Hey everybody is entitled to his opinion. I hope I'm wrong and this guys develops into a decent player but right now it feels like a reach like we have seen in some of the other classes that didn't work out. Nolan pickup I love due to potential but this one has me bewildered.
A lot will depend on how tall this kid actually is. If he is a legit 6'7, he could play the 4 at 220. If he's 6'5, then he's probably not. At the worst UConn signed a good 3-point shooter (36% from the FIBA line is good) who can be a 8th or 9th man. You aren't looking for a star in this class (spring recruits at least).
There are still plenty of scholarships available for the next two years, as long as he doesn't transfer, I love this signing, if only because it gives UConn 10 bodies to play 5 on 5 with in practice.
Right now UConn only has:
PG: Napier vs. Boatright (Allen)
SG: Evans vs. Calhoun
SF: Giffey vs. Daniels
PF: Olander vs. Tolksdorf
C: Wolf vs. Nolan
As for where he may stand in his class. Doug McDermott was the 28th SF in his class (ESPN). Jerian Grant was the 19th SF in the same class and was the final SF in the ESPN top 100 at 96. That would put McDermott at 109 at the best, if 101-109 were all SFs.
Tim Abromaitis was the 39th SF in his class. The lowest SF in 2007 in the ESPN top 100 was Tyrone Shelley at 99, he was the 16th overall SF.
I'm not saying this kid is anywhere near as good as the two above but it's not unheard of to have a lowly ranked recruit be a fantastic college player and this kid is even harder to judge.
