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Message: [QUOTE="polycom, post: 3095582, member: 5613"] "His recruitment was all over the board. But he wanted to play at the highest level, and believed he was a high-major player. UConn wasn't even in the picture; I just know Kwintin called me and said, 'I received a call from Kevin Ollie today.' And I was almost in shock." Ollie, who had watched him in prep school and studied some video, called Williams, who had never been east of Oklahoma, offered a scholarship and convinced him to come to UConn. [B][URL='https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-men-houston-updates-aac-quarterfinals-20190315-20190315-jvulos4dv5ekrmrgfnfs3ruxde-story.html#nt=interstitial-auto'][UConn Men] Rewind: UConn men vs. Houston in AAC quarterfinals »[/URL][/B] "Ultimately, the decision was made for me by Kevin Ollie," Williams said. "I really believed in him. When he told me his playing type, his program, I stuck with it. No visit, I came on faith, and I don't regret anything." [URL="https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-uconn-men-kwintin-williams-0923-20170923-story.html"]Meet The Newcomers: In Kwintin Williams, UConn Has A Man Who Doesn't Give Up[/URL] Looking at this article again, we should have seen this coming, he had a 1.8 GPA in high school...he better not screw up our APR. [/QUOTE]