2026 Recruiting: Update on Qayden Samuels

[navery12]

Makes you wonder how many Hurley pulls.

They've been pretty vocal that they're not taking more than 2-3 HS recruits

 

[Scottzer]

 

[HooperScooper]

Kind of surprised UConn is in that final group.

 

[ec33]

The Boneyard theory that he might be shy about facing competition at his school of choice is not looking that strong (if you dismiss Georgetown as the courtesy hometown inclusion).

 

[Scottzer]

Kind of surprised UConn is in that final group.

Yeah, On3 doesn’t even list us. There ball is 37 and 32 percent for Nova and Georgetown, and Kentucky barely registering (2%).

 

[Drame]

They've been pretty vocal that they're not taking more than 2-3 HS recruits

They Did say this but that was before the NIL settlement figures were delivered from the court. The cost of players should go down so going after an extra freshman may be worth it. The benefit being more continuity and chemistry.

 

[navery12]

They Did say this but that was before the NIL settlement figures were delivered from the court. The cost of players should go down so going after an extra freshman may be worth it. The benefit being more continuity and chemistry.

I suppose it's possible, but it doesn't strike me as very likely. The reason Hurley said they're going after smaller freshman classes is that those extra freshman are not going to play as freshman and then get lured into the portal, and I don't see that changing

 

[JSB60]

I do not believe a guy who isn’t sure of playing time here, and whose sister transferred for playing time, is coming.

 

[Scottzer]

Seems Kentucky is removed from the list.