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Jalen Adams at #20.
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...uits-caleb-swanigan-jalen-brunson-jalen-adams
20. Jalen Adams, G, UConn
UConn received a verbal commitment from one point guard who hails from Roxbury, Mass., less than a week after another Huskies point guard from the same neighborhood, Shabazz Napier, was selected in the first round of the NBA draft. It’s not surprising that Adams is frequently compared to Napier, who led UConn to a national championship in 2014, but Adams said last December that while he admires what Napier accomplished during his time in Storrs, Conn., he does not want to be remembered as “the kid who followed Shabazz,” according to the Hartford Courant.
One difference is that Adams, who played his senior season at prep powerhouse Brewster (N.H.) Academy after transferring from Cushing (Mass.) Academy, is far more highly regarded than Napier was coming out of high school. (Napier checked in at No. 75 in the final version of the 2010 RSCI.) Unlike Napier, who bided his time behind Kemba Walker as a freshman, Adams seemed poised to become UConn’s primary point guard right away. That changed when the Huskies landed Seton Hall graduate transfer Sterling Gibbs in May. Adams should still get plenty of run as a freshman, and two-point guard lineups featuring him and Gibbs could pose matchup issues for opponents. While the addition of Gibbs likely will diminish Adams’s shot creation and ball-handling responsibilities, he could thrive both alongside Gibbs and on his own.
Adams is renowned for his athleticism, ability to manufacture shots off the dribble and the occasional half-court, behind-the-back alley-oop lob. “Jalen Adams is going to be an instant—a player for us that’s going to do things for us,” coach Kevin Ollie said of Adams, according to the Courant. “He can do so much off the bounce, he’s very athletic. People don’t know how good a passer he is.”
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...uits-caleb-swanigan-jalen-brunson-jalen-adams
20. Jalen Adams, G, UConn
UConn received a verbal commitment from one point guard who hails from Roxbury, Mass., less than a week after another Huskies point guard from the same neighborhood, Shabazz Napier, was selected in the first round of the NBA draft. It’s not surprising that Adams is frequently compared to Napier, who led UConn to a national championship in 2014, but Adams said last December that while he admires what Napier accomplished during his time in Storrs, Conn., he does not want to be remembered as “the kid who followed Shabazz,” according to the Hartford Courant.
One difference is that Adams, who played his senior season at prep powerhouse Brewster (N.H.) Academy after transferring from Cushing (Mass.) Academy, is far more highly regarded than Napier was coming out of high school. (Napier checked in at No. 75 in the final version of the 2010 RSCI.) Unlike Napier, who bided his time behind Kemba Walker as a freshman, Adams seemed poised to become UConn’s primary point guard right away. That changed when the Huskies landed Seton Hall graduate transfer Sterling Gibbs in May. Adams should still get plenty of run as a freshman, and two-point guard lineups featuring him and Gibbs could pose matchup issues for opponents. While the addition of Gibbs likely will diminish Adams’s shot creation and ball-handling responsibilities, he could thrive both alongside Gibbs and on his own.
Adams is renowned for his athleticism, ability to manufacture shots off the dribble and the occasional half-court, behind-the-back alley-oop lob. “Jalen Adams is going to be an instant—a player for us that’s going to do things for us,” coach Kevin Ollie said of Adams, according to the Courant. “He can do so much off the bounce, he’s very athletic. People don’t know how good a passer he is.”
