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huskymedic said:
David Borges @DaveBorges 2 minutes ago
Just spoke with Mamadou Diarra, who says he's content with his decision and felt #UConn coaching staff handled situation great. "I decided to make the decision now, where I had an opportunity to start a new career path and stay with the program that I love."
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I'm glad he didn't feel pushed out but he definitely sounds let down understandably he couldn't help UCONN on the floor this year. Poor guy but maybe he can keep his knees well enough so he won't have issues walking as he gets older.
 
HooperScooper said:
“A couple of years down the line, I don’t know how much my knees could hold up,” he said. “It’s almost to the point of bone-on-bone right now. I decided to make the decision now, where I had the opportunity to start a new career path and stay with a program I love.”

www.nhregister.com

UConn forward Mamadou Diarra will end playing career, remain with team as student assistant coach

Chronic knee issues that robbed Mamadou Diarra of the bulk of his college playing career...
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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Yikes playing with no cartilage would have been painful for him.
 
kansashusky said:
Any reason why you think that?
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Timing, the fact we posted to him yesterday on instagram, how hard we worked to open a scholarship, how interested we have been in him for a long time, his other primary schools expect him to reclass, the team projected to be in the lead for him (Kentucky) doesn't have room for him to play, our other competition is Rutgers and the field.........he is not a secondary choice he would be a primary get and someone you would clear a scholly for if you thought you could open that scholly to get him on campus
 
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cap10mayhem said:
Timing, the fact we posted to him yesterday on instagram, how hard we worked to open a scholarship, how interested we have been in him for a long time, his other primary schools expect him to reclass, the team projected to be in the lead for him (Kentucky) doesn't have room for him to play, our other competition is Rutgers and the field....he is not a secondary choice he would be a primary get and someone you would clear a scholly for if you thought you could open that scholly to get him on campus
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what are you referring to on insta?

Really wouldn’t encourage you to get your hopes up on Omoruyi coming here in either class.
 
We are now at 10 players eligible for next year. They are not going to hold the 11th scholarship open. If you can't get a big you're high on, you use the schollie for the best one-year player (grad transfer or player agreeing to leave after 1 year a la Rob Garrison) you can get.
 
UConnStats said:
what are you referring to on insta?

Really wouldn’t encourage you to get your hopes up on Omoruyi coming here in either class.
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Ohhh my hopes are already up. As a big time insider who has never been wrong on any prediction, mark it down he's coming and it will be for 2019!

See you this weekend Cliff, with docs for you to sign!
 

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cap10mayhem said:
Ohhh my hopes are already up. As a big time insider who has never been wrong on any prediction, mark it down he's coming and it will be for 2019!

See you this weekend Cliff, with docs for you to sign!
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I would assume we sent that to every recruit we're on and he just happened to share it.

This also gives no indication of a 2019 reclass
 
cap10mayhem said:
Timing, the fact we posted to him yesterday on instagram, how hard we worked to open a scholarship, how interested we have been in him for a long time, his other primary schools expect him to reclass, the team projected to be in the lead for him (Kentucky) doesn't have room for him to play, our other competition is Rutgers and the field....he is not a secondary choice he would be a primary get and someone you would clear a scholly for if you thought you could open that scholly to get him on campus
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@Zionn you want to take this one or should I do it?
 
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If this Cliff rumor burns out, Idaho State's Kelvin Jones could be a reasonable one-year gap option as a grad transfer. 6'11 230 who last year averaged 9.9p, 5.6r, 1.5b in 20 mpg.

Watching his highlights, he is strictly a post player who is on the skinny side, but has wide shoulders and precise, but slow footwork. Also doesn't seem afraid to play physically.
 
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This also gives no indication of a 2019 reclass
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Courier Journal (Kentucky Paper)

"Rivals recently reported four-star forward Clifford Omoruyi, a former high school teammate of Whitney who picked up a UK offer in April, needs just two credits to graduate this summer."


Kentucky:
Omoruyi — a 6-10 center from Nigeria, now playing for the New Jersey alma mater of Isaiah Briscoe and Kahlil Whitney — needs only a couple of summer courses for his high school graduation, but it seems unlikely he’d get much playing time next season with Richards, Sestina and Montgomery on the roster. Rivals.com ranks Omoruyi as the No. 55 player in the 2020 class, and he averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game on the Nike circuit this spring.
 
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businesslawyer said:
We are now at 10 players eligible for next year. They are not going to hold the 11th scholarship open. If you can't get a big you're high on, you use the schollie for the best one-year player (grad transfer or player agreeing to leave after 1 year a la Rob Garrison) you can get.
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Garrison transferred after two years though. I'd doubt you'd find a kid who would be willing to play for a year as a freshman and the transfer after his first year. Nor do I think Hurley would accept that type of arrangement.
 
