Summer in Storrs

7/30/08


Calhoun's second go at running his "elite basketball camp" will begin at Gampel this Sunday and Monday. Looks to be a great recruiting tool used by some of the big hitters in the college game.

Attendee Updates
: Dominic Cheek (pictured), the 6-foot-5 guard out of St. Anthony's (scout's # 11 in the Class of 2009) will be attending. Cheek, you will recall, teamed with Kemba on the U.S. U-18 team in Argentina and the two apparently "developed a good rapport." I think a lot of people have developed a good rapport with Dom, but his attendance would be encouraging.

Jordan Hamilton
(2009 scout's # 14), the 6-7 forward out of Compton, California, will not be attending the camp. He should be in Storrs on an unofficial visit in late August, however.

Some others who are scheduled to appear (scout overall rankings listed for their class if available):

  • UConn 2009 commits Alex Oriakhi (#22) and Jamaal Coombs (#51) from the Tilton School in New Hampshire
  • Daniel Orton (#10, 2009), a 6-9, 260, Center from Bishop McGuinness High in Oklahoma City. This defensive beast has offers from Kansas, Ohio State and Oklahoma
  • Durand Scott (#27, 2009), a 6-5 combo guard out of Rice High in the Bronx
  • Phil Pressey (#33, 2010), a 5-8 junior point guard out of Cushing Acadmey in Massachusetts (the son of ex-Buck Paul Pressey)
  • Brandon Knight (#5, 2010), a 6-3 PG from Fort Lauderdale. Top-ranked point guard in 2010 class
  • Patrick Young (NR, 2010), a 6-10 Center out of Jacksonville who is garnering some mid level ACC interest (V-tech, Florida State)
  • Andre Drummond (2011), a 6-9 sophomore from Middletown, who attends Capital Prep, is generating plenty of local interest at the Hartford Pro-Am this summer
Other notes from Storrs;
  • Calhoun just completed his 24th radiation treatment with nine more to go, the final one is set for Aug. 8
  • Calhoun to Borges on the 08-09 backcourt, "A.J. is my point guard, without question, but because maybe of some physical problems, and because of Kemba, he's got the same amount of work as anybody else. But the good thing is, they can all play together. We can play Craig (Austrie) at the 1 or 2, A.J. at the 1, maybe the 2, Kemba probably is a 1, Nate (Miles) is a 1, 2 or 3."
  • Stanley Robinson is currently taking a class at an Alabama community college. He'll take two more courses over the fall, and if all goes well, would be welcomed back at UConn for the second semester. Scholarship wise, Robinson would have to pay his own way, but as a full-qualifier he would get nearly a full ride. That would be a very odd situation, never heard of such a thing...stay tuned.
  • Interestingly, Andrew Bynum has asked to play in Calhoun's charity all-star game at Mohegan, JC said, "I appreciated Bynum's interest, but it ended up not being the best thing to do. It's been a UConn thing."Borges Blog for full reports
BD

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