Athletic combo guard Prince Ali tweetnounced today that he’ll be attending our very own University of Connecticut (#bleedblue). I’ll give you a minute to get over how awesome that name is, and then we can get around to what that means for our on-court product.
It's been a long time coming I have officially committed to the university of Connecticut (Uconn) #bleedblue #HuskyNation
— Prince Ali (@Princesmoove23) November 25, 2013
Prince Ali (you have to use his full title, or it’s rude) is an explosive combo guard who loves to spin and scores a lot of points from the jump stop. If you’ve seen highlights of him, you’ll notice more than a few similarities to former Husky Jerome Dyson. He’s lanky, he gets off the ground in the hurry, and he’s got a knack for getting to the hoop. He’s also highly-regarded as a defender.
He needs more work as a playmaker, as most of his assists seem to be the “desperate heave across my body while I fly through the air” type, which don’t lend themselves well to consistency. He also needs to continue to develop his jump shot, which currently tends to run somewhere between “streaky” and “whoops.”
He’s rated as a four-star prospect on most of the mainstream independent scouting services, but if you look at the schools that have been recruiting him (he turned down offers from Georgetown, Nebraska, Illinois, and UCLA), it’s clear that scouts see something in there.
It’s not hard to guess what. Ali is a confident, aggressive scorer who can defend multiple positions and who possesses a point guard’s handle. Also, I heard that he’s strong as ten regular men, definitely.
Suck it, Georgetown!!!
Also, http://youtu.be/aEryAoLfnAA