Everyone transferred and/or decommitted and Whaley and Williams were last minute recruits to just fill out a roster, if I remember correctly. Because of injuries, there were times in the previous season where we only had 6 healthy bodies for games and practices which was an embarrassment. Obviously, it was desperation and not plan A to have give Williams a scholarship. Ouch, those were bad times.
There is no situation where youtube dunker should have a scholarship at UConn, absolutely zero.