More on Molly Bent via John A

[UConnCat]

Nice things to say about Breanna. I'm not surprised; Stewie is a terrific ambassador for UConn and women's basketball. Sounds like it was Marisa who first spotted her at the Deep South tournament. USF, Vandy and Kentucky showed interest.

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
By the time AAU Deep South tourney was over @molly_bent was being recruited by Vanderbilt, Kentucky, @USFWBB as well as #UConnwomen

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
As far as she can tell, @molly_bent says her #UConnwomen recruitment began by a chance sighting by @marisamoseley the UConn assistant

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
Within two days, @molly_bent was being watched by #UConnwomen entire staff as her team, the Rhode Island Breakers, played

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
Last Wednesday. @molly_bent visited UConn campus and spent the day with the program and players. She played pick-up for about 1 hour

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
During her visit, @molly_bent says she was very impressed about the time @bre_stewart30 took to talk to her and her family #UConnwomen

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
Last Wednesday. @molly_bent visited UConn campus and spent the day with the program and players. She played pick-up for about 1 hour

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
During her visit, @molly_bent says she was very impressed about the time @bre_stewart30 took to talk to her and her family #UConnwomen

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
"She (@bre_stewart30) was so nice, even though she's the best player in the country. She didn’t big-time a little recruit." @molly_bent

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3h3 hours ago
"She @bre_stewart30) took a lot of time to speak with my parents. I have nothing but good things to say about her.” @molly_bent #UConnwomen

 

[Huskies Rule]

Anytime we can do something to help UConn Women's Basketball while at the same time sticking it to that Vandy rat Melanie Balcomb - well, that's a great day.

 

[Kibitzer]

Geno's not-so-secret recruiting weapons are his players. Think how often a blue-chip recruit commits, then raves about the host UConn player who took her to class and otherwise befriended her. It works!

I especially recall how often that Caroline Doty and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis were praised as effective ambassadors for UConn wcbb.

 

[UcMiami]

Geno's not-so-secret recruiting weapons are his players. Think how often a blue-chip recruit commits, then raves about the host UConn player who took her to class and otherwise befriended her. It works!

I especially recall how often that Caroline Doty and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis were praised as effective ambassadors for UConn wcbb.

He also keeps them involved with the process - the players are consulted about the visits and if they give a thumbs down the coaches stop recruiting the player. He gives them ownership in the process.

 

[msf22b]

I've said it before…bears repeating
Marisa Mosely is one perceptive, articulate, imaginative coach.
Would not be surprised at all if she was recruited for an important head coaching job, even ours.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Last Wednesday. @molly_bent visited UConn campus and spent the day with the program and players. She played pick-up for about 1 hour

Thank God DT and Sue weren't playing that day!

 

[CocoHusky]

Thank God DT and Sue weren't playing that day!

Rocky I see where you are going with this but you do realize:
1) DT and Sue were in training camp maybe even playing games
2) There would have been absolutely nothing wrong, if Sue and DT were playing pickup at UCONN- The NCAA rule is that you can "occasionally" play pickup.

 

[Sonny44]

I've said it before…bears repeating
Marisa Mosely is one perceptive, articulate, imaginative coach.
Would not be surprised at all if she was recruited for an important head coaching job, even ours.

These things don't just happen just by people doing their jobs. I think Geno and staff go well beyond the call of duty. That's why we're great!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Rocky I see where you are going with this but you do realize:
1) DT and Sue were in training camp maybe even playing games
2) There would have been absolutely nothing wrong, if Sue and DT were playing pickup at UCONN- The NCAA rule is that you can "occasionally" play pickup.

I know Sue is playing. I know DT is being paid not to play. I know had they both been there and post-game joined an impromptu lunch of burgers and fries with the recruit in Geno's office, and you showed up with a "We Love You Molly" poster on the road out of town, all of that would be fine. I was just doing my "never let it die" thing.

 

[CocoHusky]

I've said it before…bears repeating
Marisa Mosely is one perceptive, articulate, imaginative coach.
Would not be surprised at all if she was recruited for an important head coaching job, even ours.

msf22b I just want to make sure when you say "even ours" you are talking about Marisa taking the UCONN job right?
The thought of her being elsewhere is very unsettling!

 

[Buzzyboy]

Geno's not-so-secret recruiting weapons are his players. Think how often a blue-chip recruit commits, then raves about the host UConn player who took her to class and otherwise befriended her. It works!

I especially recall how often that Caroline Doty and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis were praised as effective ambassadors for UConn wcbb.

The person I heard about most frequently really working to "sell" UConn basketball to potential recruits was KML. I have no doubt Caroline and many others, including Maya, have helped as well! Geno, Chris and the staff do a phenomenal job making a family environment for these girls and part of that is insuring they get the "right type" of recruits coming here, the ones that will contribute to that mindset.

 

[UcMiami]

msf22b I just want to make sure when you say "even ours" you are talking about Marisa taking the UCONN job right?
The thought of her being elsewhere is very unsettling!

It may happen soon - she is an impressive coach and should be under consideration when HC jobs open up. She does have a NE family connection so may be content to stay longer here.

 

[UcMiami]

I am always a little wary of using that 'family atmosphere' identifier because it has been used in the past as 'code' for 'we are aggressively hetero' which is not the case at Uconn. But it is a very tight knit group that includes players coaches and extended families.

 

[mhshuskies]

Anytime we can do something to help UConn Women's Basketball while at the same time sticking it to that Vandy rat Melanie Balcomb - well, that's a great day.

??? don't know the reference, reason?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

The person I heard about most frequently really working to "sell" UConn basketball to potential recruits was KML.

