UConn Basketball Recruits

6’6″ German Forward Niels Giffey : Highlights (Update)

by Mike Grant June 1, 2010

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant is reporting that Niels Giffey, a 6’6″ forward from Germany, is on campus. UPDATE – So apparently Mike Anthony’s info was off, and Giffey didn’t actually visit until now.  Good news, he committed, reportedly choosing the Huskies over Gonzaga, UCLA, Michigan and Louisville. The reports now have Giffey at [...]

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Huskies to Host NCAA Regional in Norwich

by Mike Grant May 31, 2010

So, the Huskies fell to St. John’s 3-0 on Sunday.  The offense could only muster 4 hits, none of which came in the same inning.  I’m not surprised, UConn left it all on the field Saturday night in order to reach Sunday’s final.   Game 2 vs Rutgers finished after midnight, and with the Final slated [...]

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Tyree Graham to visit?

by Mike Grant April 26, 2010

A source close to the situation said that shooting guard Tyree Graham, a Junior College standout in North Carolina, could be visiting UConn in the near future.  Graham was a three star recruit coming out of high school, and had scholarship offers from Wake Forest, Virgina Tech,  Baylor, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Clemson and South Carolina.  Graham committed [...]

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CJ Leslie to Visit

by Mike Grant April 23, 2010

C.J. Leslie | PF    Rank: #11     Hometown Holly Springs, NC High School Word of God Christian Academy Position rank Power Forward # 5 Height 6’9″ Weight 205 lbs.   According to a tweet Thursday night, C.J. Leslie, the 4# power forward in the class of 2010 according to Rivals.com,  will be visiting UConn this [...]

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Napier Opening Eyes…

by Mike Grant April 11, 2010

Shabazz Napier is lighting it up at  the Boo Williams Invitational, knocking down 11…yes ELEVEN, three pointers en route a game high 37 points in a Friday night match-up vs The Family.  He followed that up with a 21 point, 4 assist performance on Saturday. Rivals.com’s Brian Snow was on hand Friday night and had this to say [...]

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