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Even during the best years under Calhoun we never got the top five stars to come to UConn. Drummond was highest I think, Rip, Gay and Kemba might have been top five or top ten. But Duke, NC, Kentucky and Kansas always have gotten the most five stars. So we should not expect that to change. Hurley will get some five star top ten types, but he will recruit to culture and develop. Seems we have already seen that the one and done is not necessarily the best way to build a roster. For me if I would say, the team that has won the most chips since 1999 would be the recruiting model that should be copied. Not stacking 5 stars ten deep and having no chemistry.
 
SilentDog said:
Even during the best years under Calhoun we never got the top five stars to come to UConn. Drummond was highest I think, Rip, Gay and Kemba might have been top five or top ten. But Duke, NC, Kentucky and Kansas always have gotten the most five stars. So we should not expect that to change. Hurley will get some five star top ten types, but he will recruit to culture and develop. Seems we have already seen that the one and done is not necessarily the best way to build a roster. For me if I would say, the team that has won the most chips since 1999 would be the recruiting model that should be copied. Not stacking 5 stars ten deep and having no chemistry.
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Donyell was up there as well, very high!
 
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UCfor3 said:
Charlie V, Khalid, Rip, Caron, Taliek, DeAndre....
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SilentDog said:
Even during the best years under Calhoun we never got the top five stars to come to UConn. Drummond was highest I think, Rip, Gay and Kemba might have been top five or top ten. But Duke, NC, Kentucky and Kansas always have gotten the most five stars. So we should not expect that to change. Hurley will get some five star top ten types, but he will recruit to culture and develop. Seems we have already seen that the one and done is not necessarily the best way to build a roster. For me if I would say, the team that has won the most chips since 1999 would be the recruiting model that should be copied. Not stacking 5 stars ten deep and having no chemistry.
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I thought bynum
And Charlie were our highest recruits ever. Maybe Rudy.
 
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Surprised by this. Some folks in the know on here have said he isn't very interested in UConn. This interview would seem to suggest otherwise. I'm glad to see we're putting in the work to watch his games over the summer.

As always, I think we stand as good of a shot as anyone if we can get him in for an OV.
 
Here are the things that are true:
1. UConn is not currently their first choice.
2. As I said before, the staff fully expects to be able to make their full pitch to him.
3. This staff is very good at official visits and laying out a developmental plan for recruits; and, every year they’ve been together, there are more successful outcomes to highlight.
4. They’ve had success selling a reluctant parent on the university itself before.
5. I know the comment about him having a support system close is out there, but no one really thinks being close is going to give them a significant edge.
6. His first couple weekends of the recruiting season have been fine but not spectacular. No one currently recruiting him is bothered by that. The not-so-secret secret about recruiting is coaches don’t mind at all if guys don’t show their best once they’ve locked into them. No one needs a top target to suddenly get an avalanche of new offers.
7. This list got ridiculously long.
 
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husky429 said:
Surprised by this. Some folks in the know on here have said he isn't very interested in UConn. This interview would seem to suggest otherwise. I'm glad to see we're putting in the work to watch his games over the summer.

As always, I think we stand as good of a shot as anyone if we can get him in for an OV.
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Have to admit it does sound more encouraging --per him-- than it has in the past.. Esp. with his mention of a prospective OV.. Get him on campus and get it done.
 
NJHoops said:
Here are the things that are true:
1. UConn is not currently their first choice.
2. As I said before, the staff fully expects to be able to make their full pitch to him.
3. This staff is very good at official visits and laying out a developmental plan for recruits; and, every year they’ve been together, there are more successful outcomes to highlight.
4. They’ve had success selling a reluctant parent on the university itself before.
5. I know the comment about him having a support system close is out there, but no one really thinks being close is going to give them a significant edge.
6. His first couple weekends of the recruiting season have been fine but not spectacular. No one currently recruiting him is bothered by that. The not-so-secret secret about recruiting is coaches don’t mind at all if guys don’t show their best once they’ve locked into them. No one needs a top target to suddenly get an avalanche of new offers.
7. This list got ridiculously long.
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He’s going to duke if they prioritize him. Writing is on the wall, but we sound like we’re in the best position unless they do.
 
