Transfer PG Kira Lewis (Sit 1 Play 3)

[UConnStats]

 

[WrenchFan69]

Good crew, seems unlikely

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Interesting Hurley would go after a sit-a-year player already being down a schollie.

 

[UconnU]

Interesting Hurley would go after a sit-a-year player already being down a schollie.

? Kid was one of the best freshman in the country last year.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Interesting Hurley would go after a sit-a-year player already being down a schollie.

It's about talent. If we're down to relying on our last scholarship, next year is going to be bad anyhow. Might as well stack it up for the future, and 3 years of a guard who led an SEC team in scoring at 17 years old is as forward thinking as possible

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

? Kid was one of the best freshman in the country last year.

It's about talent. If we're down to relying on our last scholarship, next year is going to be bad anyhow. Might as well stack it up for the future, and 3 years of a guard who led an SEC team in scoring at 17 years old is as forward thinking as possible

Fair points. I certainly wouldn't complain if we somehow landed the kid. I'd be thrilled. But I don't think we will.

 

[UConnStats]

Just piggybacking, it's tough to say no to a kid who could be one of the best players in the country 2 years from now. Plus the staff recruited him last spring so there's a relationship there. Everyone will want Lewis, but you never know.

I'm assuming he'll file for a waiver, and basically then the ball would be in Alabama's court in terms of eligibility. Last year, if the school a player was leaving recommended that he should be able to play right away, the NCAA typically let them. I heard that on a podcast recently, which explains the apparent randomness of the waivers last year to some degree.

 

[JMick]

Just piggybacking, it's tough to say no to a kid who could be one of the best players in the country 2 years from now. Plus the staff recruited him last spring so there's a relationship there. Everyone will want Lewis, but you never know.

I'm assuming he'll file for a waiver, and basically then the ball would be in Alabama's court in terms of eligibility. Last year, if the school a player was leaving recommended that he should be able to play right away, the NCAA typically let them. I heard that on a podcast recently, which explains the apparent randomness of the waivers last year to some degree.

It never hurts to ask

 

[UConnStats]

It never hurts to ask

I would assume Alabama will want their transfers to sit seeing that everyone is leaving and they don't want more players to feel free to exit.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

I would assume Alabama will want their transfers to sit seeing that everyone is leaving and they don't want more players to feel free to exit.

Bad look for a school to block a transfer after the coach is fired though, especially out of conference.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The other interested names are all I need to see -- this kid should be a priority, even if it eats up a scholarship next year. He's basically equivalent to a top-10 2020 recruit.

 

[SL Husky]

Could the hiring of Oats at Alabama convince him not to transfer?

 

[UofCT]

I would assume Alabama will want their transfers to sit seeing that everyone is leaving and they don't want more players to feel free to exit.

Except the new Alabama coach has a good relationship with Hurley

 

[HooperScooper]

Massive list of schools have already reached out to Kira Lewis

 

[uconnbill]

He averaged 13.5 points and almost 3 assist a game. He shoots 36% from three's and 78% from the free throw line

 

[Scrutineer]

It would seem likely he'll look most favorably on those schools who offered him before he decided to go to Alabama and, if that's the case, we're in the mix.

 

[tcf15]

Sticking with Alabama