2026 Recruiting: Junior County COMMITS to UConn

[Mr. Wonderful]

He has a reputation as a great defender.

I always love to hear that.

 

[UCann]

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.

Can we call him Tolland County ?

 

[djct1999]

Can we call him Tolland County ?

UCann.

 

[Mooch82]

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

I initially thought 4 but I actually think it’s 5.

AK
Tarris
Malachi
Koroma
Millender

All out of eligibility. Then you have 3 guys who could potentially go early to the league in Braylon, Solo, and Silas.

I’d venture to guess we end up with 7-8 spots available.

 

[Dove]

Can we call him Tolland County ?

You can't.

 

[80shusky]

Great news! He looks very versatile. If he can defend and can get that three point shot locked in he will be a nice piece for the Huskies. Welcome aboard!

 

[navery12]

I initially thought 4 but I actually think it’s 5.

AK
Tarris
Malachi
Koroma
Millender

All out of eligibility. Then you have 3 guys who could potentially go early to the league in Braylon, Solo, and Silas.

I’d venture to guess we end up with 7-8 spots available.

It was 5, but County committed today

 

[HuskyFich]

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.

Looks to me like he beat Angel Reese to the me-bounds gig.

Even non continuation fouls made the clip lol

 

[bendm]

It was 5, but County committed today

Out of 15 or 12? Hurley just reaffirmed he can only effectively coach 12 scholarship guys or something like that didn’t he. And of the 12 only 9 are rotational players

 

[MyDorona]

I don't know if we want to hear "Adolph" blasted over the speakers before each game

He’s the first Adolph I’ve ever seen born after 1939…

..on account of that bastard Adolph Rupp, of course

 

[navery12]

Out of 15 or 12? Hurley just reaffirmed he can only effectively coach 12 scholarship guys or something like that didn’t he. And of the 12 only 9 are rotational players

Out of 15. Obviously not all are gonna be in the rotation but we have 15 scholarship guys this year

 

[bjc42]

Yeah why two fingers crossed instead of one? I’m not up on all of the lingo the kids use.

I'm not sure? Maybe to drive the point home? But then again I'm just guessing

 

[Austin316]

Welcome Junior!

Big day for you casual fans - Chief probably

 

[Mooch82]

Out of 15 or 12? Hurley just reaffirmed he can only effectively coach 12 scholarship guys or something like that didn’t he. And of the 12 only 9 are rotational players

I mean…why’s he using 15 scholarships then? He definitely didn’t have to take the last two international guys he took.

 

[bendm]

I mean…why’s he using 15 scholarships then? He definitely didn’t have to take the last two international guys he took.

Idk but I swear I read he said something like that this summer. I’ll never be able to find it.

 

[HooperScooper]

Idk but I swear I read he said something like that this summer. I’ll never be able to find it.

I read all the articles and watch his media availabilities and I don’t remember him saying that. But I’m old and my memory isn’t as good as it used to be! Lol. He did take 15 as someone said above. He didn’t need to take the last 2 international players since I don’t think either is going to play this season. He did say something about taking 15 would help with practices.

 

[Old Man UConn]

Welcome Junior to the fold. Another big shooting guard. Good job by the staff.
GO HUSKIERS

 

[WrenchFan69]

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.

I don't know that I'd ever seen that before. Kid would have made an all-time great D3 PF or C

 

[nomar]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

 

[bendm]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

He’s ranked a bit lower in the composite than Adams was (40 versus 27). Adams would’ve fit into next years rotation much better than this years.

 

[Hoophound]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

Last time I watched him (assuming I am thinking of the right guy), he seemed to have some Andre Jackson type instincts in terms of passing and seeing the court. However, I agree. I did not see the shocking athleticism or pure shooting that you often see with UConn level recruits. He is a solid shooter though.

 

[Waquoit]

Getting that first one early is big.

 

[HW611]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

I’m with you. He seems like a solid all around and heady basketball player. But I am hoping we find a way to inject some athleticism into this class eventually. Cloer and Toure were my top choices there but it’s not too late for someone else to pop up.

