AAU season and visited him at home and school during the fall. It's important to never back off and keep showing interest.

Example:

 

[Chief00]

You keep recruiting top kids whether they've given you a silent verbal, a loud verbal or even signed a LOI. The fact that A) we have our class mostly spoken for, and b) our other top target is local means Ollie can live in Diallo's pocket from now until next summer if he needs to.

So even if Diallo wakes up tomorrow and declares to the world that he's committing, and that he's UConn for life, and that he never seriously considered going elsewhere... Ollie would still be there as often as possible recruiting the hell out of him. And he'd be right to do it.

Confirmed.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Confirmed.

What's confirmed chief?

 

[kansashusky]

The staff has learned their lesson on not keeping contact after a verbal. We will be in this till he signs on the dotted line.

 

[Minicoop69]

The staff has learned their lesson on not keeping contact after a verbal. We will be in this till he signs on the dotted line.

Nay, the first day of classes.

 

[Mike Honcho]

The staff has learned their lesson on not keeping contact after a verbal. We will be in this till he signs on the dotted line.

With whom? Prince Ali?

 

[JSM1970]

Geez, nothing better than some weaselly student badgering the players about recruits, their favorite food, what they're currently "bumpin'"

Jim Ollie is clearly "in" with the team

 

[alfonse]

Diallo is going to Brewster? Exciting, my girlfriend lives 30 minutes from there. Going to have to watch him play

 

[JimHurley]

Diallo is going to Brewster? Exciting, my girlfriend lives 30 minutes from there. Going to have to watch him play

Where did you hear this?

 

[Leebo]

Diallo is going to Brewster? Exciting, my girlfriend lives 30 minutes from there. Going to have to watch him play

I think you missed the part where they said going to Brewster to see MAL, not Hami.

 

[alfonse]

my bad, damnit!

 

[kansashusky]

With whom? Prince Ali?

Exactly

 

[Jerry1714]

@AdamZagoria based on what you know which program is in the lead for hamidou's recruitment?
Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 7m7 minutes agoHighland Falls, NY
Adam Zagoria Retweeted Team of the Century

I'd say UConn and Kentucky but I wouldn't count out Arizona, either.

 

[HuskyFich]

@AdamZagoria based on what you know which program is in the lead for hamidou's recruitment?
Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 7m7 minutes agoHighland Falls, NY
Adam Zagoria Retweeted Team of the Century

I'd say UConn and Kentucky but I wouldn't count out Arizona, either.

Zags actually tweeted UConn's name before Kentucky's?

 

[KemBuckets21]

Zags actually tweeted UConn's name before Kentucky's?

That HAS to be a good sign. It means subconsciously, that UK is the afterthought here, with AZ as a distant 3rd.

 

[Thirty Three]

Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 7m7 minutes agoHighland Falls, NY
I'd say UConn and Kentucky but I wouldn't count out Arizona, either.

Translation: "I have no friggin clue."

 

[ctchamps]

With whom? Prince Ali?

Exactly

Weren't there restrictions imposed because of the bogus APR that contributed to this?

 

[BUConn10]

Has there been any word regarding when Diallo thinks he will make a decision? What's the latest date he can decide? Late spring early summer of 2017 correct?

 

[Matrim55]

Has there been any word regarding when Diallo thinks he will make a decision? What's the latest date he can decide? Late spring early summer of 2017 correct?

People around him have said they expect him to announce in spring, though he's very pointedly said it could come at any time.

 

[husky99]

That HAS to be a good sign. It means subconsciously, that UK is the afterthought here, with AZ as a distant 3rd.

Think you may be reading into this.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Think you may be reading into this.

It's what I'm here for. Reading heavily into the recruiting tea leaves.

 

[HuskyFich]

It's what I'm here for. Reading heavily into the recruiting tea leaves.

That's called pulling a JO and just making stuff up.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Hamidou Diallo is eligible for the NBA Draft

 

[AntG168]

Hamidou Diallo is eligible for the NBA Draft

This is the ONLY thread to him not being a Husky IMO

 

[KemBuckets21]

This is the ONLY thread to him not being a Husky IMO

Seems like a legitimate threat though. Thon Maker was somehow drafted 10th and played well during summer league to boot.