A good example of that, in a different context, was KML's on screen interview on the Championship floor when she was asked how did it feel to participate in giving Geno his 10th National Championship and she said something pretty close to: "It's the least I can do for all he has given to me on and off the court." Priceless - how many would be recruits heard that!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Another article on Bent from a local paper.

Bent intends to continue playing soccer at Tabor. “In the fall, I’ll play my last soccer at Tabor; she said. “Seniors don't do AAU soccer, so that will be it. I’ll go to UConn the first day of June, work out with the team; have individual strength and conditioning plus take some classes.”

She’ll make her official visit to UConn in the fall and expects that when the early signing period opens in November, she’ll sign her letter of intent. She’s been offered a full scholarship.


http://capecod.wickedlocal.com/arti...hotalking.com&st_refQuery=/twitter/molly+bent

 

[CocoHusky]

It may happen soon - she is an impressive coach and should be under consideration when HC jobs open up. She does have a NE family connection so may be content to stay longer here.

I am just gonna pretend I did not read this because you are doing zero to make me feel better.

 

[Kibitzer]

I am always a little wary of using that 'family atmosphere' identifier because it has been used in the past as 'code' for 'we are aggressively hetero' which is not the case at Uconn. But it is a very tight knit group that includes players coaches and extended families.

In recent years, an unusual number of biracial players, all offspring of inter-racial marriages, have come to UConn to study and play. Surely these families know that they will be welcomed on the campus and within the community, hassle-free. Gotta think it gives UConn a recruiting edge, which is okay by me.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I am always a little wary of using that 'family atmosphere' identifier because it has been used in the past as 'code' for 'we are aggressively hetero' which is not the case at Uconn. But it is a very tight knit group that includes players coaches and extended families.

I hear you UC... but as often as not recruits are quoted saying precisely that. The chief proponents of this now dormant accusation are now,of course, fans of The Biker Chick. Rene Portland was big on the "family atmosphere" phrase, thus tainting it.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Another article on Bent from a local paper.

Bent intends to continue playing soccer at Tabor. “In the fall, I’ll play my last soccer at Tabor; she said. “Seniors don't do AAU soccer, so that will be it. I’ll go to UConn the first day of June, work out with the team; have individual strength and conditioning plus take some classes.”

She’ll make her official visit to UConn in the fall and expects that when the early signing period opens in November, she’ll sign her letter of intent. She’s been offered a full scholarship.


http://capecod.wickedlocal.com/arti...hotalking.com&st_refQuery=/twitter/molly+bent

Yes, she has dropped off season club soccer, but after her first season at Tabor, in which she was the top scorer and assist leader, see was elected Team Captain, and she will play as a senior.

 

[Huskies Rule]

??? don't know the reference, reason?

Really? Remember 8th grade Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis? After Geno congratulated her (via phone and with the compliance dep't. approval), an unidentified school filed a complaint with the AAC against Geno/UConn. It was briefly a mystery until it was revealed the complaint originated in the SEC. But no school had the balls to come forward and admit to filing the trifling complaint . Ultimately it was revealed to be Vanderbilt coach Melanie Balcomb. It was deemed by that bastion of integrity, the NCAA, as a secondary rules violation with no sanctions attached. And that's why, as long as Balcomb is there, I'll root against Vandy.

 

[meyers7]

Yes, she has dropped off season club soccer, but after her first season at Tabor, in which she was the top scorer and assist leader, see was elected Team Captain, and she will play as a senior.

A lot of the Academy's require the students to participate in a sport each season. They usually have a Varsity, JV and a 3rds (which includes anybody and everybody).

 

[JavaMan]

Another article on Bent from a local paper.

Bent intends to continue playing soccer at Tabor. “In the fall, I’ll play my last soccer at Tabor; she said. “Seniors don't do AAU soccer, so that will be it. I’ll go to UConn the first day of June, work out with the team; have individual strength and conditioning plus take some classes.”

She’ll make her official visit to UConn in the fall and expects that when the early signing period opens in November, she’ll sign her letter of intent. She’s been offered a full scholarship.

http://capecod.wickedlocal.com/arti...hotalking.com&st_refQuery=/twitter/molly+bent

Great article! Here's the quote that I liked from this piece, it's from her father, George Bent.

“Molly is a very serious student,” said her father. “We never had to tell her as a youngster to do her homework. Actually, we would have to tell her to go to bed and stop doing her homework.”

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I hear you UC... but as often as not recruits are quoted saying precisely that. The chief proponents of this now dormant accusation are now,of course, fans of The Biker Chick. Rene Portland was big on the "family atmosphere" phrase, thus tainting it.

Matter of fact guess what recruit just cited "family atmosphere": Yup, Molly Bent:

"I was on campus Wednesday and I loved every minute. I knew right away. It just felt like home. I loved the coaches and the players, the family atmosphere, and just the basketball culture. Academics are also very important to me so that’s something I wanted to check out."

Multiple sources, here's one. http://snyuconn.com/uconn/guard-bent-commits-to-uconn/#more-16193

 

[UcMiami]

Matter of fact guess what recruit just cited "family atmosphere": Yup, Molly Bent:

"I was on campus Wednesday and I loved every minute. I knew right away. It just felt like home. I loved the coaches and the players, the family atmosphere, and just the basketball culture. Academics are also very important to me so that’s something I wanted to check out."

Multiple sources, here's one. http://snyuconn.com/uconn/guard-bent-commits-to-uconn/#more-16193

I know it is used in a positive light frequently, and the whole issue of orientation has pretty well dropped from WCBB, though I suspect not completely for single female coaches going head to head on a recruit from a conservative background. But it still makes me a tad uncomfortable - partly because 'family values' is still bandied about politically in the more negative connotation.

It is annoying that terms like family atmosphere which is an easy way to describe a very positive situation can also faintly echo a negative. I was not calling anyone here out for using the term, just stating something that echoes in my mind.