Daniels to.... UConn

by BobInHouston on Jun 7, 2011 5:08 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Basketball

The long, twisting recruitment of DeAndre Daniels has ended with the 6-7 wing committing to national champ Connecticut. Adam Zagoria posted last week that the Huskies had "reached out" to Daniels, and he committed today.

Daniels would have been a nice plug-in for the departed Jordan Hamilton on the wing, but his careful evaluation of his options, which went past the deadline for signing a national letter of intent, ended without a decision for either the Horns or Kansas. The Jayhawks had given a scholarship to Daniels' IMG teammate, Jamari Traylor, and a walk-on spot to another teammate.

Texas may still be pursuing former Wake Forest center Tony Woods, but there aren't many options left for roster additions for next season. If no one else comes in, Texas will have nine scholarship players, four under the limit.

The team will resemble the 2006-07 squad, which went most of the season with a seven-man rotation, six of whom were freshmen or redshirt freshmen. The difference, of course, is that none of this year's players will be named Kevin Durant.

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Compromise school.

by Scipio Tex on Jun 7, 2011 5:24 PM CDT reply actions

I think that’s a big part of it, as well as being absolutely, drop-dead sure that he’d never have to guard a power forward.

by Bob in Houston on Jun 7, 2011 5:31 PM CDT reply actions

Compromise school.

One of how many? Dude had more options than James Bond, and went through ’em just as fast.

Well, UConn should be good at least. Guess this means we see cheatin’ Calhoun for one mo’ year.

http://marchtomarch.fantake.com/2011/06/07/our-long-national-nightmare-is-over/

by jc25 on Jun 7, 2011 5:46 PM CDT reply actions

Calhoun = dirtier than used toilet paper covered with roaches in a dumpster.

by Agreer on Jun 7, 2011 7:41 PM CDT reply actions

I find it curious that twice in five years we have almost enough schollies sitting on the table to field a five-man team.

by Texoz on Jun 7, 2011 10:10 PM CDT reply actions

No shit Texoz. With some of the players that we have that haven’t amounted to anything, couldn’t we waste those schollies on someone to warm the bench.

by jinx on Jun 8, 2011 7:53 AM CDT reply actions