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2019/20 UConn Recruiting

Dillon77 said:
I hear Charisma Osborne is the kind of person you want to be around.....

ND will most certainly be looking for a SF/SG in 2019, as well, and there is definite interest in Ms. Jones. Hearing that the same can be said for Breanna Beal (remember her?), so MM and Niele are making sure not to put all their eggs in one basket. Another wing that recently made an unofficial in South Bend was Diamond Miller. Will have to see her play this year in Jersey.
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I didn't know anything about Charisma ( see what I did there) until a few weeks ago when @UConnCat mentioned her.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Hey SC:
Longtime Christ the King Coach has four potential D1 prospects on his roster right now, ready to get even with Mary Louis Academy (Danielle Paterson -- now at ND, Jordan Nixon -- going to ND) for the loss in the city playoffs last year.

- Kaelynn Satterfield, Class of 2019, combo guard. Six-footer moved over to the point last year and the team -- which was young -- went with her. Leading scorer for the team and first team All-Queens last season, along with Nixon, Syracuse commit Emily Engstler, Patterson and Brandy Thomas, a 2018 senior guard who has not yet committed.

- Klarke Sconiers is a junior this year (Class of 2019) and made honorable mention all Queens last year. She's 6'3" and is considered the traditional post, anchoring the middle and has developing offensive skills.

- Natalija Marshall, the 6'4" sophomore forward (Class of 2020) is viewed as the break-out player here, currently ranked 13th in HoopGurlz and garnering attention with her Exodus Club Team in the summer circuit. She's apparently got real length in her arms and runs the court exceedingly well for a tall person. She made 2nd Team Queens as a frosh and most expect her to take this team over. As most of us know, she's visited both UConn and Notre Dame and I'd expect MM, Geno, CD and Carole Owens (ND's "big" coach) to run into each other in Queens' eateries quite a bit over the next season.
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Thanks for the insight Dillon! All players sound very intriguing so I'll definitely be stopping by to see these young ladies play.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Sophomore Cameron Brink is one of the best underclassmen not just in the state but the country. At 6-foot-4 with dreamed-up measurables, coordination and skill, Brink is actually listed as a wing on the Skyhawk roster this season, which is truly frightening for opposing coaches.

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But the veteran head coach said Brink is above them all and therefore Southridge is in a league of its own.

"Brink is the most impactful player I've coached against since I've been at Jesuit. As long as she is in uniform Southridge will be the prohibitive favorite," Lowery said.

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Starting units such as the Skyhawks' are the envy of all.

Brink, Freeman, Meek, Maya and Natalie Hoff offer a blend of rarefied skill, size, potential, playmaking ability and defensive prowess most teams in Oregon simply can't match. They can beat you inside with Brink and Hoff, move the ball to the perimeter with Meek and Freeman or invert their offense and get Brink involved on the outskirts of the three-point line while putting Freeman in the low post.

Brink has the size of a center, but runs the floor like a guard and can handle the ball in a point-forward role.


Loaded Metro League should entertain in girls basketball in '17-18
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Brink's build reminds me a lot of someone else:

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UConnCat said:
Story on Hailey Van Lith.

Sophomore Hailey Van Lith lighting it up at Washington's Cashmere

Van Lith is the No. 5 player ranked in the espnW HoopGurlz Terrific 25 for the 2020 class (and the No. 2-ranked player at her position). The 5-foot-7 point guard for Cashmere High School has her pick of the nation's top Division I programs, including Connecticut. She's long idolized Huskies royalty: Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart.
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Hailey plays for Cashmere High School. It's no wonder she's so smoooooth. :D
 
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UConnCat said:
Good question. I'm trying to find out. The next Bird and Taurasi?
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So one of them doesn't have to play PG? What about Caitlin Clark? Does UConn recruit all three, hoping to get one or two of them? Is this a dilemma or an opportunity? In recent memory, have there ever been this many highly rated point guards (three of the top six and six of the top 12 overall prospects, according to HoopGurlz) in one class?
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Van Lith seems like a pretty special player herself. As I said a month ago, I wonder if UConn is interested in getting her and Bueckers together.
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The kid lives in Washington. Isn't the chance of pulling her across the continent to Connecticut, especially when Oregon is doing so well, and there is also Stanford not that far away, pretty slim?
 
