Corey Floyd Jr. commits to UConn
Athletic combo guard from New Jersey has Big East pedigree
Corey Floyd Jr., a physically strong, athletic combo guard with Big East pedigree, has committed to UConn.
Floyd, a junior at Roselle Catholic in New Jersey, is the Huskies’ first Class of 2022 commit.
Roselle Catholic head coach Dave Boff has known Floyd since Floyd used to hang around Roselle’s practices as a sixth-grader.
“He’s a great kid, he really is,” Boff said. “I feel like I’ve had the opportunity to watch him grow, both as a basketball player and as a person. That’s cool for me. Just a great kid from a great family, a conscientious student, a leader by example always, this year turning into more of a leader, vocally. But he always led by example with how hard he plays and the way he handles himself.”
Floyd, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, is a 6-foot-4, 205-pound combo guard who has worked hard on his point guard skills.
“He’s been developing that part of his game for the last couple of years, trending in that direction, continuing to work on that this year,” Boff noted. “Certainly comfortable now with the ball in his hands, and also playing off the ball, coming off screens.”
“He’s a very unique combination right now of a high level of skill, very powerful strength-wise and buildwise, and has elite athleticism. That’s a rare combination, certainly at the high school level.”
Floyd’s father, Corey Floyd Sr., played two seasons at Providence from 1990-92, averaging 6.1 points per game. He went up against Dan Hurley’s Seton