Roumoglou Enters the Portal (Merged)

[dingaling]

Does he start somewhere? He seems to be a really talented kid

 

[JMick]

I was looking forward to watching him play more. He seemed like he could be really good. Hope he finds the right fit for himself.

 

[CL82]

I’m thinking even bigger school.

Bryant?

 

[Austin316]

Damn, I liked AR! Wish him well.

I hope he lands on an A10 team. I’ll be rooting for him.

 

[UConn Esq]

Smooth stroke. Was always curious if he could hit a real three for us. Wish him luck!

 

[B1GEast]

Aw man this really sucks. I honestly thought he could become a big part of the offense. Too bad but I hope he finds a home. Really nice shot in his game.

 

[JB75]

Damn Gonna miss him. Great teammate. Fun kid. Wish he could have played more mins. Likes what I saw when he was in there.

 

[lonsharkin51]

Best of luck. Bummed he's gone. But at least I can content myself in the knowledge that he won more natties in his two years here than Boeheim won in 126 years at Cuse.

 

[imno1]

Whoever gets him will get a well coached, great teammate type of player.

 

[upstater]

He needs to play in a similar style offense. He has the athleticism and the shooting down, but it was his handle that betrayed him multiple times.

Just realized he was from Xanthi, Greece; and given his name, no doubt the grandson of Greek speaking refugees / resettlement from Turkey.

 

[willie99]

Thank you for choosing UConn. Wishing you all the best

 

[HuskyHawk]

On a less loaded roster I think he'll be a heck of player and probably have a long career in Europe. Has more national championships than Jim Boeheim. Glad he was a Husky!

 

[Scrutineer]

All the best to AR wherever he chooses to go. I was hoping there'd be some time for him this year, especially if McNeeley doesn't make the smart choice but now I'll just have to root for him at another school..........hopefully not a Big East school!

 

[bmayuc]

Kinda thought he could turn out to be a scrappy swingman and court spacer. alas...

 

[aburks41]

URI would be a good spot for him

 

[Shamon30]

I wish him the best wherever he goes, but this news was pretty deflating, even though I expected it. Of all the guys who have transferred out over the years, this is the only instance that saddens me.

 

[Palatine]

I think the kid can play. He looked at ease whenever he came in. Played within the offense. Never hurried. Great shooter. Good size. He could become the ultimate glou guy for somebody.

 

[DRBackup]

I am not sure why this makes me sad, but I am happy for him! Best of luck!

Same here. Was really hoping to see him contribute! Hope he kills it wherever he goes!!

 

[DRBackup]

Wish him well. Not a bad couple of years leaving with two rings and seemed to be enjoying his journey while it lasted despite little playing time.

My lasting memory of him will be when he hit the three vs…San Diego State(?) in the tourney and Hurley with a smile pointed at him and said “You…get the fv3k out” when subbing in Andre Johnson.

Was that the same game where we stopped trying to score and he slowly crept under the basket entirely unguarded ? Hurley was cracking up at that one.

 

[Poe]

He’s too good to sit on the bench and not good enough to play at UConn. He needs to be at a mid-major to get PT, good luck AR.

 

[Excalibur]

Would love to see him at Fairfield!

I think he can do better. Maybe A10, American, MVC, Horizon level.

 

[TheShot1990]

All the best Glou. You will immortalized forever on the yard in the words we wrote about you:

Glou Got Game

When I first saw Apostolos Roumoglou I assumed he was just some scrub bench player, but after seeing him drain yet another three as soon as he entered the game tonight, it can’ no longer be considered a fluke. His stats per minute must be insane.

the-boneyard.com

 

[HooperScooper]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Hurley recommended to him that he enter the portal since he’s a good player but not likely to get many minutes ever at UConn

From the article in the Courant yesterday:

Hurley said it’s possible some players will transfer out of the program.

“There’s always that potential, there are players where our role for them won’t line up with what they see for themselves,” Hurley said. “We’ve got such a great organization, the last thing we want to do is mislead our players about what they can expect. We have the culture we have because of our honesty.”

 

[Dove]

Ahhhh, well. I wish him the best.

 

[SCNCHuskie]

That was the most disappointing post I’ve seen this week. I really liked him and was hoping he would have so much more playing time with all the departures.

 

[cordeodato]

I think intriguing is the right word. This kid is very intriguing. I hate to see him go as well.
But then I think that Hurley has seen enough to know whether or not he deserves a lot of minutes.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

He'd do good at a mid major like Cuse or BC.

 

[uchusky32]

Husky for life. Go get your play while you can young man.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

SHOOTER ALERT!

 

[Hunt for 7]

May end up being the best player that ever played for us and did not earn any playing time. Or perhaps the best shooter that did not earn playing time that ever played for us. Hard to say that someone 6’8” is a tweener. But he was not athletic enough to play guard or wing and not strong enough to play in the front court at a four. l hope he goes somewhere he will be allowed to shoot at his discretion. With his size he could be formidable at the three for a mid major. Hope he thrives wherever he ends up.

I will always remember him as a player I wanted to see more of but understood it more than likely was not going to happen. Kind of like an actor who gets a small role in a movie and as you watch the show you hope they have more scenes later in the movie.

This is the hardest time of year for me from a UConn fan standpoint. Not like the apprehension and butterflies right before a big game but a dull pain that you know is going to last until the roster is finalized and the can’t wait to see this group play together feeling starts. We go from the euphoria of going back to back to the reality that the players we loved watching and rooting for not playing another game. I understand every decision from Clingan to Castle and AK. Also understand this one. The ones like Tristen and Cam you are ready for but it still kind of hard to accept they won’t be making plays for your beloved Huskies.