Ngongba Visiting October 13th (First Night)

[aburks41]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

There could be kids on unofficial visits, but Borges wasn't sure if there will be any.

 

[TheHorde]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

It’s the right recruit and he’d be a perfect fit.

 

[superjohn]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

I have to imagine there will be some local underclassmen. All we're recruiting for this class is Ngongba and Flagg. It's huge that we seem to be in a great position with Ngongba and we got him on campus for the weekend, seems like many wrote his recruitment off. If we get him it's another awesome class coming off one of our best classes ever. If we also sign Flagg it's our best class ever and we're not only the best program in the country but we're the "it" program.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I have to imagine there will be some local underclassmen. All we're recruiting for this class is Ngongba and Flagg. It's huge that we seem to be in a great position with Ngongba and we got him on campus for the weekend, seems like many wrote his recruitment off. If we get him it's another awesome class coming off one of our best classes ever. If we also sign Flagg it's our best class ever and we're not only the best program in the country but we're the "it" program.

Yeah, would be great to see some ‘25 and ‘26 guys will be attending. Gotta keep the pipeline going.

 

[NJHoops]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

They’ve never used this event as a major recruiting thing. Hurley did a little more at URI when it was more of a concert and just a little about basketball, which I actually prefer for the student and player experience. These kind of events in general are kind of weird- they start off hype and then it’s hit or miss (all of the basketball-centric ones, not just UConn). Some schools use it as a reason to stack visits, but it’s not the event itself that’s the real draw. Pat is the focus this weekend. They put a lot of work into his initial one, and there’s new stuff for this visit.

 

[AntG168]

They’ve never used this event as a major recruiting thing. Hurley did a little more at URI when it was more of a concert and just a little about basketball, which I actually prefer for the student and player experience. These kind of events in general are kind of weird- they start off hype and then it’s hit or miss (all of the basketball-centric ones, not just UConn). Some schools use it as a reason to stack visits, but it’s not the event itself that’s the real draw. Pat is the focus this weekend. They put a lot of work into his initial one, and there’s new stuff for this visit.

I normally skip first night. But the draw for this one is the ring ceremony and the banner reveal. That’s going to be pretty cool

 

[TheHorde]

I have to imagine there will be some local underclassmen. All we're recruiting for this class is Ngongba and Flagg. It's huge that we seem to be in a great position with Ngongba and we got him on campus for the weekend, seems like many wrote his recruitment off. If we get him it's another awesome class coming off one of our best classes ever. If we also sign Flagg it's our best class ever and we're not only the best program in the country but we're the "it" program.

If we don’t get Flagg, then I’m rooting for Edgecombe.

 

[Storrs South]

I normally skip first night. But the draw for this one is the ring ceremony and the banner reveal. That’s going to be pretty cool

Banner reveal is Nov 6

 

[AntG168]

Banner reveal is Nov 6

Oh. I’ll be there too

 

[NJHoops]

They’ve never used this event as a major recruiting thing. Hurley did a little more at URI when it was more of a concert and just a little about basketball, which I actually prefer for the student and player experience. These kind of events in general are kind of weird- they start off hype and then it’s hit or miss (all of the basketball-centric ones, not just UConn). Some schools use it as a reason to stack visits, but it’s not the event itself that’s the real draw. Pat is the focus this weekend. They put a lot of work into his initial one, and there’s new stuff for this visit.

Also, Nowell ended up going to the Wootten top 150 in Las Vegas this weekend.

 

[brihman]

Also, Nowell ended up going to the Wootten top 150 in Las Vegas this weekend.

Reasonable excuse

 

[Scrutiner]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

We are not a showboat operation. Our staff does the hard work behind the scenes (CF's mother's jersey and DC's mother's jersey for the photo op for example).
Then they can concentrate on what they will do for the recruit to help them get where they want to go, AND then they show the results they've achieved with recent players (trophies, draft choices, the ratings for the players when they got here and where they ended up when they left, etc.)

 

[Scrutiner]

I have to imagine there will be some local underclassmen. All we're recruiting for this class is Ngongba and Flagg. It's huge that we seem to be in a great position with Ngongba and we got him on campus for the weekend, seems like many wrote his recruitment off. If we get him it's another awesome class coming off one of our best classes ever. If we also sign Flagg it's our best class ever and we're not only the best program in the country but we're the "it" program.

Let us pray............it'll also make future recruiting easier.

 

[TheHorde]

We are not a showboat operation. Our staff does the hard work behind the scenes (CF's mother's jersey and DC's mother's jersey for the photo op for example).
Then they can concentrate on what they will do for the recruit to help them get where they want to go, AND then they show the results they've achieved with recent players (trophies, draft choices, the ratings for the players when they got here and where they ended up when they left, etc.)

All the way down to getting the perfect snack choices tailored to each recruit.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

We are not a showboat operation. Our staff does the hard work behind the scenes (CF's mother's jersey and DC's mother's jersey for the photo op for example).
Then they can concentrate on what they will do for the recruit to help them get where they want to go, AND then they show the results they've achieved with recent players (trophies, draft choices, the ratings for the players when they got here and where they ended up when they left, etc.)

Not what I mean…First Night is a big, fun event. It’s nice to get recruits there to see the hype surrounding the program.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Not what I mean…First Night is a big, fun event. It’s nice to get recruits there to see the hype surrounding the program.

Will say, at least we got one of our top 2 targets on the board in. If there was anybody to bring in, PN was it.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Glad we know Nowell is not a casual.

 

[ValleyGuy]

1 uncommitted recruit is very underwhelming. Would think you could at least get a group of interested underclassmen to visit, First Night is a big recruiting piece for a lot of schools.

It’s a recruiting tool for teams that can’t offer winning, player development, or guaranteeing to play at MSG.

 

[navery12]

 

[AntG168]

Are staff is really good

 

[husky429]

All the way down to getting the perfect snack choices tailored to each recruit.

Every school does that. Shoot, they did that for me when I visited a D2 school with an OV budget of 7$.

 

[husky429]

Are staff is really good

Patrick's mom was really good. I knew about her coaching, but not playing career--just looked it up. Gotta think that explains part of his great game IQ. I just looked at she averaged almost 20/9 with 3 blocks as an upperclassmen. Yeesh.

With a family like that, you've gotta imagine Patrick is going to make the absolute best decision for his future. Whether that's UConn remains to be seen, but it's good to know he's probably not going to be swayed by a bag of cash.

 

[superjohn]

Patrick's mom was really good. I knew about her coaching, but not playing career--just looked it up. Gotta think that explains part of his great game IQ. I just looked at she averaged almost 20/9 with 3 blocks as an upperclassmen. Yeesh.

With a family like that, you've gotta imagine Patrick is going to make the absolute best decision for his future. Whether that's UConn remains to be seen, but it's good to know he's probably not going to be swayed by a bag of cash.

Besides having a great game this kid has a really great and infectious personality. Really hope the staff closes on him this weekend.

 

[Mr. French]

Every school does that. Shoot, they did that for me when I visited a D2 school with an OV budget of 7$.

Not every school does the little things like our staff.

 

[husky429]

Not every school does the little things like our staff.

You don't think every school buys the kids food they like?

Stuff like the family legacy poster is unique and thoughtful, but not that much so for schools with substantial resources and solid coaching staffs. Our visits are certainly well-planned and executed, but it's practice and the film room that separates us IMO.