2025 Recruiting: Meleek Thomas to UConn Crystal Ball

[lateralous]

Oh my gosh….those yawns are nails to the blackboard to me

Seriously, there were like 3 of them in the first 10 minutes of one of the recent episodes, maybe the Solo Ball one.

 

[gsmooth]

His relationship with Castle is also very promising. They seemed to have bonded very well with each other on and off the court.

“That’s my guy,” Thomas said. “Before he even went there I was connected to Steph. We were at camps with each other and we bonded off the court. I was at Team USA with him, so that’s my guy. To see him go there and to see him have the success that he had while he was there, it’s kind of a confidence booster with a school. You can envision yourself at a school more when you know somebody that went there that you had connections with.”

Hopefully Meleek is watching Castle at Summer League.

 

[HooperScooper]

He can take another official visit to UConn once the fall semester starts so I expect he'll do that if he doesn't commit before that.

 

[husky99]

He can take another official visit to UConn once the fall semester starts so I expect he'll do that if he doesn't commit before that.

I think he is quoted of wanting to announce before school starts. I could be wrong

 

[auror]

I think he is quoted of wanting to announce before school starts. I could be wrong

He's quoted now as saying likely visiting Arkansas in September so probably changed.

 

[bjc42]

He's quoted now as saying likely visiting Arkansas in September so probably changed.

and he's visting other schools. not time to say he's not coming here, but he's not a lock yet

 

[husky99]

and he's visting other schools. not time to say he's not coming here, but he's not a lock yet

Heard a few weeks back that uconn is a huge leader. But an insane NIL offer could shake things up some

 

[HooperScooper]

Subscription article. But you can read some of it.

"It was a great visit and I feel it could be a good spot for me," Thomas said on Connecticut. "Coach Hurley feels like I am one of the best players in my class and so do I. He feels my style of play matches the way he coaches. When I was on the visit, it felt like everything was clicking. His personality matched mine when it came to many things. He feels I fit his style more than most players he recruits. I enjoyed my time there. Everything was welcoming."

Top ten rising senior Meleek Thomas recaps his UConn official visit

Five-star Meleek Thomas completed an official visit to Connecticut last month and discussed his thoughts on the Huskies.

247sports.com

 

[UConnKev]

 

[auror]

He had 8 assists to 1 turnover last game at Peach Jam (according to the AAU statkeepers at least).

 

[husky429]

Would imagine Auburn and Bama are not looking good based on this quote

 

[pj]

Would imagine Auburn and Bama are not looking good based on this quote

A rare case where a UConn football game might sell him on UConn more than a Bama or Auburn football game would sell him on them. "Thanks for taking me to Rentschler Field, you've really proved to me that UConn is a basketball school."

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Tea Leaves

and barely. I am now shutting of the darn podcast the second he mentions the yawns. If you have to yawn, fine. But I dont need to know about it. Its not professional. Its crude. And this dude unofficially represents our university. Drives me crazy.

 

[auror]

 

[bendm]

a potential '25 starting lineup featuring Mahaney / Thomas / Ball is obviously super talented but my one concern is that it's pretty small, especially compared to our last two lineups:
Newton / Hawk / AJ
Newton / Spencer / Castle

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He’s got Anthony Davis shoulders

 

[Iluvsuebird]

how do we like a potential '25 starting lineup featuring Mahaney / Thomas / Ball? it's obviously super talented but it's pretty small, especially compared to our last two lineups:
Newton / Hawk / AJ
Newton / Spencer / Castle

Well, Nova won two titles with 3 superlative small guards not long ago.

 

[navery12]

how do we like a potential '25 starting lineup featuring Mahaney / Thomas / Ball? it's obviously super talented but it's pretty small, especially compared to our last two lineups:
Newton / Hawk / AJ
Newton / Spencer / Castle

All 3 guys are listed at 6'3 so wouldn't be concerned at all about the size of that potential lineup

 

[bendm]

Well, Nova won two titles with 3 superlative small guards not long ago.

not really
2018: Brunson (6'3) / Booth (6'3) / Bridges (6'6)
2016: Brunson (6'3) / Arcidiacono (6'3) / Hart (6'5)

All 3 guys are listed at 6'3 so wouldn't be concerned at all about the size of that potential lineup

but that's pretty small compared to our last two chip teams. they are a combined 6" shorter than last year (6'5, 6'4, 6'6) and 7" shorter than the year before (6'5, 6'5, 6'7). we smothered purdue's three guards with our size.

 

[awy]

isaiah abraham will be a defensive stopper. just look at him.

 

[navery12]

not really
2018: Brunson (6'3) / Booth (6'3) / Bridges (6'6)
2016: Brunson (6'3) / Arcidiacono (6'3) / Hart (6'5)


but that's pretty small compared to our last two chip teams. they are a combined 6" shorter than last year (6'5, 6'4, 6'6) and 7" shorter than the year before (6'5, 6'5, 6'7). we smothered purdue's three guards with our size.

Well luckily there's not a rule saying we have to follow the same exact formula if we want to win a championship. I don't even know what to make of a cumulative height comparison anyway. Baylor won a championship starting guards that were 6'2, 6'3, and 6'4.

And if there's any matchups where it was causing an issue we'd have a ton of depth on the wings to just swap one of those guys out. I don't really understand where this concern is coming from

 

[Ricker]

We won with Bazz & Boat AND that was against guards with size. I also think Thomas is more than 6'3 and Ball has huge hops anyway. Thomas is listed as 6'4 on 24/7 and I have seen 6'5 elsewhere.

 

[bendm]

Well luckily there's not a rule saying we have to follow the same exact formula if we want to win a championship. I don't even know what to make of a cumulative height comparison anyway. Baylor won a championship starting guards that were 6'2, 6'3, and 6'4.

And if there's any matchups where it was causing an issue we'd have a ton of depth on the wings to just swap one of those guys out. I don't really understand where this concern is coming from

it's a worthy enough observation for a uconn mbb message board in the middle of july. but apologies, i'm always striving to up my message board game.

 

[auror]

We won with Bazz & Boat AND that was against guards with size. I also think Thomas is more than 6'3 and Ball has huge hops anyway. Thomas is listed as 6'4 on 24/7 and I have seen 6'5 elsewhere.

He was measured 6'3" barefoot last year, so probably ~6'4" in shoes and possibly may have grown a bit.

 

[navery12]

it's a worthy enough observation for a uconn mbb message board in the middle of july. but apologies, i'm always striving to up my message board game.

Fair enough, I'm just not sure what outcome you're hoping for here. Stop recruiting the 5* top 10 player in Meleek Thomas? Force one of our returning guys into the portal?