 

[Son of Robert]

Out of 15 or 12? Hurley just reaffirmed he can only effectively coach 12 scholarship guys or something like that didn’t he. And of the 12 only 9 are rotational players

I have not seen this information before, it doesn't sound like something the UConn program or Hurley would want to own. If you can produce it, I'll believe it because Hurley does say a lot of stuff, but there is a negative connotation to this and it just seems unlikely. It may well be a matter of context. I know he said something about trying to manage 15 people and 15 personalities and can he make it all fit, something like that, like it is better for practices, but can it somehow cause a strain because there are so many.

 

[jibsey]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

Defense wins championships. Newton was not flashy and similar size and improved to retire his number by the time of his junior and senior years. Did we see that in him when he came to UConn? 3 point FG% East Carolina was 32, 26, and 33%. He was not a rim rattler either. Hurley sees clay he can mold.

 

[Scottzer]

In Hurley I trust but having watched some reels, looked at this stats, and read some reviews, I don't quite get why his ranking is so high? He's not a great shooter, particularly off the dribble, and he doesn't seem very athletic.

Can someone give me the upside here? What's a good comp? What do you reasonably expect?

I'm hardly the expert on HS recruiting, but I got a similar vibe last year with Adams.

I don’t see it either, right now, but there’s got to be a reason he’s shooting up the rankings, and had a lot of serious schools taking a look (Purdue, Mich St, Kansas, BYU, Arizona).

 

[nomar]

Last time I watched him (assuming I am thinking of the right guy), he seemed to have some Andre Jackson type instincts in terms of passing and seeing the court. However, I agree. I did not see the shocking athleticism or pure shooting that you often see with UConn level recruits. He is a solid shooter though.

I did see the word "connector" which Andre definitely was. I'd trade some athleticism for shooting. I think he's also coming in with better ball skills.

 

[nomar]

Defense wins championships. Newton was not flashy and similar size and improved to retire his number by the time of his junior and senior years. Did we see that in him when he came to UConn? 3 point FG% East Carolina was 32, 26, and 33%. He was not a rim rattler either. Hurley sees clay he can mold.

As I said, I'm definitely not an expert, but I was pretty high on Newton. His 3-point % wasn't great (nor was it great at UConn, although he took a lot of VERY deep 3s and people had to guard him like an excellent 3-point shooter), but he was a proven scorer who could get to the rim. And he was a plug & play guy.

I do trust Hurley but nobody gets this stuff exactly right. I was pretty high on Nowell and Abraham (and I still think they can be really good). What I love about him and the staff is that they've figured out the portal and are, consequently, clearly focusing on HS recruits who can contribute right away. So he must see that in County. Because, as we've seen, if you bring a top-50 kid and don't give him minutes, he's gone.

 

[RuffRuff]

As I said, I'm definitely not an expert, but I was pretty high on Newton. His 3-point % wasn't great (nor was it great at UConn, although he took a lot of VERY deep 3s and people had to guard him like an excellent 3-point shooter), but he was a proven scorer who could get to the rim. And he was a plug & play guy.

I do trust Hurley but nobody gets this stuff exactly right. I was pretty high on Nowell and Abraham (and I still think they can be really good). What I love about him and the staff is that they've figured out the portal and are, consequently, clearly focusing on HS recruits who can contribute right away. So he must see that in County. Because, as we've seen, if you bring a top-50 kid and don't give him minutes, he's gone.

High floor kid with size like him, who plays smart and knows how to pass, will at minimum safely fit into the system. That kind of profile will find minutes as you can trust him.

Not sure why we recruited Nowell as a really small PG. Doubt Hurley goes after that again. I'm flushing everything as it comes to the 2024 recruiting cycle as it feels like staff's heads were elsewhere.

 

[NJHusky]

I don’t see it either, right now, but there’s got to be a reason he’s shooting up the rankings, and had a lot of serious schools taking a look (Purdue, Mich St, Kansas, BYU, Arizona).

He's shooting up the rankings because of the schools recruiting him...