6th Grader Finishes Campus Visits, Selects UConn!

Lance Ringler could almost be filing for The Onion with his report on 11-year-old sixth grader Ben James committing to UConn Men's Golf for the fall of 2021.

This gave me a particularly good laugh:

“I think it’s going to be really fun to play on a team instead of as an individual because that’s how I play – it would be fun to have a team,” said James, who is a Connecticut basketball and football fan. “(Pezzino) is a great coach and fun to be around. The campus was beautiful and he showed me the workout room and practice facility. It was a really nice visit.”

James also made unofficial visits to Wake Forest and Duke and spoke with South Carolina and Clemson.

James’ father, Don, is an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University, a Division I school located in Fairfield, Conn., and member of the Northeast Conference.

“We see it as all positive, and he stays local and we will be able to watch him,” Don James said. “We have thought about it. It is an educational fit for us. Dave (Pezzino) is a great guy and coach. Ben will be close to home and we like to watch him play golf.”

And it goes on to talk about the coach's offer, etc... just comical stuff.