Recruits 2024

[husky429]

Haven't watched the game yet, but Bethea is a top-10 player in the class. Might be the best player Imhotep faces all season. Been saying it since April and I'm gonna say it now again: Ahmad is severely underrated.

Bethea had 19 in a loss. Ahmad with 34 in the win, in the biggest game of the year. Pretty obvious we got the right guy IMO.

 

[The Yakk]

Haven't watched the game yet, but Bethea is a top-10 player in the class. Might be the best player Imhotep faces all season. Been saying it since April and I'm gonna say it now again: Ahmad is severely underrated.

Bethea had 19 in a loss. Ahmad with 34 in the win, in the biggest game of the year. Pretty obvious we got the right guy IMO.

Ahmad reminds me of Earl Kelley.

Imagine if he were actually that good? I hope.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Seems like he will rise up the rankings and be in the conversation for the McD's AA game. He looks that good.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Ahmad reminds me of Earl Kelley.

Imagine if he were actually that good? I hope.

Don't be so sure that he wont be clearly better than Kelley. Also, we've likely had quite a few who were better than Kelley over the past 35 years or so.

 

[Fan1978]

Seems like he will rise up the rankings and be in the conversation for the McD's AA game. He looks that good.

He is that good, we need to recruit some talent around him beyond the freshman

 

[UCTitleTown]

Don't be so sure that he wont be clearly better than Kelley. Also, we've likely had quite a few who were better than Kelley over the past 35 years or so.

Kelley was awesome on the court. It was off court were he got derailed.

 

[mauconnfan]

Don't be so sure that he wont be clearly better than Kelley. Also, we've likely had quite a few who were better than Kelley over the past 35 years or so.

Not sure about that. Earl was an absolute stud and would be held higher in Husky lore if not for his off the court issues. Quite a few is too many.

 

[AllHusky]

Not sure about that. Earl was an absolute stud and would be held higher in Husky lore if not for his off the court issues. Quite a few is too many.

Watched Kelley in the Fieldhouse, not sure I want to debate anybody about rankings, but he was exciting as heck to watch and just made things happen

 

[Nebraskan18]

Can someone tell me why we haven’t been connected at all to this guy who’s a top 25 player in 2025 and in our backyard at Putnam Science?

https://x.com/oswinosarumen/status/1740441534489628876?s=46

 

[Huskyforlife]

If anyone sees highlights from his 39 point game, please post them here.

 

[upstater]

Watched Kelley in the Fieldhouse, not sure I want to debate anybody about rankings, but he was exciting as heck to watch and just made things happen

The day he chose UConn over Syracuse was the biggest signing day in Connecticut history, a bigger deal than Corny, Camby, Gminski, Rod Foster or anyone since then. I suppose Drummond might've been a bigger deal if he didn't come in through the back door.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Not sure about that. Earl was an absolute stud and would be held higher in Husky lore if not for his off the court issues. Quite a few is too many.

I'll start with every point guard that started on a national title team (considering the comp to Nowell who is a PG). As EK was more accurately a ball dominant scoring guard, nearly doubling the above number wouldn't be too much of a stretch (Sheffer, Ricky, Ben, Lamb). I imagine nine qualifies as quite a few (and I believe that if I really wanted to push it I could add a few more, starting with Marcus Williams and AJ).

Kelley is viewed higher by many because he was an occasionally flickering light in an era of extreme darkness. We weren't the equivalent of a good mid-major in those days.

 

[mauconnfan]

I'll start with every point guard that started on a national title team (considering the comp to Nowell who is a PG). As EK was more accurately a ball dominant scoring guard, nearly doubling the above number wouldn't be too much of a stretch (Sheffer, Ricky, Ben, Lamb). I imagine nine qualifies as quite a few (and I believe that if I really wanted to push it I could add a few more, starting with Marcus Williams and AJ).

Kelley is viewed higher by many because he was an occasionally flickering light in an era of extreme darkness. We weren't the equivalent of a good mid-major in those days.

You’d be wrong on many of your assumptions. But it’s up for debate I won’t argue other than a flickering light lol. That’s way off it’s actually more like how can he be this good with the support cast?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The day he chose UConn over Syracuse was the biggest signing day in Connecticut history, a bigger deal than Corny, Camby, Gminski, Rod Foster or anyone since then. I suppose Drummond might've been a bigger deal if he didn't come in through the back door.

Wow.

Did you ever see Corny play?

There is no way (and they were only a couple years apart) he was a bigger deal than Foster. As a HS player (and through his freshman year in college) Foster was a bigger deal than Isiah Thomas (same HS class) who was also an enormous deal.

 

[UofCT]

Is there anyone else on the teams radar?

 

[NickDanger]

Well we probably saved a lot when we took Cam and dropped out of the Timberlake bidding.

We were trying to get Justin Timberlake?!

 

[upstater]

Wow.

Did you ever see Corny play?

There is no way (and they were only a couple years apart) he was a bigger deal than Foster. As a HS player (and through his freshman year in college) Foster was a bigger deal than Isiah Thomas (same HS class) who was also an enormous deal.

Yes, I've seen Corny play. I know Corny was a top 5-10 recruit. Kelley was a top 15-20 guy. I meant to say as a Connecticut story. I remember the huge fanfare, the evening news leading off with the Kelley signing. A huge deal being made.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Dude's put together...

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Dude's put together...

Literal Bulldog

 

[gsmooth]

Literal Bulldog

yes he is. Between him and Solo Ball we got some tough jacked up Huskies. I love it.

 

[The Yakk]

I'll start with every point guard that started on a national title team (considering the comp to Nowell who is a PG). As EK was more accurately a ball dominant scoring guard, nearly doubling the above number wouldn't be too much of a stretch (Sheffer, Ricky, Ben, Lamb). I imagine nine qualifies as quite a few (and I believe that if I really wanted to push it I could add a few more, starting with Marcus Williams and AJ).

Kelley is viewed higher by many because he was an occasionally flickering light in an era of extreme darkness. We weren't the equivalent of a good mid-major in those days.

I didn't mean to start a rankings debate, just thought that Ahmad's highlights remind me of Earl Kelley. Super strong on the ball, never gets knocked off-balance. Insane range on his shot. Plays at a smooth pace; not super-quick, buts gets wherever he wants to go.

In all those years I've seen very few that made me think of Kelley. Does anyone else see that?

 

[AllHusky]

I'll start with every point guard that started on a national title team (considering the comp to Nowell who is a PG). As EK was more accurately a ball dominant scoring guard, nearly doubling the above number wouldn't be too much of a stretch (Sheffer, Ricky, Ben, Lamb). I imagine nine qualifies as quite a few (and I believe that if I really wanted to push it I could add a few more, starting with Marcus Williams and AJ).

Kelley is viewed higher by many because he was an occasionally flickering light in an era of extreme darkness. We weren't the equivalent of a good mid-major in those days.

So Kelley barely in top 10 all time?

 

[bazzdog]

So Kelley barely in top 10 all time?

Let’s put it this way….he had the most his given talent of anybody. He could have easily been on that wall if wasn’t such a zipperhead back then.

 

[husky429]

Let’s put it this way….he had the most his given talent of anybody. He could have easily been on that wall if wasn’t such a zipperhead back then.

Zipperhead is a slur for Asian (Japanese I think?) people. Might want to refrain from using that. I'm surprised it got past the filters.

 

[Palatine]

That is very impressive. Not even a highlight reel just a game. Love the range on his shot. His handle. His vision. His body control. YIKES!

This is a four star player? Don't think so.