Ollie On the Road

[3uconn]

I'm going to list the recruits that Ollie and the staff have watched and are watching this first live period.

-Josh Perkins (twice)
-Devin Robinson
-Wade Baldwin
-Kelly Oubre (three times)
-VJ King
-Leron Black
-Jalen Brunson
-Terry Larrier (twice)
-Abdul Malik-Abu
-Cheick Diallo
-Malachi Richardson
-Paschal Chuckwu
-Paul White

***I will update this as I get new names.

 

[mauconnfan]

VJ King?

 

[husky99]

VJ King?

Top 2016 kid... I would take them all... I thought I read abu also

 

[tcf15]

Top 2016 kid... I would take them all... I thought I read abu also

I would hope they were watching Abu.

 

[3uconn]

VJ King?

2016 stud SF. Out of the same high school as Lebron. He was first mentioned in February with UConn just not much since because he's 2016.

 

[3uconn]

Top 2016 kid... I would take them all... I thought I read abu also

I don't believe he has yet.

 

[3uconn]

Watching Oubre again now.

 

[husky99]

 

[huskiesnyc]

I'd love to land Isaiah Briscoe. Top 15 player likely to reclassify to 2014

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[Dogbreath2U]

I'd love to land Isaiah Briscoe. Top 15 player likely to reclassify to 2014

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Scout has him as a 4-star 6'1" SG and Rivals as a 5-star 6'4" PG. Anybody know how tall and what position he has been playing?

 

[3uconn]

Add Cheick Diallo, Terry Larrier and Abdul Malik-Abu to the list. Possible others.

 

[Husky15]

Add Cheick Diallo, Terry Larrier and Abdul Malik-Abu to the list. Possible others.

Who else are we watching?

 

[3uconn]

Who else are we watching?

I doubt anybody until 6:30 because that's when the Peach Jam games start again.

 

[Husky15]

I doubt anybody until 6:30 because that's when the Peach Jam games start again.

Alright, what recruits are playing tonight?

 

[3uconn]

Alright, what recruits are playing tonight?

They will most likely watch some combo of Terry Larrier, Cheick Diallo, Malachi Richardson, Kelly Oubre, and Bennie Boatwright. There could be others they have their eye on though.

 

[GemParty]

Just read the PC staff is front & center for PChukwu's last game. No idea if UConn is present, but the Friars are making this kid a priority.

 

[husky99]

Just read the PC staff is front & center for PChukwu's last game. No idea if UConn is present, but the Friars are making this kid a priority.

For the last year he has been top dog with abu

 

[mauconnfan]

I really expect they have a plan, maybe Chukwu is not in it for whatever reason but we do trust in KO!!! It would seem obvious to us (by HIGHLIGHTS mind you!!) that this kid needs to stay in the state of CT, but maybe they have a different game plan, Brimah may be better than we think and those 2 are too much alike? Not sure but we'll see won't we............

And just maybe he already knew Cooley had a stranglehold on him beginning while he was coaching in Fairfield? Ya never know in the world of recruiting........

 

[aceboon]

didn't a poster say he spoke to Chukwu and when he mentioned UConn to him he said "they just signed a Center"? Between that comment and someone else saying his guardian is pushing him to a Catholic school I don't think its a matter of KO not recruiting him hard enough if he doesn't come here.

 

[aceboon]

...and it's not just Brimah, Nolan and Facey will all play C this year and beyond(I think Nolan and Facey will have the flexibility to play PF as well). How good they are and will be remains to be seen but thats alot of fighting for minutes for one spot. Not saying its a done deal he winds up at Providence, but there's not alot there in '14 to compete with as far as playing time.

 

[3uconn]

I know they watched Oubre and Richardson. Maybe more.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

...and it's not just Brimah, Nolan and Facey will all play C this year and beyond(I think Nolan and Facey will have the flexibility to play PF as well). How good they are and will be remains to be seen but thats alot of fighting for minutes for one spot. Not saying its a done deal he winds up at Providence, but there's not alot there in '14 to compete with as far as playing time.

You have an awesome memory for these things. Your exactly right (which I recognized after you brought it up), he did say that about UConn having "already signed a center" that gave a pretty clear indication that he did not seem to be looking at UConn as a good fit. It's too bad, he looked like he has a lot of room for growth and could have helped us.

 

[3uconn]

Coach Miller is watching Paschal Chuckwu now.

 

[tcf15]

Coach Miller is watching Paschal Chuckwu now.

Nice.

 

[HooperScooper]

Ollie watched Paul White at the Peach Jam also. Before he broke his arm.

Florida’s Billy Donovan, Memphis’ Josh Pastner, Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, UConn’s Kevin Ollie, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Illinois’ John Groce were courtside for what had to be White’s best game of the summer as the ESPN 100 forward went for 22 points and 11 rebounds.

 

[3uconn]

Ollie watched Paul White at the Peach Jam also. Before he broke his arm.

Florida’s Billy Donovan, Memphis’ Josh Pastner, Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, UConn’s Kevin Ollie, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Illinois’ John Groce were courtside for what had to be White’s best game of the summer as the ESPN 100 forward went for 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Nice find. Where did you see that?

 

[HooperScooper]

Nice find. Where did you see that?

ESPN Insider's article from Dave Telep.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/dave-telep/post?id=3825

Actually, tough to tell if Ollie was specifically watching White or others in the game by that from Telep.

 

[Husky15]

I know they watched Oubre and Richardson. Maybe more.

Do we have anybody in the 2pm Adidas game on espnu??

 

[3uconn]

Actually, tough to tell if Ollie was specifically watching White or others in the game by that from Telep.

After looking into that quickly I don't think the staff was watching Paul White. His team was actually playing Expressions Elite, the team that Abdul-Malik Abu plays on. More likely that the staff had their eyes on Abu because White hasn't been associated with UConn in a while.