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By ADAM ZAGORIA
James Bouknight, the 6-foot-5, 185-pound shooting guard from the MacDuffie School (MA) and the PSA Cardinals, committed to UConn on Tuesday following his official visit this past weekend. It is his 18th birthday.
Bouknight, who returned just before Peach Jam from a torn meniscus suffered in January, also visited Miami and Virginia Tech.
Coach Dan Hurley and company have made Bouknight a priority recruit, watching him at MacDuffie last week before the visit.
“[Their message is] to come in and have huge role,” Bouknight told ZAGSBLOG. “They want me to come in and be an impact player right away. Play lots of minutes and help UConn get back to where it needs to be.”
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By ADAM ZAGORIA
James Bouknight, the 6-foot-5, 185-pound shooting guard from the MacDuffie School (MA) and the PSA Cardinals, took his first official visit to Virginia Tech this week.
“The visit went well,” he said. “I had a good time, they have a nice campus and a great staff. I like what they have to offer there.”
With Buzz Williams’ program losing several seniors, Bouknight could play a key role.
“I would have a big role,” he said. “They have four seniors leaving so there’s a lot of playing time. But I’m still going to continue to go on theses visits. I still haven’t made any decisions.”
Bouknight, who returned just before Peach Jam from a torn meniscus suffered in January, next visits Miami (Sept. 7-9) and UConn (Sept. 14-16).
He has a final five of Virginia Tech, Miami, VCU, Indiana and UConn.
Final 5 @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/nvtdoJWrWH
— James (@jam3s210) August 10, 2018
“Most of the schools recruiting me right now said I’ll come in and play right away and I’ll be an impact player so that’s mostly the schools I’m looking at,” he said recently.
By ADAM ZAGORIA
James Bouknight, the 6-foot-5, 185-pound shooting guard from the MacDuffie School (MA) and the PSA Cardinals, cut his list to five on Friday after impressing high-major coaches during the last few weeks.
Bouknight, who returned just before Peach Jam from a torn meniscus suffered in January, is now down to Virginia Tech, Miami, VCU, Indiana and UConn.
He has official visits planned to Virginia Tech (Aug. 26-28), Miami (Sept. 7-9) and UConn (Sept. 14-16).
Final 5 @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/nvtdoJWrWH
— James (@jam3s210) August 10, 2018
“Most of the schools recruiting me right now said I’ll come in and play right away and I’ll be an impact player so that’s mostly the schools I’m looking at,” the Brooklyn native said Wednesday by phone.
