Trace Young

[AntG168]

Ever here of Rock Lubin? Don't throw bad scholarships at fringe players to fill in for your mistakes. It sets the bar low and leads to transfers. But continue to fall in love over every player rumored, mixtapes are the best!

Just by watching his "mixtape" he has more talent in one finger than lubin had in his whole body. If you want to compare every 3* recruit to rock lubin have at it. But there are many more success stories around the country of guys who werent 5* or4* coming into college but are very good players now. I know your traumatized by the recent atrocities but relax. We have to take this chance sitting on 3 schollies with 10 players for next yr really isnt an option after this past season. We need bodies and hes a body with size and potential. No Brainer

 

[FartMan69]

Just by watching his "mixtape" he has more talent in one finger than lubin had in his whole body. If you want to compare every 3* recruit to rock lubin have at it. But there are many more success stories around the country of guys who werent 5* or4* coming into college but are very good players now. I know your traumatized by the recent atrocities but relax. We have to take this chance sitting on 3 schollies with 10 players for next yr really isnt an option after this past season. We need bodies and hes a body with size and potential. No Brainer

He won't make a difference on the court for 2017. Bank the scholarship and let that brand new hire the recruiting guru Chillious pay dividends for 2018.

 

[AntG168]

He won't make a difference on the court for 2017. Bank the scholarship and let that brand new hire the recruiting guru Chillious pay dividends for 2018.

I beg to differ that he wouldnt make a difference next yr. Sitting on schollies has proven to be a dangerous game

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Yeah that's a recipe for success

Those aren't his only offers, just the recent ones. He's got offers from USC, VT, K-State, DePaul, and was connected to some other bigger schools like Trxas, Tenn, Lville, etc. Plenty of good players have low level offers in addition to the bigger Name ones.

 

[80shusky]

Looks like he can play a little bit. Here are his offers: Verbal Commits

 

[SouthBayHusky]

The guys national composite is like pushing 286. I mean our programs got some serious issues, but are we that desperate that we are now chasing 300 rank talent.

Edit. Looks like he is ranked higher than what 247 listed. I stand corrected.

 

[superjohn]

The guys national composite is like pushing 286. I mean our programs got some serious issues, but are we that desperate that we are now chasing 300 rank talent.

Edit. Looks like he is ranked higher than what 247 listed. I stand corrected.

Well when you can't get any top 100 guys you scrape the bottom of the recruiting barrel and get what you can get. We still have 3 scholarships to give away, do you have any eligibility left?

 

[uconnbill]

He is a lefty who has some hops, but not sure about his shooting stroke. I would prefer Waters in all honesty and he would be a backup plan at best

 

[superjohn]

He is a lefty who has some hops, but not sure about his shooting stroke. I would prefer Waters in all honesty and he would be a backup plan at best

We all would prefer Waters but he isn't coming here.

 

[Fishy]

Bank the scholarships.

We've already got enough flotsam and adding any more will just screw us up worse down the road.

 

[Matrim55]

The guys national composite is like pushing 286. I mean our programs got some serious issues, but are we that desperate that we are now chasing 300 rank talent.

Edit. Looks like he is ranked higher than what 247 listed. I stand corrected.

Even if he was ranked 286, I'm fine with that as long as he's a legit specialist as a shooter or a rebounder. UNC, for example, has two sub-200 recruits this year. One can only shoot (Platek), one can only rebound (Manley). Neither will be anything other than role players, but those roles are important and translateable and predictable.

If this kid is 6-foot-7 and can shoot the ball, then sign him up. I don't care where he's ranked or who else is recruiting him.

 

[HungryHuskies]

Sign him up. I think while we're in the AAC, you're going to see us going after these under the radar guys that we take a chance on more and more. Live with it.

 

[AntG168]

Even with this kid we'll have 4-5 scholorships next yr. Its a no brainer really

 

[Huskymagic]

I would offer Trace Young. The kid is 6'8 with a good handle and vision on the fast break not to mention excellent athleticism. This is a UCONN player despite what the recruiting rankings have him as.

