Liam McNeeley COMMITS to UConn (Merged threads)

[gsmooth]

Davis is listed as #1 for 2011 not 2013. I think Drummond was #1 in 2012 until he committed to us in Aug. I'm sure @Chief00 can give us the accurate scoop.

you are correct. I was 1 year too far ahead for both of them. Those are the years they played at UConn and Kentucky, but players are part of the recruiting class of the year before their freshman year at the school.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Davis is listed as #1 for 2011 not 2013. I think Drummond was #1 in 2012 until he committed to us in Aug. I'm sure @Chief00 can give us the accurate scoop.

High school highlights were special:

 

[Samoo]

Could McNeeley be the blueprint for future stars? Wait until the second half of your senior year so you can see which programs have a stable coaching staff, national championship cache, and an awareness of the chemistry of the team you are about to join and where you might fit in. Not to mention you have more time to solidify your NIL options.

Future stars with some common sense and maturity. Remember they are 17-18 year olds; there will always be a large group of kids who grab for the shiny object/big payday/attention.

 

[Chief00]

Davis is listed as #1 for 2011 not 2013. I think Drummond was #1 in 2012 until he committed to us in Aug. I'm sure @Chief00 can give us the accurate scoop.

When a guy commits in August for college in September, a year earlier than expected, you can throw the class rankings out the window since he was being rated in what turned out to be the wrong class.

 

[alphasigko]

Does this mean that Brea is probably out of the mix?

 

[3rdbass]

Does this mean that Brea is probably out of the mix?

It would seem so but nobody knows a 100%.

 

[tzznandrew]

IIRC Anthony Davis was higher ranked.

Davis was ranked 1 in the class Drummond transferred into. But I believe Drummond was ranked 1 in the class he transferred out of.

Davis is and was a generational talent. Anyone who watched Kentucky and UConn in 2012 and thought Drummond was his equal would have been crazy. But if Drummond were born 10-15 years earlier, he'd be a first ballot HOFer. Despite massive minutes reduction in the last few years, he's still #33 all time in rebounds, and if he could stay on the floor would end somewhere in the Top 10 all time.

 

[HooperScooper]

NLI is signed. He's officially a Husky.

"Liam is one of the best players in high school basketball, and we are tremendously excited to add him to our UConn family," head coach Dan Hurley said. "He is blessed with elite skill and positional size, along with the championship pedigree that we so value at Connecticut. Liam has the potential to be a star here."

UConn Inks Five-Star Liam McNeeley To NLI - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS – The back-to-back national champion UConn men's basketball team has announced the signing of five-star Liam McNeeley to a National Letter of Intent. McNeeley

uconnhuskies.com

 

[auror]

McNeeley is so good.

 

[ctfjr]

I wasn't on the 3-peat train, until now

 

[jibsey]

This is such a big deal! I clearly remember Donyell who was also #9 and that was EPIC at the time. Still remember his first 3 point shot like it was yesterday. I can’t remember my anniversary………

 

[jostar1]

 

[Umami Zen]

Liam is going to be our next NBA top 10 draft pick.

 

[UConnKev]

 

[Mr. French]

I am as geeked about McNeeley as I was about Steph. I just can’t imagine he’s not successful here.

He’s been one of the best players in this class for 3 years and there’s no one better than our staff to keep it going into the League.

 

[Umami Zen]

Liam is a talented and smart young man. After 10 days or so on campus in Storrs. He knows he made the right choice for a school.

 

[Mr. French]

But also, my last page I was on was the Meleek Thomas thread, then I clicked my notifications and I saw a big COMMITS (referring to Liam’s thread) and I got freakin’ STOKED.

 

[HuskyFich]

Anyone notice the location he tagged in the post?

 

[mauconnfan]

McNeeley and Nowell will have very impactful freshman years.

And depending on needs and other vets growth Abraham may throw some specialty minutes in as well.

 

[Scoe]

So thrilled that he gets to learn the ropes from Karaban

 

[EBonz30]

McNeeley is going to be special- wouldn’t be surprised he has one of the better freshman years ever as a UConn player.

 

[NJHoops]

Liam being at UConn makes me laugh (in a giddy, what happened kind of way). The team wins the conference (both ways), cruises through the NCAA tournament for consecutive titles, and then just goes and nabs a 5 star recruit with little build-up, just for the fun of it.

 

[uconn_jack]

Liam is a talented and smart young man. After 10 days or so on campus in Storrs. He knows he made the right choice for a school.

Well, maybe 6 days. There were probably 4 days in there that he wasn't totally sure.

 

[August_West]

I am as geeked about McNeeley as I was about Steph. I just can’t imagine he’s not successful here.

He’s been one of the best players in this class for 3 years and there’s no one better than our staff to keep it going into the League.

Same. In fact I don't think Ive ever been this fired up about a frosh.

 

[TroyHall98]

Same. In fact I don't think Ive ever been this fired up about a frosh.

Is McNeeley viewed as one and done?