Majok on visit

Recruit Ater Majok is in Storrs and started his official visit with UConn this morning. He'll be on campus through Friday, in which time the Huskies will host both him and his mentor/coach Ed Smith with the possibility of securing a verbal commitment from the 6-foot-10 Sudanese transplant before he leaves.

The Huskies will have a workout tonight at Gampel Pavilion of which Majok is expected to attend.

As widely reported, UConn is considered a frontrunner for Majok, who has been touted as an instant-impact player with a 7-foot-4 wing span and solid mix of both an inside and outside game. He was born in Sudan, moved to Egypt and has lived in Australia for the past eight years. UConn has an advantage in UConn assistant Andre LaFleur, who has been good friends with Smith for nearly 15 years. LaFleur played and coached in Australia for 12 years, and in that time he coached at the pro level, bringing some of Smith's players onto his team. He also started a traveling basketball team called the Wizards of Oz, in which the two men both shared coaching duties.