CONNECTICUT ELITE CAMP NOTES
August 4, 2008
It is a very big recruiting time at Connecticut with the second annual Jim Calhoun Elite Camp in the UConn campus. Some of the biggest names on the recruiting landscape were in attendance as the Elite Camp Gives Top Recruits a Good Look at the Huskies (Norwich Bulletin).
Daniel Orton, a 6-foot-10, 267 pound center from Oklahoma might be the biggest name at the camp. Orton has pared his school list down to UCLA, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Kentucky and Connecticut and might follow the new trend, fashioned by Tyreke Evans, of waiting until the spring to make a decision.
Another impressive prospect on hand was St. Anthony’s shooting guard Dominic Cheek, who told the Norwich Bulletin that the Huskies will ‘definitely’ be among his top choices as Cheek Works on Cutting List (ZagsBlog.net) and, along with coach Calhoun offering a comparison to Ray Allen, the chance to play with Kemba Walker intrigues Cheek very much. Cheek and Walker formed a bond while playing with the USA U-18 team earlier this summer and Cheek May Follow Walker to UConn (Connecticut Post). Of course, Cheek is also close to the other U-18 point guard, Maalik Wayns, who has committed to Villanova. Cheek indicated that the Wildcats, along with the Huskies, Tennessee, Wake Forest and Kansas will make the pared down list of schools he will consider, among others.
Other Elite Camp Notes (Hartford Courant) mentions that the Husky staff is very high on Walker’s former Rice HS teammate Durand Scott and believe the 6-foot-4 swing man can make as much of an immediate impact as Cheek.
Patrick Young, a 6-foot-9 big man from Florida will transfer to the Winchendon School and is very high on Connecticut. Young will re-classify into the class of 2010, so he is still wide open in the recruiting process. Another Florida stud from the class of 2010 was expected to make the trip, but after a deep run (championship) in the AAU Nationals, Brandon Knight decided taking a break from the AAU and camp circuit was a better idea.
As for the Current Huskies, Jonathan Mandeldove, Craig Austrie (showing off an improved physique) and Stanley Robinson, although not currently part of the team, worked as counselors at the camp on Sunday. AJ Price looked very good in a workout with a team trainer. Kemba Walker’s passing ability drew a Marcus Williams comparison from coach Jim Calhoun.
It is a very big recruiting time at Connecticut with the second annual Jim Calhoun Elite Camp in the UConn campus. Some of the biggest names on the recruiting landscape were in attendance as the Elite Camp Gives Top Recruits a Good Look at the Huskies (Norwich Bulletin).
Daniel Orton, a 6-foot-10, 267 pound center from Oklahoma might be the biggest name at the camp. Orton has pared his school list down to UCLA, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Kentucky and Connecticut and might follow the new trend, fashioned by Tyreke Evans, of waiting until the spring to make a decision.
Another impressive prospect on hand was St. Anthony’s shooting guard Dominic Cheek, who told the Norwich Bulletin that the Huskies will ‘definitely’ be among his top choices as Cheek Works on Cutting List (ZagsBlog.net) and, along with coach Calhoun offering a comparison to Ray Allen, the chance to play with Kemba Walker intrigues Cheek very much. Cheek and Walker formed a bond while playing with the USA U-18 team earlier this summer and Cheek May Follow Walker to UConn (Connecticut Post). Of course, Cheek is also close to the other U-18 point guard, Maalik Wayns, who has committed to Villanova. Cheek indicated that the Wildcats, along with the Huskies, Tennessee, Wake Forest and Kansas will make the pared down list of schools he will consider, among others.
Other Elite Camp Notes (Hartford Courant) mentions that the Husky staff is very high on Walker’s former Rice HS teammate Durand Scott and believe the 6-foot-4 swing man can make as much of an immediate impact as Cheek.
Patrick Young, a 6-foot-9 big man from Florida will transfer to the Winchendon School and is very high on Connecticut. Young will re-classify into the class of 2010, so he is still wide open in the recruiting process. Another Florida stud from the class of 2010 was expected to make the trip, but after a deep run (championship) in the AAU Nationals, Brandon Knight decided taking a break from the AAU and camp circuit was a better idea.
As for the Current Huskies, Jonathan Mandeldove, Craig Austrie (showing off an improved physique) and Stanley Robinson, although not currently part of the team, worked as counselors at the camp on Sunday. AJ Price looked very good in a workout with a team trainer. Kemba Walker’s passing ability drew a Marcus Williams comparison from coach Jim Calhoun.
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