He reminds me of DJ Wilson from Michigan. This kid might be a upgrade from Sid Wilson if we are truly recruiting him which at this point we should be. We need another wing player and this kid is definitely serviceable and doesn't hurt you on the court. Defensively with his height, length, and hops he is an asset as well.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I would offer Trace Young. The kid is 6'8 with a good handle and vision on the fast break not to mention excellent athleticism. This is a UConn player despite what the recruiting rankings have him as.

He reminds me of DJ Wilson from Michigan. This kid might be a upgrade from Sid Wilson if we are truly recruiting him which at this point we should be. We need another wing player and this kid is definitely serviceable and doesn't hurt you on the court. Defensively with his height, length, and hops he is an asset as well.

DJ Wilson was the first thought I had as well

 

[huskyfan224]

This kid reminds me of type who goes to a lower level school, ends up making the tournament, and then torching people. Then everyone wonders why no big school went after him.. Why not take him, he looks solid and I honestly cannot tell that much of a difference between him and all these "top 100" recruits at his position based off what I've seen. That is largely do to highlight videos I'm sure, but if he has good basketball IQ, try and get him.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Top 100 lists mean nothing. Only so many players make it in college from that list. Look at last years team. We had a highly ranked class and none of the players to me looked worthy of being top 100 except the little we saw from Gilbert. I would like to see Ollie go off the beaten path and try to find some hidddn talent. I would definitely sign this kid and give him a shot.

 

[Huskymagic]

Watch Young's AAU team play Quinerly, Luther Muhammed, and Nasty Naz Reid's team. Go to minute 4:20 and watch that rejection of Luther by Trace. Trace is an upgrade over Sid Wilson offensively and defensively. We need Chillious to seal the deal here.



Watch Young again in this video of his AAU team between 0.50-1:10 and between minutes 2 and minute 3;20.

Team Thad 17U | Indy | 2017 | UAA

 

[Papadukes]

I can't believe I'm still reading about Uconn basketball recruiting. I promised I'd stop after Randall Jackson and Wayne Turner did me wrong, which I know we did well without them. I say do the kid a favor and offer him so he can drag this out to the bitter end and he gets to go to a different school that he really wants to go to because they offered after we offered. I'm a bitter old man. I'm going to go to more games next year and lose my lungs in support of the true blue boys on the court. Go Huskies

 

[WrenchFan69]

If this kid is playing 17U right now he's young for his class. He could definitely reclass back to '18 if he doesn't get the offers he wants.

 

[mauconnfan]

I mean look at this, it would seem he is a kid they were high on but only if not getting Wilson unless I am missing something. Late to the party and people are saying "we need to seal the deal...." like we're in the drivers seat? He's been recruited by other programs much harder/longer I am sure and isn't dropping his loyalties for a new partner or at least I would doubt. I mean I hope they can get in the game but not expecting much here.

 

[3rdbass]

Watch Young's AAU team play Quinerly, Luther Muhammed, and Nasty Naz Reid's team. Go to minute 4:20 and watch that rejection of Luther by Trace. Trace is an upgrade over Sid Wilson offensively and defensively. We need Chillious to seal the deal here.



Watch Young again in this video of his AAU team between 0.50-1:10 and between minutes 2 and minute 3;20.

Team Thad 17U | Indy | 2017 | UAA

How can you tell that from this video. He looked like he barely was involved in the game. I hope this was an off game. LOL!

 

[Go_Huskies]

One thing to note about Young is that he comes from Ohio County, Kentucky. The county only has 23k people and is 586 sq/miles. How many scouts have gone to seen him play? How much of his low ranking is a function of playing in a remote rural county? I don't know but I have to imagine it plays a factor.

 

[Huskymagic]

How can you tell that from this video. He looked like he barely was involved in the game. I hope this was an off game. LOL!

The first video is about Quinerly and I wanted to highlight Trace's defensive potential that he shows at 4:20 against Luther a top 60 player in his class.

Click on the second link Team Thad 17U to see the other things I posted. He is an upgrade over Sid Wilson.

 

[mauconnfan]

The first video is about Quinerly and I wanted to highlight Trace's defensive potential that he shows at 4:20 against Luther a top 60 player in his class.

Click on the second link Team Thad 17U to see the other things I posted. He is an upgrade over Sid Wilson.

Really and you can see this how? Oh yeah this is the guy who had AB in the lottery for the NBA so there's no doubt this kids better than Sid Wilson