2023 Recruiting: Youssouf Singare Commits to UConn

[Get a Job]

For the Dying on a Hill category in this year's Boney Awards, I'd like to nominate myself (Tampering), @superjohn (Consensual), and @shizzle787 (This masterpiece). May the best Boneyarder win!

 

[Mooch82]

No he didn't. He recruited him out of the post-high school prep school.

Haha…ok, I wasn’t sure before, but after this post I’m POSITIVE you’re a troll.

 

[tcf15]

He committed to URI in September 2017, before he even played at his prep school:

URI associate head coach David Cox and head coach Dan Hurley were Martin's primary recruiters, shadowing him throughout the spring and summer. Hurley watched Martin at July’s Under Armour Association All-American Camp in Philadelphia, and Martin performed well enough to attract late interest from Boston College, Virginia Tech and Maryland leading into the fall.

Pennsylvania guard Tyrese Martin commits to URI

Wednesday morning brought more good news on the recruiting front for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball program. Pennsylvania shooting guard Tyrese Martin announced his verbal commitm…

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I’m disappointed you haven’t acknowledged this yet @shizzle787

 

[Ha Who]

Poor kid is going to rescind his commitment after reading this thread

 

[Umami Zen]

IMO.YS appears to have a much higher BBIQ (shown in the videos)than Brimah showed during his college career .. In addition to the defensive skill set and raw athletic talent and footwork already mentioned. Another differentiator over AB.. He can put the ball on the floor and dribble! An excellent addition to '23

 

[Sonofabeach]

You know the old saying, a bird in the bush is worth a bird in the hand. Or something like that.

Sorry, I herd Dove retired for hiding is the bushes a couple of years a go.

 

[jimva]

One simple request. Can everyone stop responding to Schizzle so we can get this thread back on topic. We have an amazing class coming in, arguable one of the best ever on paper, and we are debating nonsense with an individual who just wants to argue

 

[REB1094]

Decided to have fun and go look at the recent sub-100 recruits from 247. Out of the names I recognize:

Jalen Gaffney: mixed feelings. Fizzled hard but soph year was pretty good. But an FAU transfer does mean bust for a 4 star

Mamadou Diarra: not counting him for obvious reasons

Richie Springs: wouldn’t call him a bust because there was always 0 expectations for him

Javonte Brown Ferguson: left after 10 seconds

Brendan Adams: I thought he was fine. Not good but not horrible. Streaky as hell and was too trigger happy. 3* recruit so can’t really call him a bust. Decent AAC role player, couldn’t handle the BE

Terrence Samuel: will not remember anything about him except the big games he had in March to help us win a national championship. So that’s a W

Tyler Polley: great ROI and I hope Ross becomes a better version of Polley

Josh Carlton: I was actually a big anti-Carlton guy but he was solid

Phil Nolan: mostly facepalm moments but was a rotation player and occasional starter on a national championship team. So that’s a W

Christian Vital: don’t need to say anything. This programs limps into the BE without Christian Vital

Amida Brimah: national championship starter and DPOY level player despite his developmental struggles and limited bag

Rakim Lubin: not sure why I remember Lubin but I do. Ranked 408. Not applicable lol

Not even seeing Whaley on the list but Whaley.

With a staff that develops benchwarmers into DPOYs, and develops 6’9 centers into BE POY front runners, I really don’t think it’s unreasonable to think Singare will be a solid backup C at worst

 

[superjohn]

Decided to have fun and go look at the recent sub-100 recruits from 247. Out of the names I recognize:

Jalen Gaffney: mixed feelings. Fizzled hard but soph year was pretty good. But an FAU transfer does mean bust for a 4 star

Mamadou Diarra: not counting him for obvious reasons

Richie Springs: wouldn’t call him a bust because there was always 0 expectations for him

Javonte Brown Ferguson: left after 10 seconds

Brendan Adams: I thought he was fine. Not good but not horrible. Streaky as hell and was too trigger happy. 3* recruit so can’t really call him a bust. Decent AAC role player, couldn’t handle the BE

Terrence Samuel: will not remember anything about him except the big games he had in March to help us win a national championship. So that’s a W

Tyler Polley: great ROI and I hope Ross becomes a better version of Polley

Josh Carlton: I was actually a big anti-Carlton guy but he was solid

Phil Nolan: mostly facepalm moments but was a rotation player and occasional starter on a national championship team. So that’s a W

Christian Vital: don’t need to say anything. This programs limps into the BE without Christian Vital

Amida Brimah: national championship starter and DPOY level player despite his developmental struggles and limited bag

Rakim Lubin: not sure why I remember Lubin but I do. Ranked 408. Not applicable lol

Not even seeing Whaley on the list but Whaley.

