2023 Recruiting: Tafara Gapare Decommits from DePaul

[AntG168]

I don’t care about balancing talent between classes because you can’t count on players staying for 4 years anymore now. If he is an upgrade over someone on the upcoming roster, you take him now

Obviously, we’re not disagreeing. I’m talking about the perfect scenario. We don’t need him enough this season to lose a guy like Johnson or Karaban. But if he wants to come you obviously don’t say no

 

[Chin Diesel]

Without reading through all the comments so far, Hurley said he did expect to fill one more scholly this year.
If he reclasses it lines up with DH's comments.

 

[Slick]

I've never made a player comparison in my life before, because I've never seen a high school kid play and think, "Hmm, he kind of reminds me of So-and-So," until now. Caron Butler? Presumably a poor man's version?

More like a poor man’s version of Phil Nolan?

 

[kansashusky]

Borges said we won’t be on him. Bummer

 

[rip7774]

More like a poor man’s version of Phil Nolan?

Anyone else remember the Phil Nolan recruiting vid when he was coming up? It was like 50% from the pregame layup line & foul shooting. So funny. Phil did nice things for us not throwing shade. Just a ridiculous vid that rivals or someone did back then!

 

[CallMeBruce]

They’ll just improve the rankings of enough Duke/Kentucky kids to ensure they’ll stay #1…

Good lord

 

[Burnsbros23]

DePaul signed Penn as a grad transfer for this season, but Gapare decommitting doesn’t seem to have much to do with that.

They where bringing him in as a 22

 

[NJHoops]

Is it a realistic thing to hope for...?

It was more of a comment about the other guy.

 

[Umami Zen]

Seems like the lack of noise on the JV OV and the decommit of (Team Melo)Gapare from DePaul may be connected. Can he be a '22 on UConn's roster or does a '23 spot affect Middleton decision?? Looks like our new Team Melo UConn commits are recruiting for DH

 

[NJHoops]

There“s not a connection

 

[gtcam]

I dont see this kid coming to UConn
Looks like he is looking very high P5
That's OK

 

[ToolzieFan]

 

[UconnU]

I don’t mind the idea of recreating an AAU team at the college level. But I would prefer the team to be really good. Melo has a lot of these high ceiling guys but the team itself is only OK.

 

[ConnEd]

Gapare reminds me of the kind of guy that winds up at Gonzaga. And he’d be closer to home (assuming that’s NZ). Still love to have his skills here.

 

[UCTitleTown]

We were in his original Top 7 before he committed to DePaul last month.

Since then, two of his AAU teammates, Jaylen Ross and Solomon Ball have committed to UConn. We definitely have a decent shot of landing him IMO

A Fab 5 type of deal. Friends wanting to play together?

 

[Slayer305]

Can you trust a kid who's de-committed from two schools to stay, sit on the bench and be a development piece? I would smell an immediate transfer out

 

[QuickDraw]

247 has a crystal ball for going pro

 

[Storrs South]

 

[REB1094]

Uhhhh what lol

 

[Hey Adrien!]

The Frank Martin effect.

 

[REB1094]

The Frank Martin effect.

#1 and #2 picks in the 2023 NBA Draft - Rahsool Diggins and Tafara Gapare

 

[mauconnfan]

Good for Frank Martin!

 

[freescooter]

So this kid decommitted from DePaul to go to UMaas or Iona? So not a Big East player (even if DePaul is the resident mid-major)

 

[gtcam]

If he ends up at UMass, a big if, that will certainly turn some heads
If anyone can recruit at UMass, Frank Martin can

 

[HooperScooper]

If he ends up at UMass, a big if, that will certainly turn some heads
If anyone can recruit at UMass, Frank Martin can

Why? What did he ever do at South Carolina except that 1 year where he had 2 very good players?