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2018 Recruiting

EricLA said:
Or my best effort at a back flip which would be a disaster...

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'Snow problem. ;)
 
I know Raoul reads this board but he must not be paying attention. If he were paying attention he'd realize just how hard Geno has to work at recruiting. Geno had to work extra hard to extricate Megan Walker from the clutches of heavy favorite Notre Dame and then the late favorite Texas. Then for Christyn Williams, Geno had to work extra hard to overcome the odds and convince her to forego Austin and Columbia for Storrs.

In all seriousness, I think it's Raoul who needs the violins. He seems very unhappy.

 
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As Geno noted, they are hoping to hear from another recruit soon/this coming week (Olivia) and may have something happening in the spring (Eziyoda).
 
It is not easy to play at UConn and only a very small group seem to have the physical and mental makeup to do it. Geno just doesn't look at the top 20 list, stroke their egos and make offers to them all.
 
eebmg said:
It is not easy to play at UConn and only a very small group seem to have the physical and mental makeup to do it. Geno just doesn't look at the top 20 list, stroke their egos and make offers to them all.
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Aka Baylor.
 
Go/huskies said:
Anyone have any leads on Soares? Or where she might go? It’s not easy finding information about her on Goggle, and I believe she has moved from Texas to Washington.
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Both her brother and sister play basketball at The Masters University in Santa Clarita California. I think she is better than her siblings but she may try and somewhere close to there.

The Master's University - Athletics
 
MilfordHusky said:
As Geno noted, they are hoping to hear from another recruit soon/this coming week (Olivia) and may have something happening in the spring (Eziyoda).
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I just caught that comment about maybe something happening in the spring. That would be Ezi.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Ezi Magbegor scored a career high 16 points on 7-10 shooting to go with 4 rebounds in 15 minutes today (11/25). She did commit 4 fouls, however.

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Geno will work with her to stop committing so many fouls. :)
 
oldude said:
Geno will work with her to stop committing so many fouls. :)
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People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro ball. She could stay in Aussie league and take a salary or easily go to Europe or China and be paid 6 figures. Once she reaches the minimal WNBA age she could come here if she wanted, but the fact is there are bigger salaries abroad. She can get year round development with nothing else to worry about..ie..school. The fact is Ezi doesn't really need to go to US college bball program for her bball career development. I think the chances of her coming to UConn are not good, like really not good like 5-10% range. It doesn't make a lot of sense considering where she is already and has done.
 
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Sven18 said:
People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro ball. she could stay in Aussie league and take a salary or easily go to Europe or China and be paid 6 figures. Once she reaches the minimal WNBA age she coud come her, but the fact is there are bigger salaries abroad. She can get year round development with nothing else to worry about..ie..school. The fact is Ezi doesn't really need to go to US college bball program for her bball career development. I think the chances of her coming to UConn are not good, like really not good like 5-10% range. It doesn't make a lot of sense considering where she is already and has done.
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I sense you’re attempting to rain on my parade.....:(
 
Sven18 said:
People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro
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And you keep underestimating the UCONN staff.
I’ll bet you both Ezi and Haley Jones end up at UCONN.
 
Sven18 said:
People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro ball. She could stay in Aussie league and take a salary or easily go to Europe or China and be paid 6 figures. Once she reaches the minimal WNBA age she could come here if she wanted, but the fact is there are bigger salaries abroad. She can get year round development with nothing else to worry about..ie..school. The fact is Ezi doesn't really need to go to US college bball program for her bball career development. I think the chances of her coming to UConn are not good, like really not good like 5-10% range. It doesn't make a lot of sense considering where she is already and has done.
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It could be that she comes from a family that values education and good basketball. If that is the case , Uconn is a great fit.
 
Sven18 said:
People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro ball. She could stay in Aussie league and take a salary or easily go to Europe or China and be paid 6 figures. Once she reaches the minimal WNBA age she could come here if she wanted, but the fact is there are bigger salaries abroad. She can get year round development with nothing else to worry about..ie..school. The fact is Ezi doesn't really need to go to US college bball program for her bball career development. I think the chances of her coming to UConn are not good, like really not good like 5-10% range. It doesn't make a lot of sense considering where she is already and has done.
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I understand what your saying. Completely. However she has engaged enough that college coaches are aware of her desire to play college ball and her brother is playing here in the states so there is somewhat of a draw.
 
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Sven18 said:
People seem to be really underestimating how tough a sell this is going to be. Ezi has already shown she can play pro ball. She could stay in Aussie league and take a salary or easily go to Europe or China and be paid 6 figures. Once she reaches the minimal WNBA age she could come here if she wanted, but the fact is there are bigger salaries abroad. She can get year round development with nothing else to worry about..ie..school. The fact is Ezi doesn't really need to go to US college bball program for her bball career development. I think the chances of her coming to UConn are not good, like really not good like 5-10% range. It doesn't make a lot of sense considering where she is already and has done.
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I tend to agree with you but it wouldn't be that surprising if she opted for the US college experience and if you want that and you also want the best basketball training available then UConn makes sense..............I would say the odds are more like 30%-40%...............
 
What is it with posters here feeling compelled to assign percentages to recruits choosing a certain school or making a certain decision? This is from posters who don't know these young players or have any particular insight in to their decision-making. It's strange.

All we know at this point is that the UConn staff has reached out and Magbegor and her family have at least discussed the possibility of visiting UConn. If she chooses to travel 10,000 miles and visit UConn (and maybe even another school or 2 while in the US) then it would seem she's serious about playing ball in the US.

We'll know in the next couple of months where things stand. Until then, we can follow her progress in the WNBL.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Ezi Magbegor just signed on to play in the Diamond Valley Basketball Association of whose season begins in April. Not sure what this league is or what it means for her scholastic future.

Ezi Magbegor Joins the Eagles - Diamond Valley Basketball Association - SportsTG
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I only liking your post because they are still working on the BY dislike button. I'm taking this as not good news. April was supposed to be the timeframe of Ezi US visit if there was going to be one.
 
UConnCat said:
What is it with posters here feeling compelled to assign percentages to recruits choosing a certain school or making a certain decision? This is from posters who don't know these young players or have any particular insight in to their decision-making. It's strange.

All we know at this point is that the UConn staff has reached out and Magbegor and her family have at least discussed the possibility of visiting UConn. If she chooses to travel 10,000 miles and visit UConn (and maybe even another school or 2 while in the US) then it would seem she's serious about playing ball in the US.

We'll know in the next couple of months where things stand. Until then, we can follow her progress in the WNBL.
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Oh dear! I'm 99% certain that I enjoy Charlie--and any other posters--adding percentages to their speculation. Lighten up, Cat--I'd say by 30-40%. Unless I've underestimated the nature of The Boneyard to be contrarian by more than 25-30%, I'd say there's a 60% chance that my post will get more likes than yours did.
 
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