Once considered a top-10 player nationally, DeAndre Daniels averaged 3 points and 2.1 rebounds during a disappointing freshman season at UConn.

"I wasn't myself and I never played my game and just played like a robot half the time," Daniels says. "I didn't know when to shoot or how to shoot or when to pass or dribble or do any of that stuff. I played like a robot. I was just confused."

Daniels sometimes shot around in Gampel Pavilion after night games last season.

"It was never lack of work," Daniels said. "Just a lack of confidence."

Kevin Ollie intends to use the 6-foot-8 Daniels at power forward this season.

"When we secure the basketball, with DeAndre at the four, I don't think there are too many teams in America that can keep up with him," Ollie says.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes committed to Florida State on Saturday.

Illinois and Connecticut were the other two finalists for Rathan-Mayes, who is ranked as a top-25 player in the class of 2013.

Rathan-Mayes' father, Tharon Mayes, played for Florida State from 1987 until 1990.

Rathan-Mayes' commitment has a ripple effect, as he is very close to Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is the top recruit in the class of 2014 and is expected to select between Florida State and Kentucky.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes will announce his college destination Saturday from his Toronto home.

Rathan-Mayes’ finalists are Illinois, Connecticut and Florida State.

Brandon Austin will visit Providence this weekend followed by a visit to Connecticut next weekend.

Austin, a 6-foot-6 forward, is also considering UCLA, Georgetown and Texas.