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2022 Recruiting: UConn offers Donovan Clingan

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husky429 said:
Smart to downplay his abilities right now. We wouldn't want to set unrealistic expectations for a high school sophomore.
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You're absolutely right, but I'm always optimistic that one of these days we're going to have a real superstar fall into our laps. Someone who won't go for the hype of Duke, etc. Probably just a dream, but you never know.
 
I’m curious how much national interest he’ll get. Offers from UConn, Georgetown, Syracuse, and Providence are all a big deal, but I wonder if/when he will begin to get more interest from outside this region.
 
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superjohn said:
He's heading into his sophomore year.
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Yes, I understand that. So I assume there will be much more interest. The offers are coming in faster than I expected, and I wonder where UConn will stand if any current national powers show sincere interest.
 
ToolzieFan said:
Yes, I understand that. So I assume there will be much more interest. The offers are coming in faster than I expected, and I wonder where UConn will stand if any current national powers show sincere interest.
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Andre Drummond. He could have gone anywhere but decided to go to the hometown school.
 
HooperScooper said:
Andre Drummond. He could have gone anywhere but decided to go to the hometown school.
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I’m not saying he won’t pick UConn. I genuinely wonder what the rest of his recruitment will look like. Has anybody else heard whether or not he’ll be at First Night?

A CT kid choosing to stay home despite tons of interest could be so awesome both for UConn and for Donovan. I’m sure hoping it works out great for us and for him.
 
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Man, it sure is nice having Kemba around.

As for the BC confusion, it's understandable; Boston College has been irrelevant for so long that he probably didn't even know wearing a maroon BC sweatshirt could be a bad look. I hope he and his family enjoyed First Night.
 
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If Clingan is as good as he seems as a sophomore, imagine the possibilities if Hurley keeps him home and develops him as he did Carlton.
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ToolzieFan said:
I had the chance to see him play last year. I certainly didn’t see him dunk on anybody the way he did at the beginning of this highlight clip.
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Reminds me a lot of a freshman on my HS team when I was a senior. Jay Murphy who went on to star for BC and played for the Bullets. Although Jay was only 6’6 as a freshman same build. He only played JV though this kid has a couple nice skills already. But same look with weak finishes but nicely done nonetheless. Jay was 6’10 by his JR year same kind of build, could shoot the crap out of it from 15’ this kid looks to have touch too, love to keep him home!
 
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Yeah, I'm far from an expert, but I'd think you'd rather take a kid with touch and coordination and try to get him to finish stronger than have a physical specimen with no discernible basketball skills.

This isn't specific to Donovan Clingan, but I really hope we reach our ceiling and make the tournament this year. That would go a long way towards securing 2021 and 2022 recruits.
 
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I think that people mistaking him for a Jr or Sr. is a good sign. This kid can get taller and fill out!
 
mauconnfan said:
Reminds me a lot of a freshman on my HS team when I was a senior. Jay Murphy who went on to star for BC and played for the Bullets.
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Very influential college player. Before Jay Murphy, players did not have a minimum course load. When it was found out that his semester schedule consisted of 1 class that met only once a week the rule was changed shortly after.
 
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