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On a scouting trip in the summer of 2013, the legendary University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach entered a state of panic when he realized a player he had been scribbling notes on would be entering Grade 12 — not Grade 11 — that fall.
The player, who excelled at both guard positions, was “advanced” in Auriemma’s mind, someone who could make an immediate impact at UConn as a freshman in 2014-15.
Kia Nurse, the curly-haired, wide-grinning superstar of a Hamilton high school team, was her name — and Auriemma almost let her slip away.
“I just kind of filed her away as someone who would be really good (to pursue) in the future,” Auriemma said. “Then, later on, someone said, ‘Hey, how come you’re not recruiting this kid Kia Nurse?’ ”
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/16/uconn-huskies-guard-kia-nurse-is-the-one
The player, who excelled at both guard positions, was “advanced” in Auriemma’s mind, someone who could make an immediate impact at UConn as a freshman in 2014-15.
Kia Nurse, the curly-haired, wide-grinning superstar of a Hamilton high school team, was her name — and Auriemma almost let her slip away.
“I just kind of filed her away as someone who would be really good (to pursue) in the future,” Auriemma said. “Then, later on, someone said, ‘Hey, how come you’re not recruiting this kid Kia Nurse?’ ”
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/16/uconn-huskies-guard-kia-nurse-is-the-one