Former l participant Youssouf Singarè will return to Storrs this season, hoping to lastly carve out a rotation position on the third cease of his journeyman faculty profession.
Singarè, who performed at Excessive Level final season, appeared on the r this week as a beforehand unannounced addition. The Seahawks will journey to Gampel Pavilion on Nov. 9, serving as a uncommon purchase recreation on UConn's ultra-competitive nonconference schedule.
Born in Mali, Singarè sprouted right into a 6-foot-10 middle and a top-150 prospect, in accordance with the 247Sports Composite rankings, after a profitable prep season at Our Saviour Lutheran within the Bronx, selecting UConn over gives from BYU and a number of other Massive East rivals to spherical out Dan Hurley's loaded "Fab 5" 2023 class, which included Stephon Fort, Solo Ball, Jaylin Stewart and Jayden Ross.
Singarè failed to attain the identical success as his friends in Storrs, logging simply 87 complete minutes throughout two seasons earlier than getting into the switch portal in March 2025. His most impactful efficiency for UConn probably got here within the 2024-25 Massive East opener in opposition to Xavier, which beginning middle Samson Johnson missed as a consequence of concussion protocol, permitting Singarè to log 4 factors and a pair of rebounds in eight minutes of motion because the Huskies staved off the Musketeers in time beyond regulation.
A drop all the way down to the mid-major ranks solely yielded a small bump in enjoying time, as Singarè averaged 7.8 minutes per recreation for Excessive Level final season. Singarè appeared in each of Excessive Level's 2026 NCAA Match video games, together with a Spherical of 64 upset over No. 5 seed Wisconsin, grabbing a rebound and a steal in 12 minutes.
The West African native has scored 12 of his 22 tried discipline targets throughout his faculty years, however he's struggled to curb his excessive turnover share and foul charge throughout his restricted cameos.
Hurley started his head teaching profession at Wagner, incomes a step as much as Rhode Island after posting a 25-6 (13-3) document throughout his second yr on the Staten Island faculty. Singarè isn't the one Connecticut connection on Wagner's roster, with Waterbury native Tajae Jones and former Fairfield participant Cam Estevez additionally making the early-November journey to Storrs.
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