2026 Recruiting: Junior County COMMITS to UConn

[Mr. French]

6’4, versatile, high character, defends, ranked somewhere from top 25 to top 40.

This is an understated commitment but definitely exciting. Mingo would be a great pairing.

 

[huskyblooz]

three posts in row. point guard, shooting guard and wing.
I trust Hurley!

 

[superjohn]

Love the nickname but it’d also be great to have a Dolph on the team

 

[EROCK CONN]

Are we even sure this guy has the makings of a varsity athlete ?

 

[Dove]

Nice.


When he gets fouled and heads to the charity stripe, we can say he's headed to the County line.

Okay, where's the door. I'll see myself out.

 

[uchusky32]

Welcome to the Husky Nation, Junior!

 

[Husky Alien]

Welcome AJ County to UConn Nation. It's just the start.

 

[The Viking]

Has Sideshow Bob hair. Thats the extent of my evaluation other than he has to be good if we offered.

 

[UCMB88]

This is the mixtape Williams was given a scholarship offer based on. I'm not sure he'd even get a walk-on offer at this point for us.

Speaking of Kwintin Williams: Alaska’s Kwintin Williams has used basketball to open new doors while staying close to the game

 

[UCTitleTown]

You've heard of Big Country? Well, now you've heard of Junior County.

 

[Edward Sargent]

This is the mixtape Williams was given a scholarship offer based on. I'm not sure he'd even get a walk-on offer at this point for us.

Were those prison unis?

 

[3rdbass]

Nice I haven't seen many posts on the BY about this kid. It has been mostly Toure, Landrew, Samuels, Cloer, and Mingo. How good is this kid compared to the others? Is he more coming in like Stewart or someone higher who could leave after a couple years? Ok reading a thread on him he seems more like Ross than even Stewart. So I guess more bench depth who could develop and not a huge get? I know different positions but talking about level of impact for uconn. Well still a nice add. Hopefully we can get one of the big boys we are recruiting too.

 

[HooperScooper]

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Worked well for us with Andre Jackson Jr. 😀

 

[auror]

I find it interesting that these articles on his commitment alternately describe County as a point guard, a shooting guard and as a wing. He sounds pretty versatile and shouldn't preclude us signing Mingo or anyone else we are after.

He played more on the wing earlier in his hs career so some of the sites list him as SG, but he played a lot more of a combo/point this year. Indications are staff is thinking he will get some reps as backup PG next year, or at least take the minutes Malachi is playing this year (potentially alongside other creators like Furphy).

 

[Edward Sargent]

Speaking of Kwintin Williams: Alaska’s Kwintin Williams has used basketball to open new doors while staying close to the game

Thanks for sharing - good for him!

 

[UCTitleTown]

Nice I haven't seen many posts on the BY about this kid. It has been mostly Toure, Landrew, Samuels, Cloer, and Mingo. How good is this kid compared to the others? Is he more coming in like Stewart or someone higher who could leave after a couple years?

I see him as a blue collar player who'll have to earn his minutes. A nice complimentary piece.

 

[HuskyHawk]

6’4, versatile, high character, defends, ranked somewhere from top 25 to top 40.

This is an understated commitment but definitely exciting. Mingo would be a great pairing.

6'4"? Shortchanging him just like the did with Fletch.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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Oh crap, I missed this and made the same joke. Oh well

 

[Palatine]

Hurley is definitely prioritizing BIG guards.

 

[HCCForever]

Speaking of Kwintin Williams: Alaska’s Kwintin Williams has used basketball to open new doors while staying close to the game

Thanks for link. Hard to believe he last played at UConn in 2019.

Welcome aboard Junior County.

 

[Marat]

Thanks for link. Hard to believe he last played at UConn in 2019.

Welcome aboard Junior County.

Wow didn't know he was in WinningTime with the afro for the Spurs. That's something.

 

[Dave]

 

[REB1094]

Welcome aboard!

 

[UCMB88]

Thanks for link. Hard to believe he last played at UConn in 2019.

Welcome aboard Junior County.

Hard to believe he's 31 now!

 

[jibsey]

How many spots are open for 26’? Because of the transfer situation with big names in the spring some of these freshman want to commit early to get a spot?

 

[bendm]

How many spots are open for 26’? Because of the transfer situation with big names in the spring some of these freshman want to commit early to get a spot?

*= gone or likely gone after the season

2025
Demary / Smith*
Ball / Furphy
Mullins* / Ross
Karaban* / Stew
Reed* / Reibe

2026
Demary* / County
Ball* / Furphy
??? / Ross*
Stew* / ???
Reibe / ???

So if Hurley sticks to a 9 or 10 man rotation then hopefully only need 2 or 3 more rotational players for 2026

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Has the DNA Dan is looking for. Great Program fit. Has a smooth game -BBIQ- two way player. SnC will help build some strength and explosion. Based on the tape I saw- Ball doesn't stay in his hands very long-Keeps it moving and shares it with teammates in their spots.

Reading tea leaves but seems like Mingo's emoji of crossing fingers pre-announcement has a positive vibe to it.

A County/Mingo combo would be so sexy.

A very much dig County’s versatile big guard profile. Reading up on him, he checks a lot of boxes on both ends of the floor and would have probably have been a five-star recruit if his three-point stroke was above average, but that can improve with reps and development.

Love the size/BBIQ/motor/character mix too.

 

[navery12]

Nice I haven't seen many posts on the BY about this kid. It has been mostly Toure, Landrew, Samuels, Cloer, and Mingo. How good is this kid compared to the others? Is he more coming in like Stewart or someone higher who could leave after a couple years? Ok reading a thread on him he seems more like Ross than even Stewart. So I guess more bench depth who could develop and not a huge get? I know different positions but talking about level of impact for uconn. Well still a nice add. Hopefully we can get one of the big boys we are recruiting too.

No, he's a huge get. Definitely not anywhere close to Ross, and not even really close to Stewart either. He's a top 30 recruit

 

[navery12]

How many spots are open for 26’? Because of the transfer situation with big names in the spring some of these freshman want to commit early to get a spot?

4 open scholarships, plus the assumed Mullins early entry to the NBA. And safe to assume another 2-3 spots open up after the season with transfers or surprise NBA departures

 

[uconngb]

Nice I haven't seen many posts on the BY about this kid. It has been mostly Toure, Landrew, Samuels, Cloer, and Mingo. How good is this kid compared to the others? Is he more coming in like Stewart or someone higher who could leave after a couple years? Ok reading a thread on him he seems more like Ross than even Stewart. So I guess more bench depth who could develop and not a huge get? I know different positions but talking about level of impact for uconn. Well still a nice add. Hopefully we can get one of the big boys we are recruiting too.

Sounds like potential new love interest for HW611??