With a staff that develops benchwarmers into DPOYs, and develops 6’9 centers into BE POY front runners, I really don’t think it’s unreasonable to think Singare will be a solid backup C at worst

Whaley was ranked like 400th or something, going off of memory.

 

[metsfan2323]

We have had plenty of under the radar kids come here and flourish, a few of them centers. Jake Voskuhl, Hasheem Thabeet, Travis Knight, Hilton Armstrong come to mind. All 4 played in the NBA. Looks like Youssouf gets above the rim better than all 4 of those guys.

 

[superjohn]

For the Dying on a Hill category in this year's Boney Awards, I'd like to nominate myself (Tampering), @superjohn (Consensual), and @shizzle787 (This masterpiece). May the best Boneyarder win!

Join the discussion, tagging me in another thread is lame.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

we are debating nonsense

That's kind of our thing here...

 

[CL82]

Haha…ok, I wasn’t sure before, but after this post I’m POSITIVE you’re a troll.

Yeah, he’s like what 9800 posts in? If he’s a troll he’s playing a masterful long game. Just saying.

 

[Get a Job]

Join the discussion, tagging me in another thread is lame.

I was making a joke that references three threads. Where ever I posted it, I was going to be tagging two people in another thread. I have no comment on the substance of the arguments, just snark.

 

[BlueMAB]

Join the discussion, tagging me in another thread is lame.

 

[donyell34]

Gut feeling, we're going to love this kid. Lots of potential with a great attitude.

 

[Punkbo]

Will Shizzle sizzle or fizzle? Tune in at 11 for the latest!

Here’s my ever so slight contribution to the fizzle side.

It was1999 in UConn’s first NC. One of the moments etched in my memory was Soulemane Wane’s strip of Elton Brand and follow up basket. That play and the look on Brand’s face was priceless. That’s as well as you can do with a sub 100 player. Have a pivotal play in the most pivotal game that was significant in the most important game in UConn mens bb history.

This conversation belongs on Doggy Fizzle Televizzle. I’ll contact Snoop.

 

[ctchamps]

One simple request. Can everyone stop responding to Schizzle so we can get this thread back on topic. We have an amazing class coming in, arguable one of the best ever on paper, and we are debating nonsense with an individual who just wants to argue

He's being deliberately obtuse but the responses are gold. No better way to welcome in our 5th member of an incredible recruiting class than to have a thread that demonstrates the incredible UConn fandom and information called The Boneyard.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Gotta give it to Shizzle. Making a statement like "Nice kid. May need time to fully develop. I'd rather use last scholarship on a big man in the transfer portal who has already developed a post game in college is my preference." would be defensible. Plenty would disagree with the argument but it provides a clear preference.

 

[QuickDraw]

You're expecting us to win national titles regularly?

I was just thinking back to when I hoped that I would get to see them win just 1 in my life time, now with 4 and debating getting to 5, how spoiled have we become.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

For the Dying on a Hill category in this year's Boney Awards, I'd like to nominate myself (Tampering), @superjohn (Consensual), and @shizzle787 (This masterpiece). May the best Boneyarder win!

There was a good one with @HuskyWarrior611 against the world, last season, I think.

 

[Huskyforlife]

The best part of the portal is for schools like us, the players who don’t prove their talent level can go down immediately to schools that fit them better. Either Singare shows the staff his worth in practice, or we’ll help him find a new home when transfer big man X comes in. There’s no use being worried about it.

 

[connjah]

Post in thread 'Still waiting'
Still waiting

 

[donyell34]

He'll be more than worth it. He's going to get playing time sooner not later developing quicker than expected.

 

[Get a Job]

There was a good one with @HuskyWarrior611 against the world, last season, I think.

Oh yeah, he's a perennial contender for sure!