Tyler Betsey to announce today! (Commits to Cincinnati)

[REB1094]

Officially announced - Cincinnati

Seems like a good kid, had a speech written to thank a bunch of people and got super emotional during it. And it was a long list, he really put effort into it. Best of luck to him!

 

[SoFla Steve]

It's Cincy. Geez!

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Cincy it is. Best of luck to the CT kid.

 

[JonnyRI]

Next.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

 

[uchusky32]

@Zionn already told y'all.

 

[BGesus4]

I definitely posted something months ago along the lines of “I’m not an insider but I can tell you with confidence he’s not going to Cincinnati”

 

[uchusky32]

Get ready to eat Skyline Chili buddy.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Good for the kid. Sometimes it’s best for kids in the area to leave the area.

 

[MJKI]

Seems like a really well grounded kid. Lot of respect for how emotional he was and all the people he thanked, especially his mom. Best of luck to him, hope he does well

 

[Chuck]

Not a strange decision to not go to UConn. Everyone has their wish list. I just find it odd for a northeast kid to choose Cincinnati. 86% are from Ohio and 78% of undergrads live off campus. Definitely 5th fiddle to Ohio State (there is no 2nd, 3rd or 4th). Cincinnati is a much better school than a Louisville (mostly at a graduate school level), but it would never be my choice over the other schools that were recruiting him. But all the power to him. UConn hasn't seemed like an option for a while.

 

[auror]

Good kid. Look forward to seeing him as a Husky in 2 years.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Good kid. Look forward to seeing him as a Husky in 2 years.

Got him down the farm team for a couple years.

 

[Dezoworld]

There was never an expectation he would stay home. He's proud of his hometown high school and wants to announce there. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I know a teacher at the school who says everyone is thrilled about it.

I'm pretty sure those kids are thrilled as they should be nut take that somewhere else.

 

[superjohn]

If his goal is to play in the NBA someday being the feature option on Cinci in the big 12 is probably just as good an option as coming to UConn and battling with a host of top 100 recruits for minutes. Obviously I wish he would come here but I dont think this is a crazy idea by him

Does Cincinnati have anyone in the NBA? Not saying it can't happen but Cincinnati isn't a place that produces a lot of NBA players. Wes Miller hasn't been there long and I guess it's possible he can bring it back to the Huggins days with Kenyon Martin, Van Exel, and Fortson but I don't think he's sent anyone to the NBA.

 

[How Sway?!]

So we all in on Flagg and Patrick?

 

[husky429]

So we all in on Flagg and Patrick?

Have been for a while

 

[aburks41]

When he gets bored of Cincy being in the basement of the Big 12 and in the NIT he’ll come back home

 

[WrenchFan69]

This could work out nicely. We get Edgecombe and once he jets off to the NBA after a year or two Betsey can transfer back home

 

[Mooch82]

@Zionn already told y'all.

Don’t know if that’s true. Last Next I saw was on Boogie…

Regardless, if anyone was optimistic about this one, you weren’t paying attention.

 

[husky429]

I'm pretty sure those kids are thrilled as they should be nut take that somewhere else.

Gonna need some punctuation and a spell check on this one, my man.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Not a strange decision to not go to UConn. Everyone has their wish list. I just find it odd for a northeast kid to choose Cincinnati. 86% are from Ohio and 78% of undergrads live off campus. Definitely 5th fiddle to Ohio State (there is no 2nd, 3rd or 4th). Cincinnati is a much better school than a Louisville (mostly at a graduate school level), but it would never be my choice over the other schools that were recruiting him. But all the power to him. UConn hasn't seemed like an option for a while.

That's assuming it was even his choice anymore. UConn was hot on him, but it had been a while and a lot of new recruiting targets popped up since. I've been saying for a while the longer he waited the fewer options he'd have. As I posted earlier, a Betsey signing would mean no chance at Flagg, so this is a good thing.

 

[temery]

Cincinnati lands 4-star wing Tyler Betsey

Betsey won Connecticut’s 2022-23 Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, averaging 21 points, five rebounds and three assists.

theathletic.com

 

[navery12]

Do you really want to take the girl to the senior prom that said no to going to the junior prom with you though?

Yes. We're pretty happy Hassan Diarra was on last year's team right?

 

[husky429]

Do you really want to take the girl to the senior prom that said no to going to the junior prom with you though?

Bad take, per usual. You put together the best team possible. There's no room for a petty grudge in this sport.