Richie Springs Enters the Transfer Portal

[UCTitleTown]

I think Richie is going to go somewhere down a level and average like 14-8-2. He's really solid, can finish, and can board at any level.

Ok. Maybe you've seen more than I have. He looked out of sorts in the limited times he played.

 

[husky429]

Ok. Maybe you've seen more than I have. He looked out of sorts in the limited times he played.

It's genuinely impossible to know from his limited minutes what the kid is capable of. Throw a kid into a game cold, no warm-up, in a game that's already over?

Any offers he receives is going to be based on recommendations and practice performance as it should be. Game minutes have been meaningless.

 

[ucp990411]

All of those guys outside Richie redshirted because they enrolled early. They weren’t normal situations.

Redshirting is not common in college basketball.

The last person I remember redshirting for non medical reasons was Michael Bradley in 2012(?) I think. I forget if he was a Calhoun or Ollie recruit.

Thank you for answering this. Bradley was a Calhoun recruit.

 

[wingsfan055]

Big blow. He was going to get minutes as a frontcourt rebounder this year. We're suddenly very thin in that area.

 

[uconnfan68]

Ok. Maybe you've seen more than I have. He looked out of sorts in the limited times he played.

Agree to disagree. I thought he looked like a player, although it was junk time. I don't actually remember him getting any time of substance, and I thought he could have helped in January against some of the good 4s we faced.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Solid list. Interestingly NJIT, the school I suggested, offered.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Solid list. Interestingly NJIT, the school I suggested, offered.

Howard has been building something pretty good and their roster could definitely use exactly what Richie could bring.

They looked impressive for a 16th seed. They just literally had no bigs or above the rim guys. He would also have an amazing time on campus and in DC I’m sure.

 

[ElGreco]

Solid list. Interestingly NJIT, the school I suggested, offered.

Lots of great choices for Richie!!! He could start for many of them! Any close to his NY roots would be good. Wish him the best!!!

 

[mussels]

Solid list. Interestingly NJIT, the school I suggested, offered.

So how come Kyle Cuffe is a “National Champion Kansas“ guard, and Richie Springs is just from “UConn?”

Was I hallucinating earlier this month?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

So how come Kyle Cuffe is a “National Champion Kansas“ guard, and Richie Springs is just from “UConn?”

Was I hallucinating earlier this month?

Tweet is from 2022

 

[superjohn]

It's definitely rare but definitely not a thing of the past. When teams are deep it's a good strategy, Villanova uses it a ton as well. Eric Dixon, Mikal Bridges, Angelo Brizzi were top 100 recruits and redshirted their freshman years

As evidenced by Corey Floyd though, it's a risk with the transfer portal. Even when the kids are supposedly bought in to the plan

Brizzi was just outside the top 100 and portaled to Davidson. DiVincenzo was a huge one who redshirted. Things are really different now and redshirts will be rare.

 

[CL82]

Portal Springs Eternal

“ Richie Springs into the Transfer Portal”

 

[businesslawyer]

Tweet is from 2022

It's America in 2023. You're wasting your time trying to keep people from feeling aggrieved about absolutely nothing.

 

[uconnfan68]

Tweet is from 2022

Doh!

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Springs is staying in state!

 

[Son of Robert]

Springs is staying in state!

Awesome, staying near his family. Great for Richie! Nice addition for Quinnipiac plus we get to keep an eye on him up here in CT.

 

[Umami Zen]

Always thought their Program would be a good fit for him.. Hope he crushes it and makes the Yard/his UConn family proud.

 

[REB1094]

Hell yeah, congrats Richie!

Just checked Quinnipiac’s summary from last season. They went 20-12 in the MAAC (3rd), but the 12 losses came by an average of under 8 points. Take out a 20 point beatdown from Canisius and that’s down to under 7. Seems like a competitive team in the conference, even blew out Iona once. Unfortunately got upset by 11 seed Marist who made a hero run to the conference title.

Hoping Richie puts up big numbers for them and they make a run!

 

[elmcityboy]

can't wait to ride my bike up to a quinnipiac game this year! congrats richie, go kill it.

 

[gtcam]

Thank you for answering this. Bradley was a Calhoun recruit.

Ollie recruited Bradley under Calhoun

 

[CL82]

I'm really happy for him. He had the bad luck of playing behind two outstanding players. I am glad he found a place to show that he can be a significant contributor at the D1 level.

#alwaysahusky

 

[RichCTBB]

Was he the longest tenured scholarship player this year?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Could be a good situation for him. Reminds me of another Dan Hurley recruit who could rebound like a mofo and ended up at QU: Kevin Marfo

 

[auror]

Was he the longest tenured scholarship player this year?

If you count his redshirt, then yes. But he's still got 2 years to play at Quinnipiac.

 

[husky429]

He's going to kill it at Quinnipiac. They're going to love his offensive rebounding. I'll definitely be down there for a game or two.