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2026 Recruiting: Trey Thompson offer

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HooperScooper said:
Good to see some 2026 offers. We haven't read much about 2026 targets and I was wondering after what Tom Moore said that following recruiting would be kind of boring.
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Agree and I think with that last Moore interview we will see a shift. One or two super star and alot of portal.
My love of all things peach jam and other tournament might be pointless (hahaha)
 
UCann said:
Found some highlights, seems pretty good (previous link did not work)

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wow, can see why we offered. really good court vision/passing in between being explosive and skilled at the 4/5. Really Impressed by that passing. Competition in some of video is questionable but he seems to have an all around game. Will seek out some full game tapes
 
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superjohn said:
aThis guy...

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He's having a great AAU season, and 3SSB is strong this year. Very consistent scoring it--games all in the 13-21 point range. 2pt% consistently good, but inconsistent from 3 (as expected in AAU generally). AAU stats are always questionable but I do usually believe the PTS and REB.

16.0 PTS
5.1 REB
2.3 AST

64% 2FG (8 attempts)
38% 3FG (3 attempts)
79% FT (3 attempts)

1.4 STL
1.1 BLK
 
Is he from the same town in Indiana that Braylon Mullins is from? Hope they talk.
 
Chasm64 said:
Great fit for UConn. Shooting, passing, scoring with either hand. Love the bounce passes. Team shares the ball well, good prep for our offense. No clue on defensive ability but looks good on off ball help.
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He's a great fit for any program. Seems to have all the tools. Might be a lot of NIL bidding for him, so unless he's a big UConn & Dan Hurley fan, I wouldn't get too emotionally attached to him.

2026 class recruiting for UConn is going to be interesting. I must admit what I really liked about UConn's recruiting over the years was finding those under-ranked Diamonds in the Rough that our staff would develop into productive program players and eventual NBA first round draft picks. I hope that still happens and that the 2023 class isn't the last one. It'll be interesting to see what ceiling Ball, Stewart and Ross reach. I guess the younger 2025 Class Ross could have a high ceiling as well and keep the dream alive. There's a lot of coaches who can coach a top 25 player and take credit for their success, but it's the ones that can spot an under-ranked recruit that others missed and turn them into top level talent. And of course there are coaches that bring in top 25 recruits, some who are over-ranked, but have no clue how to develop them.

As UConn fans, we are so blessed to have to had coaching staffs over the past 35 years that have an unprecedented track record of success with under-ranked recruits that few other programs have witnessed. I fear that the NIL era will have a negative impact on that dynamic, giving significant playing time to portal transfers instead of developing our own underclassmen that are ranked between 25 and 100. I guess we'll find out over the next few years.

Note that adding experienced and talented portal players, especially at the point guard and Center positions is extremely important to build a final four caliber team. We witnessed last season what happens when you don't add either that type of lead guard or the necessary depth. Who knows how far UConn would have gone if the staff had added a proven experienced physically gifted lead guard. But I digress.
 
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Staff once again ahead of the curve, or maybe triggered the curve? Kid has picked up a bunch of offers from high majors last 24 hours.
 
DogMania said:
He's a great fit for any program. Seems to have all the tools. Might be a lot of NIL bidding for him, so unless he's a big UCoon & Dan Hurley fan, I wouldn't get too emotionally attached to him.

2026 class recruiting for UConn is going to be interesting. I must admit what I really liked about UConn's recruiting over the years was finding those under-ranked Diamonds in the Rough that our staff would develop into productive program players and eventual NBA first round draft picks. I hope that still happens and that the 2023 class isn't the last one. It'll be interesting to see what ceiling Ball, Stewart and Ross reach. I guess the younger 2025 Class Ross could have a high ceiling as well and keep the dream alive. There's a lot of coaches who can coach a top 25 player and take credit for their success, but it's the ones that can spot an under-ranked recruit that others missed and turn them into top level talent. And of course there are coaches that bring in top 25 recruits, some who are over-ranked, but have no clue how to develop them.

As UConn fans, we are so blessed to have to had coaching staffs over the past 35 years that have an unprecedented track record of success with under-ranked recruits that few other programs have witnessed. I fear that the NIL era will have a negative impact on that dynamic, giving significant playing time to portal transfers instead of developing our own underclassmen that are ranked between 25 and 100. I guess we'll find out over the next few years.

Note that adding experienced and talented portal players, especially at the point guard and Center positions is extremely important to build a final four caliber team. We witnessed last season what happens when you don't add either that type of lead guard or the necessary depth. Who knows how far UConn would have gone if the staff had added a proven experienced physically gifted lead guard. But I digress.
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I think the days of us recruiting a top 50-125 guy and developing them are over. For the most part, those guys are going to need 2-3 years, and with the portal, you can just plug and play every year. It just doesn't make business sense, for any of the stakeholders, to wait around and develop. If you're the #75 guy in the class, you go to a "lower" power school, get time, prove you can play, and then the blue bloods will be drooling over you for a max payout. That's a much better choice, IMO, then going to us or Kentucky or Kansas or whoever and getting recruited over every year.
 
UCann said:
Found some highlights, seems pretty good (previous link did not work)

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Ah, the over modulating microphone remind me of listening to games as a kid.
 
kansashusky said:
This is by design. Trey is option C or D currently.
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When Luke arrived, he spent most of his time making connections in the 16u and 15u circuits. Did we get any commitments from him his first cycle? I expect we'll do the same with Nardi.

After Nowell and Diggins, it would be great to try to use Nardi to rebuild our reputation with team Final and in the Philly area.
 
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