Ah, Randall Jackson...last minute decided back out of his committment to Uconn to play for Florida State.Randall Jackson/Wayne Turner
Bill Curley
And Wayne Turner...same exact situation as above. He ended up going over to Kentucky.
Ah, Randall Jackson...last minute decided back out of his committment to Uconn to play for Florida State.Randall Jackson/Wayne Turner
Bill Curley
Good call CC on Vassil, good one and I agree. UNC????
Typical ol Meriden fan memory!
You are correct he chose UNC.Good call CC on Vassil, good one and I agree. UNC????
Typical ol Meriden fan memory!
You might be thinking of Ken Scott. He sat on the bench in Perno's last year, I remember him getting minutes in one of final games in garbage time, going behind the back to beat someone at midcourt and soaring in for an impressive dunk.I thought Tony Scott was a Perno recruit
No Rod Foster of Mike Adams?Just a few CT boys who went away.........................
John Bagley (Warren Harding, Bridgeport): BC
Charles Smith (Warren Harding, Bridgeport): Pitt
Mike Gminski (Masuk, Monroe): Duke
John Pinone (South Catholic, Hartford): Villanova
Sylvester (Sly) Williamson (Lee, New Haven): Rhode Island
John Williamson (Wilbur Cross, New Haven): New Mexico State
Walt Luckett, Jr. (Kolbe Cathedral, Bridgeport): Ohio U.
Probably the first "big time" CT high school player that UConn landed in the Big East era was Middletown's Corny Thompson. Unfortunately, he regressed under Perno's tutelage. The first major in-state recruiting coup by Calhoun was Kolbe Cathedral's Chris Smith. That broke the pipeline of Connecticut's best emigrating elsewhere.
Michael LeBlanc?That didn’t happen. He never gave a verbal to UNLV.
He committed to UConn and then visited UNLV because Good begged him to - Calhoun called him while he was in LV and Butler told him not to worry.
I did forget that Dan Langhi committed to UConn in the class with Rip, etc. Backed out to go to Vandy. Wasn’t top 100, but was a really good four year player for them.
Michael LeBlanc?
LeBlanc wouldn't get PT from Calhoun because he wasn't committed to the defensive end.LeBlanc came here and then transferred to Vandy and then Houston Christian.
Langhi committed, decommitted and played four years at Vandy.
Anthony Harris going to Syracuse was such a huge mistake. He went to my High School.This and if he kept Anthony Harris home there was potentially a ray Allen donyell Harris camby line up and rings 1&2.
Nah, there was a Perno recruit that was a heavy lean until Syracuse came in late. I remember they took him to the Penn State football game. IIRC, the guy was a Top 30. I thought his name was Tony.You might be thinking of Ken Scott. He sat on the bench in Perno's last year, I remember him getting minutes in one of final games in garbage time, going behind the back to beat someone at midcourt and soaring in for an impressive dunk.
LeBlanc wouldn't get PT from Calhoun because he wasn't committed to the defensive end.
what’s up with the brandon jennings’s thing? he knew he was going pro and told JC to stick with price?
LeBlanc went to same HS as Jake no?LeBlanc came here and then transferred to Vandy and then Houston Christian.
Langhi committed, decommitted and played four years at Vandy.
Was only 6-7 as a high school Sr, hard to project another 4 inches of growth.What about Vin Baker? I would think he would choose UConn over Hartford. What was Calhoun’s effort in trying to get Vin Baker?
How about Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy?Just a few CT boys who went away.........................
John Bagley (Warren Harding, Bridgeport): BC
Charles Smith (Warren Harding, Bridgeport): Pitt
Mike Gminski (Masuk, Monroe): Duke
John Pinone (South Catholic, Hartford): Villanova
Sylvester (Sly) Williamson (Lee, New Haven): Rhode Island
John Williamson (Wilbur Cross, New Haven): New Mexico State
Walt Luckett, Jr. (Kolbe Cathedral, Bridgeport): Ohio U.
Probably the first "big time" CT high school player that UConn landed in the Big East era was Middletown's Corny Thompson. Unfortunately, he regressed under Perno's tutelage. The first major in-state recruiting coup by Calhoun was Kolbe Cathedral's Chris Smith. That broke the pipeline of Connecticut's best emigrating elsewhere.
I remember the Al Sharpton recruitment.LeBlanc went to same HS as Jake no?
And out of the class of Jake , Rip , KFree, and Funches LeBlanc was in middle of rankings.
Al Sharpton?
She died holding hands with her father (Kobe) in the helicopter mountain fog crash. Going to some sort of championship game she was going to play in. Otherwise, she would have been an incoming freshman this year and by all accounts would have worn the Huskie with so much pride.....She still in HS? Perhaps to honor her father, she comes to UConn. Have heard nothing.
Interesting, I didn't know he had a 4 inch growth spurt in height. If the NIL and Portal rules that existed today existed back then so many schools would be trying to recruit him in the offseason.Was only 6-7 as a high school Sr, hard to project another 4 inches of growth.
I actually remember it very well. I must have been tired and drinking and actually forgot. My badShe died holding hands with her father (Kobe) in the helicopter mountain fog crash. Going to some sort of championship game she was going to play in. Otherwise, she would have been an incoming freshman this year and by all accounts would have worn the Husky with so much pride.....
Kemba walker, Alex Oriakhi, Richard Hamilton, Donyell Marshall, Rudy Gay, Andre Drummond,Khalid El Amin, Charlie Villanueva, Taliek Brown, Stanley Robinson?, Deandre Daniel’s (not one) but only because of reclassification,I don't think he even had five. Hamilton and Donyell, yes, but who else? Kemba? Charlie?
Might just be my memory is bogged down with all the posts about Timberland.
Nah, there was a Perno recruit that was a heavy lean until Syracuse came in late. I remember they took him to the Penn State football game. IIRC, the guy was a Top 30. I thought his name was Tony.