DeAndre Daniels commits to UConn

by Andrew Porter on Jun 7, 2011 5:49 PM EDT in UConn Huskies Basketball

DeAndre Daniels, the newest member of UConn's 2011 class. (Photo courtesy IMG Academy)

DeAndre Daniels, a four-star power forward from Woodland Hills, California has committed to play at UConn this fall. Daniels checks in at 6'7" and will be joining Jeremy Lamb as a threat on the wing. Rivals.com has him as a five-star recruit and ranks him as the 10th best player in his class and the 3rd best small forward. He is rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com. He's ranked 29th in his class and is the seventh-ranked power foward.

He's coming to UConn after a year at IMG academy and at one point seemed like he was headed for Texas. He was also considering Kansas, Duke and Oregon.

Daniel's is one half of a (recruiting-penalty reduced) 2011 class. He will join four-star point guard Ryan Boatright in Storrs next year.

The decision was announced on IMG's website. Click the link for more information and to see a video interview with Daniels.

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It's June and we get a

commitment from a 4-5 star recruit for next year? Sounds like a coup! Sign me up!

"The worst thing you can do, at least this is what my friends tell me, is to come after me," Calhoun said. "I'm usually better at coming out of the corner than I am up on the pedestal. I haven't been on many pedestals, by the way. I'm a natural underdog, I guess -- sometimes for no apparent reason. And if I can't be the underdog, I'll make myself the underdog, somehow or other."

by uconncountry on Jun 7, 2011 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

Damn You!

Kidding…

Congrats. I thought we had a shot.

Barking Carnival

by Drew Dunlevie on Jun 7, 2011 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

This is an ENORMOUS get.

Daniels isn’t like Darius Smith or other recent late-in-the-game commits who just pop in to fill the roster—he sounds more like the Charlie V type of late-in-the-kids. Wow.

I can see UConn going Shabazz-Lamb-Daniels-Scoe the Show-Oriahki in a ridiculous length, defend, rebound and fast-break type of lineup (all depending on the kid’s actual game, of course. Just throwing out possibilities).

Don’t love that the two services have him so far apart in the rankings (5-star, 10th, 4-star, 29th). Let’s hope he doesn’t break his verbal, as he’s done in the past. It’s too late for him to do that, though.

So pumped.

Fold the football program, and deposit monies previously budgeted for said program into a savings account in Coach Calbertus Magnus's name.

by gxpanos on Jun 7, 2011 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, Texas blog has a bit on him (he committed there in 2009 and decommitted last summer)

Apparently instead of having a letter of intent he’ll just sign a financial aid statement which does lock him in. Brandon Knight did the same thing last year for Kentucky.

TheUConnBlog.com

by Andrew Porter on Jun 7, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Technically, he could go elsewhere

Financial aid commitments bind the school, not the player. But Daniels informed the other coaches, so that’s irrelevant.

by BobInHouston on Jun 7, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Calhoun

He’s said recently he hasn’t made up his mind and is around 50/50 on next year. Wonder if that’s still the case. With the other offers Daniels has it’d be a little surprising for him to come here not knowing Calhoun’s plan.

TheUConnBlog.com

by Andrew Porter on Jun 7, 2011 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

I wouldn't be surprised if Calhoun

has been telling the recruits his plans for next year, while refraining from telling the media. I don’t see the strategy behind this, but Calhoun is a confusing man.

by uconncountry on Jun 7, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

The Rich Get Richer

Hopefully he busts and turns into a Terrelle Pryor who destroys your program and then leaves for the NBA.

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by seton hall and steelers on Jun 7, 2011 7:20 PM EDT reply actions

?

Sarcasm? Usually you are so nice when you visit…

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by derbyguy on Jun 7, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

some sarcasm but I just am sick of losing to you guys in Bball and the only way we will ever beat you is if your best players ruin your team

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