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2023 Recruiting: Youssouf Singare Commits to UConn

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superjohn said:
This class is nasty, I love the balance and 3 ready made serious contributors but UConn has had some great classes. Many top 10 classes and some classes which were a bit lower ranked which turned out to be pretty incredible. '91 has always been the goat class IMO if you combine ranking and how it turned out. They were #1 or #2 in the nation if my memory serves me right. Some of the great UConn classes, I realize I'm probably missing some players and a really good class or two...

1991- Donyell, Donny, Rudy Johnson, Brian Fair, Kevin Ollie, Richie Ashmeade, Boo

1993- Ray Allen, Sheffer, Kirk King

1996- Rip, Freeman, Voskuhl, LeBlanc, Funches

1999- Ajou Ajou Deng, Tony Robertson, Doug Wrenn, Marcus Cox, Justin Brown. The class didn't pan out but was highly ranked.

2000- Caron, Taliek, Selvie, Hazleton...

2001- Emeka and Ben

2006- Sticks, Curtis Kelly, Hasheem, Dyson, Doug Wiggins

2011- Drummond, Boat, Daniels

2016- Alterique, Juwan Durham, Vance Jackson, Vital. Highly ranked but didn't really pan out.

2021- Hawkins, Rahsool Diggins, Samson Johnson, Corey Floyd. Ranked highly, half the class is already gone.

This class has a chance to be special. Awesome combination of size, skill, positional versatility and we basically cover every position on the floor.
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I was just going by the 247 rankings which stops at like 2003.
 
shizzle787 said:
That was a giant word salad to say he is raw. We are in the NIL and transfer portal era: if you don’t cut the mustard, you don’t stay around long. Recruiting a kid just to get a class of 5 is pointless if he is not at least part of a 10-man rotation by the middle of his sophomore year.
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shizzle787 said:
See my above post: every sub-100 Hurley high school recruit has been a bust. He has done well with transfers. Also, it's 2022. You either play the kid or he transfers.
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shizzle787 said:
Except for the part when Sanogo stays for his senior year because he's Euroleague (not NBA) level.
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If anything, this is best case scenario for us.

That would mean Singare is third string, how good do you expect our third stringers to be?
 
Well this got ugly.

If Sanogo comes back next after next year, Singare won’t get 1 minute of playing time freshman year. If he doesn’t come back, Singare will be a backup to Clingan for 3 years, with a chance to start his senior year. If he is better than Clingan, he’ll start when he’s earned a start.

We don’t need him to be a superstar. We need him to be great at his role. His role will be what he’s already good at. Protecting the rim, grabbing boards, dunking the ball. If we can get him stronger and develop that little midrange shot, golden.

It’s always a great thing when you get a high potential 7 foot athletic freak. And we got one
 
I also really doubt we'd go into 2023 with just Don and Singare at center, I'm sure we'd find room for a transfer.
 
Huskyforlife said:
If anything, this is best case scenario for us.

That would mean Singare is third string, how good do you expect our third stringers to be?
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I want Sanogo to stay (which is what I think will happen-like Timme and Oscar). I want the staff to focus on the transfer market once they have high school stud recruits (Castle, Ball, etc.). You don't need a 5th kid for a social media "Fab 5" thing. I am 100% convinced that there is a good transfer big man that is better than this kid we can pick up next summer if Sanogo goes pro.
 
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shizzle787 said:
I want Sanogo to stay (which is what I think will happen-like Timme and Oscar). I want the staff to focus on the transfer market once they have high school stud recruits (Castle, Ball, etc.). You don't need a 5th kid for a social media "Fab 5" thing. I am 100% convinced that there is a good transfer big man that is better than this kid we can pick up next summer if Sanogo goes pro.
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Don will be the starter if Sanogo leaves. We can bring in a veteran to compete with Singare later. But good veteran bigs wouldn't normally transfer in to be backups.
 
shizzle787 said:
I want Sanogo to stay (which is what I think will happen-like Timme and Oscar). I want the staff to focus on the transfer market once they have high school stud recruits (Castle, Ball, etc.). You don't need a 5th kid for a social media "Fab 5" thing. I am 100% convinced that there is a good transfer big man that is better than this kid we can pick up next summer if Sanogo goes pro.
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I have a reliable source that says they were going to only take 4 commitments, but we’re fixated on Fab 5 over the Fantastic 4.

You may be onto something
 
REB1094 said:
Well this got ugly.

