Olivia Vukosa at Uconn today

[BRS24]

I did not think UConn recruits wore UConn gear on visits.

True that Somfai had UConn themed gear on, however I've not ever seen a recruit wearing an actual uniform, similar to what other schools do on visits.

 

[Hayven]

So SC gets the last visit? I don’t like that

 

[Cuango]

So SC gets the last visit? I don’t like that

Nothing is a sure thing except for death & taxes but Vukosa has visited UConn repeatedly, and and seems to have a good relationship with both the coaching staff and many of the players. Furthermore, she appears to be a student of the game and it is difficult for me to believe that a student of the game would choose a coach whose only answer in a national championship game in which her team was being blown out, was to sit on the sidelines and repeatedly scream word! Obviously, I do not know where Vukosa will go but I will be very surprised if it is South Carolina. Of course, there is the potential issue of money. I’m guessing most, if not all of the other schools on her list can afford to pay more than UConn could/would. Let’s just hope (if that is true) that money will not be the determining factor.

 

[HuskyNan]

I did not think UConn recruits wore UConn gear on visits.

Why not?

Here’s Kelis on one of her unofficial visits

 

[meyers7]

True that Somfai had UConn themed gear on, however I've not ever seen a recruit wearing an actual uniform, similar to what other schools do on visits.

Yeah they where gear, but I don't believe they allow anyone to wear official jersey's until you're on the team.

 

[CL82]

Yeah they were gear, but I don't believe they allow anyone to wear official jersey's until you're on the team.

I'm not 100% sure but I would think that recruits take pictures with Connecticut gear on the same way they do pretty much every other official visit so that when they make their announcement, they can have a picture in Connecticut gear. I just don't think that UConn publishes them until a recruit commits.

 

[Bone Dog]

I'm not 100% sure but I would think that recruits take pictures with Connecticut gear on the same way they do pretty much every other official visit so that when they make their announcement, they can have a picture in Connecticut gear. I just don't think that UConn publishes them until a recruit commits.

Is UConn allowed to give them gear and related merch, or is that a violation of recruiting rules?

 

[Charliebball]

So SC gets the last visit? I don’t like that

Sometimes players are just the right fit for Geno and his system, and the Big "O" is one of those recruits...... If she chooses South Carolina over UConn, I'll be extremely disappointed.......if anything, I'd have thought Texas was UConn's major competition...

 

[hoopsdiva]

Nothing is a sure thing except for death & taxes but Vukosa has visited UConn repeatedly, and and seems to have a good relationship with both the coaching staff and many of the players.

I felt the same way about Aaliyah Boston, and we know how that turned out. Maybe we should hope that someone on the team or coaching staff knows how to cook Croatian food.

 

[BobbyJ]

Is UConn allowed to give them gear and related merch, or is that a violation of recruiting rules?

No, some of what they wear is "on loan" like the letter jacket some have had on. Other times stuff like Fisher's sweatshirt are clothes they already own and wore on the trip/visit. UConn can't give them anything.

 

[HuskyNan]

Yeah they were gear, but I don't believe they allow anyone to wear official jersey's until you're on the team.

2028 recruit on her unofficial visit to Baylor

 

[HuskyNan]

And UCLA

 

[HuskyNan]

And Kentucky

 

[oldude]

I felt the same way about Aaliyah Boston, and we know how that turned out. Maybe we should hope that someone on the team or coaching staff knows how to cook Croatian food.

We can always ask Nika to swing by and whip up some cevapi and sarma……

 

[ScottCT]

2028 recruit on her unofficial visit to Baylor

I think this person was just talking about UConn. I've never seen a recruit take pictures in a full UConn uniform during a visit.

 

[CL82]

Is UConn allowed to give them gear and related merch, or is that a violation of recruiting

I've wondered the same thing myself. I've also wondered whether parents and siblings are allowed to be given gear since they're often wearing some. I don't know the answer though.

 

[BRS24]

I think this person was just talking about UConn. I've never seen a recruit take pictures in a full UConn uniform during a visit.

Yes. Meyers and I were talking about never seeing UConn recruits in an official uniform. All good.

 

[ccwarrior]

Multiple people have commented that recruits and family buy their own gear while on visits.

 

[Bone Dog]

I've wondered the same thing myself. I've also wondered whether parents and siblings are allowed to be given gear since they're often wearing some. I don't know the answer though.

If I were accompanying my kid to a campus visit — and what parent wouldn’t? — I’d just buy some souvenirs for both of us from the campus store. I don’t think I’d wait to be given some swag. Or even want any.

 

[donalddoowop]

Yes. Meyers and I were talking about never seeing UConn recruits in an official uniform. All good.

So was I.

 

[Woof]

Every time I see those photos of Lara I think of a missed opportunity for her. But then I think she’ll be happy at Stanford and have a really good experience there. And it reminds me of how difficult it is for a kid from Australia to pick a school as far away as UConn. That’s asking a lot. But it also encourages me to think that we are in Olivia’s backyard. There may be reasons for her to go elsewhere, but there are plenty for her to choose Storrs. I wonder if Kayleigh’s experience might be instructive for her.

Next year...

 

[HuskyNan]

I've wondered the same thing myself. I've also wondered whether parents and siblings are allowed to be given gear since they're often wearing some. I don't know the answer though.

There used to be a $25 limit on food/swag, don’t know if it was changed

 

[HopJim]

Maybe its due to the recent lack of news but have been watching snippets of the Big O playing. No videos I would recommend but all indicate that she is a very smart player with significant confidence. With few true "5's" out there, a bigs success seems to come from those around her, in particular the point guard. UConn is one of the only teams that every year has one of the better point guards in the country, and most years has a true center. Big O can just look at many years of UConn's success and understand how she would easily fit the system.

 

[Bigboote]

2028 recruit on her unofficial visit to Baylor

Wow, official team gear and a THRONE!

 

[meyers7]

I'm not 100% sure but I would think that recruits take pictures with Connecticut gear on the same way they do pretty much every other official visit so that when they make their announcement, they can have a picture in Connecticut gear. I just don't think that UConn publishes them until a recruit commits.

Possibly. Makes sense they might/would do that.