UConnReport - UConn Basketball lands four-star transfer guard Cam Spencer
Huskies get major immediate boost with Spencer's commitment

Speaking of the leader, I see they have Spencer (# 15 overall) as the 3rd highest rated transfer portal player coming into the Big East next year.....in their Top 100 portal rankings.... Nahiem Alleyne is not in the top 100 BTW, 1 of 5 Big East transfer moves they rate as" next in line". So they consider Cam a big upgrade. Also looks like Nahiem may have transferred into another bench role at St. Johns ( with 3 guards ranked ahead of him) , which I would guess was not his plan.![]()
Sources: UConn lands sharpshooter Spencer
Rutgers transfer guard Cam Spencer, one of the premier shooters in college basketball, committed to UConn on Tuesday night, sources told ESPN.www.espn.com
One other thing regarding upgrades....time will tell, but they rate Spencer way higher than......Speaking of the leader, I see they have Spencer (# 15 overall) as the 3rd highest rated transfer portal player coming into the Big East next year.....in their Top 100 portal rankings.. So they consider Cam a big upgrade.
His take on the Spencer fit, Uconn overall and the Big East.Here is the Fanta report- he calls the Spencer sign a "home run". ........ and cohort Rob Dauster:
We'll see, as Dauster said not an athletic guy (like Timberlake looked), but Cam must have some of that sneaky quickness on D, like Nadav (best ever by far) did back in the day. Who would lull you to sleep and then make a break to the ball, for those who don't remember.Between the Dauster podcast and the Hurley comments in the article above, the feeling seems to be that Spencer will be a plus defender. Here is something to consider: Spencer averaged twice as many steals last year as Hawkins and Joey C COMBINED. Think about that.
Nadav Henefeld still has the UConn single season steals record of 138 (3.7 per game) in 1989-90. The dude had really long arms, got into the passing lanes and he probably tipped away as many passes as he stole. Here is the top 10:Well see, as Dauster said not an athletic guy (like Timberlake looked), but Cam must have some of that sneaky quickness on D, like Nadav (best ever by far) did back in the day. Who would lull you to sleep and then make a break to the ball, for those who don't remember.
1. | Nadav Henefeld, 1989-90 | 138 |
2. | Scott Burrell, 1990-91 | 112 |
3. | Bobby Dulin, 1979-80 | 83 |
4. | Doron Sheffer, 1993-94 | 79 |
5. | Christian Vital, 2019-20 | 78 |
6. | Kemba Walker, 2010-11 | 77 |
7. | Scott Burrell, 1991-92 | 75 |
8. | Tate George, 1989-90 | 74 |
9. | Shabazz Napier, 2013-14 | 73 |
10. | Caron Butler, 2001-02 | 71 |