STORRS – UConn had a fruitful spring on the recruiting circuit, drawing on the vast pool of transfers out there to land three significant, experienced players - and begin the gathering Class of 2016 high school recruits.
Rodney Purvis, in this his third year on campus, has often filled the role of Husky host with the most – theone waiting, smiling on the front porch to greet the prospective new teammates and families and make them feel like old friends. Shabazz Napier, he says, did that for him and he pays it forward.
"The main thing here is, we just try to preach family," Purvis was saying Monday afternoon, after shooting a few baskets in the Werth Center.