Espinoza-Hunter Leaving Blair Academey Return to Ossining HS

[Wbbfan1]

UConn-bound Andra Espinoza-Hunter returns to Ossining

Wants to spend more time with her Grandmother who has ALS Disease.

 

[JordyG]

AEH making a decision she'll never regret. Hold your loved ones close and they'll always stay in your heart.

 

[Kaizen]

Sheis a nice UConn girl... always cares her family

 

[MilfordHusky]

I was wondering why her motivation was. That's a VERY good reason.

 

[Geew1992]

Typical Uconn girl!!

 

[Purduke]

Better reason than Jason Groome's. For her sake, if NYS sports bureaucrats are like those in NJ, I hope she handles the transfer process the "right way" so she doesn't lose half of next season to some rule violation.

 

[BigBird]

Character? Heart? Wisdom? Values? So impressive. Here's wishing her and her family nothing but the very best.

 

[Kibitzer]

Instead of being away from home and family at a prep school in New Jersey, she will be home in Ossining and:

- close to ailing paternal grandmother;
- back with a top notch coach (Ricci);
- close to both parents, though separated; and,
- close enough to Connecticut to see an occasional UConn game.
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I like to think that her local family (including grandmother) plus some from Storrs will give her a boost from the bleachers at home games.

 

[Blakeon18]

Well...I certainly hope to see Ossining play next March at Hudson Valley CC if they make it that far in the state championships [semis/finals there].
No NYC team allowed till the next weekend in Albany when the city public champ and city private champ come up to play the state winner.

Blast from the past: I saw Ossining play Cicero North [Stewie] at HVCC. I knew that some 7th grader was on the Ossining team but only had eyes for Stewie and Ossining senior Saniya. Top 3 performance all time when i was actually in the gym....Breanna had 42/24. After about 3 minutes it was 10-0 with Stewie hitting a three/a post-up, blocking a few etc. Some nearby Ossining rooters kinda shook their heads and even though 29 minutes were left, they knew the game was over.

Hope Andra has a wonderful year on and off the court.

Hmm...isn't there an elite underclass kid we are looking at from Long Island? It would be nice to see Ossining square off against her team

 

[CocoHusky]

Hmm...isn't there an elite underclass kid we are looking at from Long Island?

You are probably thinking of Danielle Cosgrove of Sachem East. Not sure if UCONN is looking at her but per @CoachBill she is looking at UCONN.

 

[CoachBill]

You are probably thinking of Danielle Cosgrove of Sachem East. Not sure if UCONN is looking at her but per @CoachBill she is looking at UCONN.

at minimal... UConn staff viewed / evaluated 6'4" 2018 Long Islander Danielle Cosgrove during the Spring
( Boo Williams / EYBL event )

 

[BroadwayVa]

UConn-bound Andra Espinoza-Hunter returns to Ossining

Wants to spend more time with her Grandmother who has ALS Disease.

 

[B BLOCK]

Well...I certainly hope to see Ossining play next March at Hudson Valley CC if they make it that far in the state championships [semis/finals there].
No NYC team allowed till the next weekend in Albany when the city public champ and city private champ come up to play the state winner.

Blast from the past: I saw Ossining play Cicero North [Stewie] at HVCC. I knew that some 7th grader was on the Ossining team but only had eyes for Stewie and Ossining senior Saniya. Top 3 performance all time when i was actually in the gym....Breanna had 42/24. After about 3 minutes it was 10-0 with Stewie hitting a three/a post-up, blocking a few etc. Some nearby Ossining rooters kinda shook their heads and even though 29 minutes were left, they knew the game was over.

Hope Andra has a wonderful year on and off the court.

Hmm...isn't there an elite underclass kid we are looking at from Long Island? It would be nice to see Ossining square off against her team

The game you speak of was in 2012 and yes Andra was a 7th grader. Saniya however was only a Junior. Stewie was a Senior, thank goodness.
In 2013 Saniya lead Ossining to the first of its' 4 consecutive(and counting) NYS Class AA State Championships. Andra was an 8th grader on that team. After 8th grade she was stolen away by Fame and Fortune Prep in Blairstown, NJ.
The Ossining fan base is very glad to have her home for her Senior year of high school and she should be a major, major contributor to the Ossining team as they STRIVE FOR FIVE!!!!!

PS, in 2012 Ossining won all quarters but the first, too bad it wasn't Medal play, LOL.