Fairfield Fan said:
The kid lives in Washington. Isn't the chance of pulling her across the continent to Connecticut, especially when Oregon is doing so well, and there is also Stanford not that far away, pretty slim?
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Don't know what schools she's looking at, but she wouldn't be the first west coast player to come to Storrs. Geno watched her play AAU ball on consecutive days in September.
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
The kid lives in Washington. Isn't the chance of pulling her across the continent to Connecticut, especially when Oregon is doing so well, and there is also Stanford not that far away, pretty slim?
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No at all.
Fun facts:
Numbers of players on Stanford roster from the state of California=1.
Stanford rosters has 3 players from Canada(2) or Australia (1)
Numbers of players on Oregon roster from the state of Oregon=1.
Oregon rosters has 5 players from Australia (2), Spain(2) or Germany (1).
Cameron Brink "20 also from Oregon was at UCONN a fews weeks ago visiting.
 
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CocoHusky said:
No at all.
Fun facts:
Numbers of players on Stanford roster from the state of California=1.
Stanford rosters hs 3 players from Canada(2) or Australia (1)
Numbers of players on Oregon roster from the state of Oregon=1.
Oregon rosters has 5 players from Australia (2), Spain(2) or Germany (1).
Cameron Brink "20 also from Oregon was at UCONN a fews weeks ago visiting.
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Oh Yeah. Katie Lou Samuelson.
 
Seems like the Pacific NW has always been fairly open recruiting territory. Stanford of course is a big draw. Arizona St. had or maybe still does have a nice pipeline to the surprisingly rich Spokane and Yakima areas. Washington St. and Gonzaga get some players from the east side of Washington but both have a hard time competing with higher profile schools in recruiting. UW has never really owned the Puget Sound area when it comes to recruiting. It's cyclical but Seattle/Tacoma/Kent/Federal Way etc. produce a fair bit of talent. The Oregon schools lately have been recruiting better in UW's back yard than the Huskies have, yet the Oregon schools can't keep most of their top instate talent from going elsewhere (mostly Tennessee it seems like).

Cashmere is a tiny community and the school competes in one of the lowest divisions of high school sports in Washington. I'm surprised that Van Lith isn't playing for Wenatchee. The linked article says she from there. Much higher level of competition.

I've either seen on a message board or in an article that Cameron Brink and her mom were frequently seen at Oregon St. games last year.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
It appears that Hopkins' game on Friday will be shown live by CCX media online. If so it should also be archived on their YouTube channel.
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Looks like the game will be streamed live tonight at 8:00pm ET at this site: twelveLIVE

It bumps into the UConn game but we might be able to catch the end and as you said, a replay will likely be available too.
 
Alydar said:
Looks like the game will be streamed live tonight at 8:00pm ET at this site: twelveLIVE

It bumps into the UConn game but we might be able to catch the end and as you said, a replay will likely be available too.
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They'll put it on their YouTube channel afterwards almost certainly.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
2019 - Boston, Brunelle, Jones

2020- Bueckers, Van Lith, Watson, Brink

It is almost Christmas after all.
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You putting anything in that eggnog? :D
That's quite a wish list but, hey, if you can't dream at the start, how's it going to become a reality?

I read an article somewhere that the author thought Kylee Watson reminded him of a Natalie Achonwa. If so, I'd very much like a second "Ace" dealt to the Irish!
 
Dillon77 said:
You putting anything in that eggnog? :D
That's quite a wish list but, hey, if you can't dream at the start, how's it going to become a reality?

I read an article somewhere that the author thought Kylee Watson reminded him of a Natalie Achonwa. If so, I'd very much like a second "Ace" dealt to the Irish!
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Well, I could've been greedy and added Azzi Fudd but that's for next year's list. ;)
 
Bueckers finished with 30 points and at least 5 assists and 4 steals Friday (12/8).

She was very aggressive early on and missed a slew of shots, starting 2-8. She ended up 12-21 overall and 6-6 from the foul line.
 
Here is Bueckers' game from Friday. Move the bar at the bottom to FF and rewind. Game starts around 12:00.

 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Here is Bueckers' game from Friday. Move the bar at the bottom to FF and rewind. Game starts around 12:00.

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There's a play near the end of the half that I liked. Start at :42 minutes in. Minnetonka has the ball on the camera-side of the court. Watch Bueckers on the other side of the court. She is anticipating a pass out to the top and pounces when it happens.
 
Bueckers benefits from playing on a team with some other good players so she can't be doubled or tripled.

Thanks to the poster who provided the link.
 
Saylor Poffenbarger ('21) made her varsity debut a memorable one:

20 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists



Maryland, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Minnesota have all presented the 6-foot-1 Poffenbarger with scholarship offers while Connecticut, South Carolina and Notre Dame have expressed interest.
 
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