Someone says something bold- "stop getting your hopes up"

Someone says something vague- "Is that even a prediction?"

You are playing the odds......I'm saying everything I'm seeing from his outward posts, to news papers at multiple outlets, to timing on our side including continuing to recruit him while now suddenly having a unsurprising open scholarship, to Kentucky not having room for him next year SEEM to be pointing in the right direction.

That is all real but sure there is nothing concrete saying he's going to be a husky or reclass yet......that's what makes it bold/prediction!
 
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I mean, from his perspective, why wouldn't you reclass and come here if Kentucky isn't an option? Why would he want to go back to high school for another year?
 
Huskyforlife said:
I mean, from his perspective, why wouldn't you reclass and come here if Kentucky isn't an option? Why would he want to go back to high school for another year?
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True but taking Kentucky out, I'm sure there are several other schools that want him and have room for him this year besides UConn. I'm not on top of his recruiting but he looks like a player that should be in high demand.
 
johnhuskies95 said:
Garrison transferred after two years though. I'd doubt you'd find a kid who would be willing to play for a year as a freshman and the transfer after his first year. Nor do I think Hurley would accept that type of arrangement.
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I don't remember Garrison coming back for a second year. I do remember that when he was recruited he understood that UConn didn't view him as more than a stopgap to deal with AJ and Marcus Williams' issues.

That having been said, grad transfer is obviously much more likely.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I mean, from his perspective, why wouldn't you reclass and come here if Kentucky isn't an option? Why would he want to go back to high school for another year?
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Logic, I like it. Why choose Rutgers over UConn? He's supposed to have some news coming up and I think it was Chiep said "good news coming soon" on here. Why would we spend all this effort to open a scholly for a second tier prospect, it's possible but unlucky? What other top options are realistic out there? Why expose your hand that you have another open scholly now if there wasn't a reason? Ironic that Cliff has a camp this weekend Hurley is going to be at.

Logically it makes sense...... Doesn't mean it's going to happen.

Please run me over with the Boneyard Truck at full speed when it doesn't happen because if and when it does you bet I'm going to be boasting!
 
Kenny11 said:
True but taking Kentucky out, I'm sure there are several other schools that want him and have room for him this year besides UConn. I'm not on top of his recruiting but he looks like a player that should be in high demand.
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Supposedly Rutgers and Pitt is coming hard late.
 
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UConn did not post anything to a recruit on Instagram. That’s kind of not allowed.

This is how you manage a situation like this. It’s a positive outcome for both the team and player, and everyone gets to feel good about how it was handled.

The way Mo is talking about it- how he appreciates how the staff communicated with him, how he still feels a part of the team and can see a future with this path- shows it was dealt with appropriately.
 
UConnStats said:
Spoiler: They won't eat the scholarship after going through the effort to free one up
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I’m aware, just giving my two cents. The staff has a plan and I’ll believe in it. Just saying I’d rather save a scholarship and go hard after a top 100 guy in 2020 than settle for a top 300 guy for 2019 just to fill the scholarship.
 
cap10mayhem said:
Logic, I like it. Why choose Rutgers over UConn? He's supposed to have some news coming up and I think it was Chiep said "good news coming soon" on here. Why would we spend all this effort to open a scholly for a second tier prospect, it's possible but unlucky? What other top options are realistic out there? Why expose your hand that you have another open scholly now if there wasn't a reason? Ironic that Cliff has a camp this weekend Hurley is going to be at.

Logically it makes sense. Doesn't mean it's going to happen.
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Have you been ignoring what posters with links to what goes on behind the scenes have been saying about Valdir Manuel? Calling him a “second tier prospect” is a little harsh, by the way.
 
NJHoops said:
UConn did not post anything to a recruit on Instagram. That’s kind of not allowed.

This is how you manage a situation like this. It’s a positive outcome for both the team and player, and everyone gets to feel good about how it was handled.

The way Mo is talking about it- how he appreciates how the staff communicated with him, how he still feels a part of the team and can see a future with this path- shows it was dealt with appropriately.
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They sent the picture to Cliff–which they are allowed to do–and he reposted a screenshot of it on his Instagram story.
 
Stainmaster said:
Have you been ignoring what posters with links to what goes on behind the scenes have been saying about Valdir Manuel? Calling him a “second tier prospect” is a little harsh, by the way.
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Is it? I think you could argue either way on that one. We sit on opposite sides of the fence but I respect your point.
 
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