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2023 Recruiting: Stephon Castle

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AntG168 said:
Who is the last recruit we Zeroed in on and didn’t close? Imma start calling Hurley Mariano. He doesn’t miss on a chance to close
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Don't do this

End Of The World Oops GIF by The Gregory Brothers
 
AntG168 said:
Who is the last recruit we Zeroed in on and didn’t close? Imma start calling Hurley Mariano. He doesn’t miss on a chance to close
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Feel like it was Precious/Kofi..since then I’m not sure there are any
 
AntG168 said:
Who is the last recruit we Zeroed in on and didn’t close? Imma start calling Hurley Mariano. He doesn’t miss on a chance to close
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Who was the last recruit UConn got that announced like this on a national media platform? Have we ever had one? Hoping to see him put on a UConn hat on Friday.
 
huskyfan224 said:
Feel like it was Precious/Kofi..since then I’m not sure there are any
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We really wanted JUCO Guard El Ellis, who committed to Louisville.

Of course, we all loved him but then said he wouldn't be the best fit after he didn't choose us ;)
 
GoatHouse said:
We really wanted JUCO Guard El Ellis, who committed to Louisville.

Of course, we all loved him but then said he wouldn't be the best fit after he didn't choose us ;)
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Gaffney and Cole have both looked better anyways. I liked his game a lot, but there aren't many PG rotations better than those two. Especially not on a team with a beast like Sanogo down low.
 
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TeasedDonut said:
Anybody else think Castle will end up a 5 star?
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If not a 5-star he will be pretty damn close. Rivals and 247 both have him in that 25-30ish range which is right on the borderline. I remember someone else pointed out that the only reason his composite is so low is because he isn’t in ESPNs rankings yet (or is lower on ESPN still, I can’t remember).
 
Kimani swinging for the fences on SC. Red carpet treatment on the OV.

He'll be a 5 star by the time he steps on campus.
 
rollskies said:
If not a 5-star he will be pretty damn close. Rivals and 247 both have him in that 25-30ish range which is right on the borderline. I remember someone else pointed out that the only reason his composite is so low is because he isn’t in ESPNs rankings yet (or is lower on ESPN still, I can’t remember).
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Not on ESPN at all. He's a 25-30ish ranked player.
 
TeasedDonut said:
Anybody else think Castle will end up a 5 star?
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Don't worry about stars. They're for fans of schools with no resume' or the infamous "casual" fans.

We have a resume' and it was built on players the coaches evaluated and believed would be better than their ratings, not just using scouting services that may have biases. JB is our most recent example and there's several on the team right now that just may elevate our coaching staff to be rated the best in the country.
 
husky99 said:
Good shape. Staff feel strong on this
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How does this stuff normally work with recruiting - does the recruit usually tell the coaching staff they're committing ahead of time (or they're committing elsewhere) or do the coaches find out at the actual announcement?

Maybe he hasn't made up his mind yet, but if he had, would he already be telling different staffs that hes either coming or not?
 
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aburks41 said:
How does this stuff normally work with recruiting - does the recruit usually tell the coaching staff they're committing ahead of time (or they're committing elsewhere) or do the coaches find out at the actual announcement?

Maybe he hasn't made up his mind yet, but if he had, would he already be telling different staffs that hes either coming or not?
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The staff knows ahead of time
 
aburks41 said:
How does this stuff normally work with recruiting - does the recruit usually tell the coaching staff they're committing ahead of time (or they're committing elsewhere) or do the coaches find out at the actual announcement?

Maybe he hasn't made up his mind yet, but if he had, would he already be telling different staffs that hes either coming or not?
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No set pattern...
 
I feel like this is moving fast. Thread opened on Nov. 4 and he's announcing on Friday. Normally we have these threads lingering for months.

Kid looks like a perfect Hurley UConn big guard. Has good skills, can play multiple positions, will probably turn into a good defender. I feel like Hurley would love to build a 1988-89 Illinois squad, but with a real 5.
 
AntG168 said:
Who is the last recruit we Zeroed in on and didn’t close? Imma start calling Hurley Mariano. He doesn’t miss on a chance to close
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And for that, us Sox fans are forever grateful. Thank you October 2004.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I feel like this is moving fast. Thread opened on Nov. 4 and he's announcing on Friday. Normally we have these threads lingering for months.

Kid looks like a perfect Hurley UConn big guard. Has good skills, can play multiple positions, will probably turn into a good defender. I feel like Hurley would love to build a 1988-89 Illinois squad, but with a real 5.
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I think a lot of coaches would love to start a season with the players on that team.
 
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aburks41 said:
How does this stuff normally work with recruiting - does the recruit usually tell the coaching staff they're committing ahead of time (or they're committing elsewhere) or do the coaches find out at the actual announcement?

Maybe he hasn't made up his mind yet, but if he had, would he already be telling different staffs that hes either coming or not?
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I think a staff usually knows where they stand with a recruit close to the announcement without the recruiting specifically saying he's committing to them. Is he returning your phone calls right away? Is he responding to your texts? Is he asking the right questions and generally seems interested in what you're telling him? It's like dating. You know when a girl really likes you. I guess there's always the chance he is still very interested in more than 1 school but if he's announcing on Friday I'm sure he knows where he's going. And of course plenty of coaching staffs have been blindsided with an announcement when they thought they were going to get a recruit but didn't.
 
rollskies said:
If not a 5-star he will be pretty damn close. Rivals and 247 both have him in that 25-30ish range which is right on the borderline. I remember someone else pointed out that the only reason his composite is so low is because he isn’t in ESPNs rankings yet (or is lower on ESPN still, I can’t remember).
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Yes, ESPN hasn't evaluated him. He's right around a 5 star with rivals #25 and 247 #27 and will probably end up a 5 star.
 
It’s my understanding that most kids won’t set a firm announcement date until they know who they’re going to pick. Therefore, I’d think it’s pretty likely he and his family already have it made up, his high school coaches probably know, perhaps even all the staffs who were recruiting him. But I’d think by the time of his public announcement, every pertinent staff should know one way or the other. And if you don’t? Then it’s probably not you.

Really really hoping we get him! Perfect player for Hurley’s system, and I think he, GG, and Bowen would all be able to coexist as 2-4s.
 
Unlike any recent recruit's OV pictures/social media posts while on the visit. I found the Castle family's posts to be very encouraging. Almost seemed staged where SC was seeing himself being in Storrs.

Haven't seen that kind of intention before from an OV other than posing in a uniform.

Turnaround time from the OV to decision is positive.
 
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