If Sanogo comes back next after next year, Singare won’t get 1 minute of playing time freshman year. If he doesn’t come back, Singare will be a backup to Clingan for 3 years, with a chance to start his senior year. If he is better than Clingan, he’ll start when he’s earned a start.

We don’t need him to be a superstar. We need him to be great at his role. His role will be what he’s already good at. Protecting the rim, grabbing boards, dunking the ball. If we can get him stronger and develop that little midrange shot, golden.

It’s always a great thing when you get a high potential 7 foot athletic freak. And we got one
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Not to bring this too far off-topic by suggesting a take I haven’t seen much, but we can’t assume our giant, top-50 recruit is here for four years if this staff helps him develop.
 
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Our new Fab 5. Hopefully more successful than our last one. Welcome aboard big boy!
 
superjohn said:
Singare is the only player in this class where I haven't seen any of his games. From what I've dug up 7'3 wingspan 9'6 standing reach. This interview (his name is spelled wrong) shows off his personality. He seems to have a really cool personality...
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Here's about a minute and a half of highlights.

 
superjohn said:
Singare is the only player in this class where I haven't seen any of his games. From what I've dug up 7'3 wingspan 9'6 standing reach. This interview (his name is spelled wrong) shows off his personality. He seems to have a really cool personality...

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Defense wins championships. He takes pride in his defense. So does Solo.

Deflects singling himself out saying can’t do push-ups with one finger. Definitely a team player.
 
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superjohn said:
This class is nasty, I love the balance and 3 ready made serious contributors but UConn has had some great classes. Many top 10 classes and some classes which were a bit lower ranked which turned out to be pretty incredible. '91 has always been the goat class IMO if you combine ranking and how it turned out. They were #1 or #2 in the nation if my memory serves me right. Some of the great UConn classes, I realize I'm probably missing some players and a really good class or two...

1991- Donyell, Donny, Rudy Johnson, Brian Fair, Kevin Ollie, Richie Ashmeade, Boo

1993- Ray Allen, Sheffer, Kirk King

1996- Rip, Freeman, Voskuhl, LeBlanc, Funches

1999- Ajou Ajou Deng, Tony Robertson, Doug Wrenn, Marcus Cox, Justin Brown. The class didn't pan out but was highly ranked.

2000- Caron, Taliek, Selvie, Hazleton...

2001- Emeka and Ben

2006- Sticks, Curtis Kelly, Hasheem, Dyson, Doug Wiggins

2011- Drummond, Boat, Daniels

2016- Alterique, Juwan Durham, Vance Jackson, Vital. Highly ranked but didn't really pan out.

2021- Hawkins, Rahsool Diggins, Samson Johnson, Corey Floyd. Ranked highly, half the class is already gone.

This class has a chance to be special. Awesome combination of size, skill, positional versatility and we basically cover every position on the floor.
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91 was def top class...but 01..2 of the top 6 players in UCONN history..
This class has the potential to be special. And the more i see of this kid, the more im impressed by him. He is twice the player Brimah was at this stage. Great job by the staff!!
 
superjohn said:
This class is nasty, I love the balance and 3 ready made serious contributors but UConn has had some great classes. Many top 10 classes and some classes which were a bit lower ranked which turned out to be pretty incredible. '91 has always been the goat class IMO if you combine ranking and how it turned out. They were #1 or #2 in the nation if my memory serves me right. Some of the great UConn classes, I realize I'm probably missing some players and a really good class or two...

1991- Donyell, Donny, Rudy Johnson, Brian Fair, Kevin Ollie, Richie Ashmeade, Boo

1993- Ray Allen, Sheffer, Kirk King

1996- Rip, Freeman, Voskuhl, LeBlanc, Funches

1999- Ajou Ajou Deng, Tony Robertson, Doug Wrenn, Marcus Cox, Justin Brown. The class didn't pan out but was highly ranked.

2000- Caron, Taliek, Selvie, Hazleton...

2001- Emeka and Ben

2006- Sticks, Curtis Kelly, Hasheem, Dyson, Doug Wiggins

2011- Drummond, Boat, Daniels

2016- Alterique, Juwan Durham, Vance Jackson, Vital. Highly ranked but didn't really pan out.

2021- Hawkins, Rahsool Diggins, Samson Johnson, Corey Floyd. Ranked highly, half the class is already gone.

This class has a chance to be special. Awesome combination of size, skill, positional versatility and we basically cover every position on the floor.
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How can you forget
Mamadou Diarra
PF
he was ranked higher than Vital and completed our last Fab Five class.
 
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