Huskyforlife said:
He’s going to duke if they prioritize him. Writing is on the wall, but we sound like we’re in the best position unless they do.
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But Duke isn't prioritizing him. They're pursuing 3 or 4 others at his position and won't even tell him what role they see for him. That wouldn't make me feel very special.
 
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AdamaNation said:
I thought bynum
And Charlie were our highest recruits ever. Maybe Rudy.
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Bynum was highest but he never played thought he decided to enter draft after committing. Charlie V was very high I missed him. And Drummond does not count since technically he started the year as a walk on.
 
UCTitleTown said:
But Duke isn't prioritizing him. They're pursuing 3 or 4 others at his position and won't even tell him what role they see for him. That wouldn't make me feel very special.
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Can’t “prioritize” everyone. I see people claiming Duke is “prioritizing” more than a handful of recruits and portal guys. The numbers don’t add up.
 
UCfor3 said:
Calhoun also got a commitment from Andrew Bynum but he went pro out of high school. Even Oriakhi was rated pretty high
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was there a somewhat official commitment from Brandon Jennings too?
 
NJHoops said:
6. His first couple weekends of the recruiting season have been fine but not spectacular. No one currently recruiting him is bothered by that. The not-so-secret secret about recruiting is coaches don’t mind at all if guys don’t show their best once they’ve locked into them. No one needs a top target to suddenly get an avalanche of new offers.
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I'd be surprised if he ends up with a spectacular AAU season. Some kids just don't thrive in that kind of environment. Hawkins was the same way IIRC.
 
UCTitleTown said:
But Duke isn't prioritizing him. They're pursuing 3 or 4 others at his position and won't even tell him what role they see for him. That wouldn't make me feel very special.
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For 2024, Duke has the following SF offers per 247:

ranking:
#11 overall player
#14 overall player
#17 overall player - Committed to Arizona
#20 overall player - Committed to Duke
#24 overall player - Betsey
#53 overall player - Committed to Duke

It doesn't seem like Betsey is a top priority for Duke.
 
444JR said:
was there a somewhat official commitment from Brandon Jennings too?
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I don't remember anything official from Jennings but my memory is a bit fuzzy. I remember salivating over him as a prospect and from an outsiders view, we looked like we had a good chance to land him. We "settled" for Kemba and he became a legend.
 
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UCfor3 said:
I don't remember anything official from Jennings but my memory is a bit fuzzy. I remember salivating over him as a prospect and from an outsiders view, we looked like we had a good chance to land him. We "settled" for Kemba and he became a legend.
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Jennings was rocking a uconn jersey and people went nuts
 
UConnJim said:
For 2024, Duke has the following SF offers per 247:

ranking:
#11 overall player
#14 overall player
#17 overall player - Committed to Arizona
#20 overall player - Committed to Duke
#24 overall player - Betsey
#53 overall player - Committed to Duke

It doesn't seem like Betsey is a top priority for Duke.
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Fwiw some view Betsey as more of a 4. But you could probably slide guys like him and Alex up to the 3 if the team calls for it.
 
UCTitleTown said:
But Duke isn't prioritizing him. They're pursuing 3 or 4 others at his position and won't even tell him what role they see for him. That wouldn't make me feel very special.
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I know, but he still said he wants to visit Duke per that article, even though he didn’t include them in his “schools making the most contact” list. He grew up a Duke fan, it’s gonna be hard if he gets a commit-able offer from them. But he sounds bought in on us as an option, so that’s nice.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Fwiw some view Betsey as more of a 4. But you could probably slide guys like him and Alex up to the 3 if the team calls for it.
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I think he could play either spot. Definitely not a secondary ballhandler or guard of any kind though.
 
husky99 said:
Jennings was rocking a uconn jersey and people went nuts
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lol. It was UConn shorts.

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Brandon Jennings, a guard from Compton, Calif., who will be a junior at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, was in attendance. Wearing UConn shorts, he walked on the court before the game and met former Huskies. He also met many of this year’s freshmen, players who could one day be his teammates.

Jennings said he won’t make a commitment until halfway through his senior year, but asked if he was sending a message by wearing UConn shorts, he said: “I think so.”

Jennings is following the same path as fellow L.A.-area native Marcus Williams, attending Oak Hill this fall.
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