Sources: 4-star G Adams decommits from UConn

Jeff BorzelloApr 19, 2025, 02:52 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting expert.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Top-30 senior Darius Adams has actually decommitted from UConn and will be approved a release from his letter of intent, sources informed ESPN on Saturday.Adams was one of three McDonald’s All Americans in the Huskies’

  2025 class, along with luxury guard Braylon Mullins and top-25 center Eric Reibe.A 6-foot-5 combo guard from New Jersey who attends La Lumiere School(Indiana)

  , Adams committed to UConn in September. He chose the Huskies over Michigan State and Tennessee while also being pursued by Alabama.Editor’s Picks 2 Related”Darius is a top-level guard who affects the game in a variety of methods,”La Lumiere coach Pat

  Holmes informed ESPN

  ‘s Paul Biancardi in the fall.” A real three-level scorer, Darius has the ability to score off the bounce and off the catch. His scoring expertise and shot creation does a great job of setting up his opportunities to facilitate for colleagues. Defensively, Darius will compete with the best of them. He has an edge and durability to his game that equates to every level of basketball, and I think it’s why colleagues love playing with him.”UConn’s predicted boundary rotation for the 2025-26 season was getting crowded, which likely contributed to Adams ‘decision. Solo Ball(14.4 PPG )is set to return to the lineup, while Mullins and Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr. (13.5 PPG) are likely to start. The Huskies likewise landed Dayton transfer Malachi Smith (10.4 PPG), providing an experienced backup.Coach Dan Hurley also revives Jayden Ross( 2.4 PPG )for depth on the wings, while including Australia native Jacob Furphy.Even without Adams, UConn still has several top-25 employees in the very same recruiting class for the first time because the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007.