Javonte Brown enters transfer portal

[Zionn]

wish him the best.....

 

[LIuconn]

Best of luck to him, who knows who he has in his ear outside the program. Rather get rid of those who don't want it and can drag others down with bad energy

 

[Chin Diesel]

This definitely blows. The worst part is that he reclassed and just recently turned 17. I have to imagine that Hurley and the coaching staff were straight up with him about his role off the bat and that he wasn’t going to see a ton of action year 1 which is why it’s somewhat surprising to see him transfer so soon.

Also - Hurley mentioned on the coaches show the other day that he loved the energy from the bench, especially from the guys that aren’t in the rotation (ie Javonte). Seems like he was happy with how he was responding in year 1 so it stinks that he isn’t going stick with the team.

Being that young and being restricted to the campus and not travel back and forth to Canada can put plenty of strain on a kid.


We've all seen non-athletes transfer out of a school after one semester and the list of reasons why is pretty long.

 

[JB75]

Very strange -definitely would’ve had playing time next year - he sees the program is on the rise- oh well -good luck to him.

 

[HuskyFich]

Remember, we have another highly touted big we expect to come in, regardless of Samson.
Saw the writing on the wall, especially with Kenya leaving.

Hope this means good news is coming soon.

Wish Javonte the best of luck, definitely has the build to become a force.

 

[Ajs120102]

Bumpy start to last years class for a few guys. Hopefully smooths out.

 

[ju6381]

Think this has anything to do with Whaley and/or Polley potentially coming back. Or Samson coming in next year?

Why would Samson not be coming next year? He is a high school senior.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think he saw the writing on the wall with Sanogo getting minutes ahead of him and another big prospect coming in.

Too bad he's ducking the competition, but if he wants easy minutes, it's not going to be here.

That line should be mentioned by every coach each time they talk to a recruit and family for the first time within the first two minutes.

 

[Uconn10922]

Disappointing but with the number of bigs on the roster I can't say it's a huge surprise. Was hoping kids would look at Whaley's situation and stick around

I think this has a lot to due with Akok’s injury. Akok got injured after Brown’s commitment and as a result had his progress stoped. So instead of Akok being a 2 and done with a lot of playing time available for Brown by year 2, now Akok is realistically a 3 or 4 and done. Meaning no real playing time available in the near future.

 

[ktuck911]

Well that sucks....Man, wish he could've at least considered redshirting.. Get stronger and better understanding of his role then BLOW UP once Carlton is graduated... That made more sense to me...

 

[navery12]

Have to think this means Whaley or Carlton is coming back right?

I still feel like them coming back is a long shot. But that's purely my speculation

 

[superjohn]

I always want to see kids improve and get better and with his age and frame Javonte looks to have a lot of upside but the reality is Hurley will get someone better. Hurley and staff are beast recruiters and UConn is back as a major name with everyone.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Whoa. Didn’t see that coming. Is Whaley or Carlton expected to return next season?

This year was definitely going to be tough for JB to get minutes but I thought next year for sure he’d get decent playing time alongside Sanogo. He’s a great, super young 4 year project player.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Odd. He redshirted this year right? Now he's going to sit a year. Will he technically still have freshman eligibility when he finally plays a game?

 

[pepband99]

A domestic transfer for Syracuse?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Surprised, but upon reflection, it isn't that surprising. He wasn't in line to compete to start here for probably two more years. And he knows we are hard after Clingan. Best of luck to him wherever he goes.

 

[aburks41]

Any chance Clingan reclassifies? Or is he dead set on 2022

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Side note, he was a kid with great potential, but really a lottery ticket.
Nothing from his HS games or any footage of him beyond size, length, age made it seem like he was going to be a stud.

I reserve the right to backtrack from this if he stays

Hot sauce

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Odd. He redshirted this year right? Now he's going to sit a year. Will he technically still have freshman eligibility when he finally plays a game?

No one redshirted this year because it doesn’t count towards your eligibility . I think the general thought on here was if it were a normal season that’s what would’ve happened because of how young and raw he is .

 

[Peacefrog]

Odd. He redshirted this year right? Now he's going to sit a year. Will he technically still have freshman eligibility when he finally plays a game?

I'm not sure how to respond because I can't tell if you're trolling us or not.

 

[MexicoHusky]

No one redshirted this year because it doesn’t count towards your eligibility . I think the general thought on here was if it were a normal season that’s what would’ve happened because of how young and raw he is .

Really? Wow. I haven't been paying that much attention to Covid related eligibility changes. That's actually pretty nice of the NCAA.

 

[MexicoHusky]

I'm not sure how to respond because I can't tell if you're trolling us or not.

Not trolling. Explain away, but maybe it was already covered by someone else.

 

[NJHusky]

Remember, if they want Polley and Carlton get another year.

do they use a scholly from the team limit? or are they extra spots so the team can have more than 13 players?

 

[husky429]

He needed another year of high school. Too bad--best of luck.

 

[elmcityboy]

wow! i was in the same boat as some previous posters -- i thought springs might transfer, but assumed brown would be staying because of how obviously young and raw he is. i assume that the staff is being really honest with both.

curious where brown ends up... if it's indiana (or any high major) will he actually get minutes??