2024 Recruiting: Isaiah Abraham Talks Recruitment

[REB1094]

Yeah, I’m not high on him yet tbh. But I’ll acknowledge the upside in a 6’7 kid with major athleticism. The shot not being broken gives me hope he’ll get to a point of consistently making open ones. But he’s a project at the end of the day.

It’s nice that our projects are 4 star recruits now instead of guys whose recruiting profiles are YouTube dunk tapes

In Hurley we trust, he sees something that we may not right now. If Abraham ends up committing, I’ll be looking forward to watching him play next year with a college staff letting him know what to work on before he gets on campus!

 

[Storrs South]

 

[kansashusky]

Could be two in one week…

 

[Son of Robert]

Where does this leave us though with Tyler Betsey? Same body style, a 3/4.

 

[husky429]

Where does this leave us though with Tyler Betsey? Same body style, a 3/4.

Betsey is 1) unique and 2) frankly, so much better than Abraham it shouldn't scare him for a second. Betsey is really in his own class as a player compared to the other 3/4s we're recruiting in terms of skillset. True 3 and D.

 

[CL82]

Kim English has basically offered the entire DMV

Ah the "Bryant Methodology."

 

[Huskyforlife]

Could be two in one week…

Hmmmm?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Hmmmm?

Nowell is also announcing after Peach Jam

 

[superjohn]

Nowell is also announcing after Peach Jam

Lock Nowell and Abraham in and then bring in Abraham's cousin and Betsey. Done.

 

[Dezoworld]

You guys are like in panic/ anxious mode. These guys are all 6'6 6"7 6'8 long athletic and skilled players. I'm pretty sure they can make it work with a great coaching staff like ours

 

[Huskyforlife]

Landing Nowell and Zay puts us 11th overall so far. Adding Ngongba puts number 2. Adding Betsey puts us first. Let’s do this.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Who is lead here, Luke?

 

[UCfor3]

Lock Nowell and Abraham in and then bring in Abraham's cousin and Betsey. Done.

Would be a great class. We will need another guard whether through the portal or from high school. Maybe Danny doesn't want two large classes back to back so maybe portal. Will need multiple guards if Diarra leaves with Newton, Spencer gone and Castle expected to be gone. Nowell and Ball would be our only guards.

 

[Bboy Lace]

2 ppl picked Uconn on 247 for Zay. One of them is a Maryland insider

 

[uconngb]

Would be a great class. We will need another guard whether through the portal or from high school. Maybe Danny doesn't want two large classes back to back so maybe portal. Will need multiple guards if Diarra leaves with Newton, Spencer gone and Castle expected to be gone. Nowell and Ball would be our only guards.

I think days of worrying about that are over with the frequency of how often these kids move around. 2 consecutive 5 msn classes doesn’t mean you have those 10 guys for multiple years anymore.

 

[superjohn]

I 100% trust Hurley and the staff at identifying talent and fit, I think they're the best in the country at it but Abraham's ranking has gone down.

Doesn't mean it will remain down though.

Well, Abraham's composite ranking is back up to #69.

 

[navery12]

Cassidy's Takeaways: Wednesday's Peach Jam action

Four-star Isaiah Abraham is ranked No. 69 in the 2024 Rivals150.

basketballrecruiting.rivals.com

“I might wait like a week after we leave [Peach Jam] at most,” Abraham said. “I’ve pretty much already decided, but I still need to talk it over with my family and make sure before I announce.”

"UConn comes with that great, winning program,” he said. “They just put guys in the NBA so that’s something I look at. Then, just the coaching staff. They prioritize me. With Marquette, that was my first visit. Obviously, my dad (Faisal Abraham) has his legacy there. I really like Shaka (Smart), too, and just the program as a whole. My dad just tells me what to value in schools. He just wants me to choose the best place for me.”

 

[Samoo]

Well, Abraham's composite ranking is back up to #69.

 

[tcf15]

“I’ve pretty much already decided, but I still need to talk it over with my family and make sure before I announce.”

Well the bold plus the crystal balls is good news for the good guys.

 

[Mooch82]

Well the bold plus the crystal balls is good news for the good guys.

Yeah I feel like he is probably ours. Initially I wanted Howard over him but Howard has seemed to come back down to earth a bit, and I gotta believe Abraham helps us with Ngongba.

Abraham, Ngongba, Nowell, Betsey my dream class right now. If I’m being greedy I’ll add Edgecombe but would like a visit scheduled before I’d consider it a real possibility.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Rivals contributed a couple of FutureCasts, too.

 

[husky429]

It's the good guys.

 

[NCHuskie919]

I too wanted Howard over Abraham but Abraham is a good player in his own right and if it helps with Ngongba, yes please. Agree with others. Nowell, Betsey would be great to round it out. Cherry is Edgecombe

 

[aburks41]

Rivals contributed a couple of FutureCasts, too.

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Not sure who HoustonWilson is, but Stratton Stave is a UConn Rivals writer. Not sure if he actually has any inside info though

 

[huskyfan224]

I too wanted Howard over Abraham but Abraham is a good player in his own right and if it helps with Ngongba, yes please. Agree with others. Nowell, Betsey would be great to round it out. Cherry is Edgecombe

What about Billy Richmond?

 

[Bazz4A]

I too wanted Howard over Abraham but Abraham is a good player in his own right and if it helps with Ngongba, yes please. Agree with others. Nowell, Betsey would be great to round it out. Cherry is Edgecombe

Abraham, Ngongba, Nowell, and Betsey would give us a 67.5 using 247’s calculator - right below the rating for the 2023 class. Would be back to back top 5ish classes. Adding Edgecombe to it would put the 2024 class ahead of 2023 - but not sure 2 5 man classes is realistic.

 

[NCHuskie919]

Abraham, Ngongba, Nowell, and Betsey would give us a 67.5 using 247’s calculator - right below the rating for the 2023 class. Would be back to back top 5ish classes. Adding Edgecombe to it would put the 2024 class ahead of 2023 - but not sure 2 5 man classes is realistic.

That is what it takes to be elite year after year. You need a worker as a HC. And we have one in Dan. This is the type of ish that puts us on the map as a permanent fixture in the sweet 16

 

[Storrs South]

Not sure who HoustonWilson is, but Stratton Stave is a UConn Rivals writer. Not sure if he actually has any inside info though

Rivals guy for Pitt, which is random

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Abraham, Ngongba, Nowell, and Betsey would give us a 67.5 using 247’s calculator - right below the rating for the 2023 class. Would be back to back top 5ish classes. Adding Edgecombe to it would put the 2024 class ahead of 2023 - but not sure 2 5 man classes is realistic.

Newton, Spencer, Clingan and Castle are all expected to be gone via graduating or NBA, Diarra graduates (has an extra yr), and that thing we can't talk about happens. 5 man class (even back to back) doesn't seem all that unrealistic any more especially if they're all top 50-75ish like that group.

 

[Bazz4A]

Newton, Spencer, Clingan and Castle are all expected to be gone via graduating or NBA, Diarra graduates (has an extra yr), and that thing we can't talk about happens. 5 man class (even back to back) doesn't seem all that unrealistic any more especially if they're all top 50-75ish like that group.

Fair, I’d love another amazing 5 man class. But it might be tough to convince 5 more top 100 players to come here though in addition to the 4 players from 2023 we could still have the roster. That’s 9 top 100ish players competing for minutes