Updated Rivals150

[tcf15]

2019 Rivals150 Prospect Ranking

8 - Precious Achiuwa
30 - Kofi Cockburn
35 - Akok Akok
72 - Isaiah Wong
86 - James Bouknight
94 - Tre Mitchell
109 - Qudus Wahab
143 - Al-Amir Dawes

NR - Jalen Gaffney

 

[UConnSwag11]

Out of these kids listed which ones are we in the best shape with?

 

[UofCT]

Out of these kids listed which ones are we in the best shape with?

Gaffney.

 

[tcf15]

Out of these kids listed which ones are we in the best shape with?

These are the 9 guys we are in the best shape with out of the 16 remaining offers for 2019. Official visits are usually a good sign, so UConn's sitting pretty with Bouknight, Gaffney and Wong right now. Out of those three, Bouknight will probably be our first commit after his OV this weekend.

 

[KembaStepback]

How is Gaffney NR?

 

[husky429]

Is Gaffney criminally underrated, or am I missing something? Is it his size?

 

[StepbackCity]

I’m very worried that we won’t land a center/big

 

[UofCT]

Is Gaffney criminally underrated, or am I missing something? Is it his size?

He's probably not that good

 

[StepbackCity]

No way Gaffney is lower than Paul mulchay

 

[UConnStats]

How is Gaffney NR?

Is Gaffney criminally underrated, or am I missing something? Is it his size?

It’s only Rivals who doesn’t rank him as a 4 star now. They’re just slacking on him. Like we’ve said all summer, the stats and offers speak for themselves.

No way Gaffney is lower than Paul mulchay

He flat out sucked in AAU this year, to the point where we just stopped talking to him. Agreed.

I’m very worried that we won’t land a center/big

We’d be offering people like Kisunas last year if that were the case.

 

[RipCity]

Gaffney.

He's probably not that good

Bouknight, and it’s funny that one out of the top 3 sites leaving him unranked makes him not good in your eyes.

 

[RipCity]

It’s only Rivals who doesn’t rank him as a 4 star now. They’re just slacking on him. Like we’ve said all summer, the stats and offers speak for themselves.

He flat out sucked in AAU this year, to the point where we just stopped talking to him. Agreed.

We’d be offering people like Kisunas last year if that were the case.

Who’s the most like big tho

 

[Dogman69]

BasketballRecruiting.Rivals.com - Rivals Ranking week: Predicting 2019's five-stars

3/4 picks for Precious
2/4 picks for Kofi

 

[tcf15]

Asked Corey Evans for his thoughts on Gaffney and how close he was to making the top 150:

I think the thing with Gaffney is just being consistent and showing that he can run a team instead of being more of an undersized scoring guard. He was right on the cusp though and had a good few showings in July. Value his shot making skills and continued progressions.

 

[Towney007]

Yeah I mean I think Bouknight and Gaffney are probably gonna happen.

Precious would be some get. I'm still skeptical, but I'd be pretty excited. That's a game changer.

 

[KembaStepback]

Yeah I mean I think Bouknight and Gaffney are probably gonna happen.

Precious would be some get. I'm still skeptical, but I'd be pretty excited. That's a game changer.

Sounds like we have a legit shot at Wong. If it's Bouk and Wong as the backcourt recruits...Id be happy. Throw in Precious and Kofi and I'd be overjoyed.

 

[UofCT]

Bouknight, and it’s funny that one out of the top 3 sites leaving him unranked makes him not good in your eyes.

You know I’m right

 

[StepbackCity]

It’s only Rivals who doesn’t rank him as a 4 star now. They’re just slacking on him. Like we’ve said all summer, the stats and offers speak for themselves.

He flat out sucked in AAU this year, to the point where we just stopped talking to him. Agreed.

We’d be offering people like Kisunas last year if that were the case.

We are starting to go after some more bigs so I think we are worried

 

[YoungFree]

We are starting to go after some more bigs so I think we are worried

Could very well be true

 

[UConnStats]

We are starting to go after some more bigs so I think we are worried

We haven’t offered him anyway, but Coulibaly is legit. He’s got a lot of solid offers (Pitt, Cincy, PC, SJU, GT) and is a 4 star on ESPN ahead of Wahab. For all we know, they could also consider him more of a AkAk backup as he’s supposed to have somewhat of a faceup game. He’s from Mali and has only been stateside for a short amount of time.
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly - 2016 U17 World Championship highlights

Bottom line is I wouldn’t worry too much about Kofi. We’ll be in that one until the end.

Edit: Damn, Coulibaly’s stats from the Adidas gauntlet are actually pretty impressive. Kid can score.

20.8 MPG, 14.4 PPG, 63.4 2P%, 68.8% FT, 2-11 3P, 6.4 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.0 BPG, 0.6 SPG, 0.7 TOPG.

 

[gtcam]

I'm thinking Bouk and Gaffney but that is a far cry from what was thought to be a few months back
I am worried about getting some bigs but this Karim kid looks interesting
I really hope DH and staff can pull some rabbits out of the hat

 

[AntG168]

I'm thinking Bouk and Gaffney but that is a far cry from what was thought to be a few months back
I am worried about getting some bigs but this Karim kid looks interesting
I really hope Dan Hurley and staff can pull some rabbits out of the hat

we're still in good shape with Kofi and Precious. I dont think we need any rabbits pulled. We as fans just need to be patient

 

[RipCity]

I'm thinking Bouk and Gaffney but that is a far cry from what was thought to be a few months back
I am worried about getting some bigs but this Karim kid looks interesting
I really hope Dan Hurley and staff can pull some rabbits out of the hat

We have been thinking them for the 1 and 2 since May, and Achiuwa and Cockburn are still the other two top targets and were arguably leading for both. Not sure what else you can ask for.

I wouldn’t take him before Cockburn or Akok decide, but Coulibaly has my interest. That video and the numbers look good.

 

[navery12]

I'm thinking Bouk and Gaffney but that is a far cry from what was thought to be a few months back
I am worried about getting some bigs but this Karim kid looks interesting
I really hope Dan Hurley and staff can pull some rabbits out of the hat

I don't know what you've been reading, those 2 have been the most likely commits since the spring

 

[huskymedic]

Pat Lawless‏ @PatLawless_ 3m 3 minutes ago
Al-Amir Dawes, a class of 2019 guard from The Patrick School (NJ), announced he is down to Clemson, La Salle, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, TCU, UConn and Wichita State.