I had not heard that myself we will just have to wait and see.
It's looking really good for Acaden Lewis and Caleb Wilson to UK
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I saw Darius Adams publicly asked Mullins, Lewis and Reibe to join him at UCONN.
Are they supposed to be a package?
Are they supposed to be a package?
No, but obviously they could still end up at the same place.
Gonna suck if we lose Wilson to UNC. That would be two times Pope got beat by UNC, the first being in that 1995 Elite Eight game.
Please finish this one, Coach.
Please finish this one, Coach.
Are you tallking about the game where Walter McCarty got T'd up because Andre Riddick grabbed Rasheed Wallace by the neck in retaliation for a flagrant elbow?
As of this moment nothing mentioned about a commitment to them. So this is good. If we see pope visiting Wilson this week or having some conversations with him I'll be feeling a lot more optimistic
It is all about NIL now . Who can pay the most for the players. School names don't mean that much anymore.
This was what was on ESPN
"Darius is a high-level guard who impacts the game in a variety of ways," La Lumiere coach Pat Holmes said. "A true three-level scorer, Darius has the ability to score off the bounce and off the catch. His scoring prowess and shot creation does a great job of setting up his opportunities to facilitate for teammates. Defensively, Darius will compete with the best of them. He has an edge and toughness to his game that translates to every level of basketball, and I think it's why teammates love playing with him."
The Huskies are squarely in the mix for several high-level high school seniors to add to their class. Adams mentioned he wants Braylon Mullins (No. 24), Eric Reibe (No. 23), Acaden Lewis (No. 28) and Niko Bundalo (No. 25) to join him in Storrs, while UConn is also pursuing Nate Ament (No. 4).
"Darius is a high-level guard who impacts the game in a variety of ways," La Lumiere coach Pat Holmes said. "A true three-level scorer, Darius has the ability to score off the bounce and off the catch. His scoring prowess and shot creation does a great job of setting up his opportunities to facilitate for teammates. Defensively, Darius will compete with the best of them. He has an edge and toughness to his game that translates to every level of basketball, and I think it's why teammates love playing with him."
The Huskies are squarely in the mix for several high-level high school seniors to add to their class. Adams mentioned he wants Braylon Mullins (No. 24), Eric Reibe (No. 23), Acaden Lewis (No. 28) and Niko Bundalo (No. 25) to join him in Storrs, while UConn is also pursuing Nate Ament (No. 4).
Well we need to pony up the NIL. Don't be cheap.
And UNC is a poor example of your last sentence. They have a huge name like UK and are probably a bigger brand in the modern era.
Based on that description alone, not sure why his commitment to UConn wouldn’t take them out of the running for Mullins the same way Jasper took us out of the running for him.
Pope beat UNC for Jasper.
Good point. So he's 1-1 right now. 2-1 if he lands Wilson.
If we lose him we are still in the running for Chris Cenac , who some believe will be a more effective player on the college level.
Sorry I am not giving any to NIL because I don't believe it is right and besides there are people in NC, Eastern Tenn and SC who are more in need right now because they have lost everything even love ones.
I'm talking about the Richie riches, not the average fan. 100% agree it is not our responsibility to pay athletes salaries.
I agree. Our revenue has sky rocketed by almost $1 million per year, while our payments for a head coach have decreased dramatically by around $3 million per year.
Our total revenue usually hovers just short of $35 million for basketball. That along with the underpayment to Pope, and the $5 million in NIL should be more than enough to compensate the players.
Is this what your posts are going to be like every time we lose a recruit? Those days are over man. Who cares if we don't get the very best of the best... Winning the # 1 recruiting class does not get you anything of value except a lot less money in your NIL. I don't think they hang banners for recruiting wins... If they did then hell Calapari would have surpassed UCLA a long time ago. It actuall requires a hell of a coach and roster management and personalities.
100%, bring in 1-2 5* players and a 3-4 4* players who will play for 3-4 years. This has been what UCONN, Villanova etc have done and been so successful wit. You need an experienced team
That’s false. UNC, UCLA, Kansas, Duke are still running CBB. Alabama, Texas, Michigan etc is still running football. School names matter, because those big brands usually have the NIL departments to pay players.
Not saying this to be negative….but I wonder what the % of guys that visit a Big Blue Madness actually commit to UK?
There was a time when it was huge . I’m thinking Rhodes, Prickett, and McArty all committed the day after BBM . But as time has gone by other schools have something similar and kids (and handlers) weigh their decisions more .
Considering he was on his Duke visit, this could be the “chess match “ Pope was referring to. Who knows.
I took it to mean Wilson. If I remember the conversation correctly, he had canceled on Jack and Sean the day before they actually taped, which was also the day we heard about Caleb and family going to UNC for the weekend. Of course like anything else, I could be completely wrong. I want to be very clear, I have 0 connections. I am guessing like 99.9% of everyone else
.Quotes from Wilson’s dad.
Adding to the positive sentiment of him choosing to visit this weekend/BBM is that his birthday is Friday and he’s still choosing to attend.
Let’s hope he makes a commitment video soon there after and gets to work on a PF/SF combo or one of each
To me that has to be good news