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The Courant's Doug Bonjour:


On the recruiting trail: Auriemma recently traveled to watch 6-4 Irving MacArthur (Texas) forward Hannah Gusters, the No. 7 ranked player in the Class of 2020 by ESPN. He also checked in on the No. 8 player in that year’s class, 6-6 forward Kamilla Cardoso out of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tenn.).


Auriemma: Collier the ‘perfect player’ to be UConn’s post quarterback
 
HopJim said:
This is one of the stranger situations I have seen in high school sports. Doubt any of us know all the facts.
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We had that situation here in St. Louis. Aijha Blackwell, Missouri recruit, played one game for Whitfield and transferred to Cardinal Ritter Prep. Her mother said she could no longer afford the tuition. Blackwell has not played one game since her transfer.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
The Courant's Doug Bonjour:


On the recruiting trail: Auriemma recently traveled to watch 6-4 Irving MacArthur (Texas) forward Hannah Gusters, the No. 7 ranked player in the Class of 2020 by ESPN. He also checked in on the No. 8 player in that year’s class, 6-6 forward Kamilla Cardoso out of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tenn.).


Auriemma: Collier the ‘perfect player’ to be UConn’s post quarterback
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Around here it's mostly the Catholic and private schools that do the recruiting, legal and illegal........................seems crazy to me that a family would move so that their already #7 ranked daughter could play for a different public high school team since most folks seem to think that high school basketball is an afterthought compared to AAU ball...................BTW if she's not playing how was Geno watching her?
 
donalddoowop said:
We had that situation here in St. Louis. Aijha Blackwell, Missouri recruit, played one game for Whitfield and transferred to Cardinal Ritter Prep. Her mother said she could no longer afford the tuition. Blackwell has not played one game since her transfer.
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That's horrible! I did not realize that Aijha was not playing this season.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
The Courant's Doug Bonjour:


On the recruiting trail: Auriemma recently traveled to watch 6-4 Irving MacArthur (Texas) forward Hannah Gusters, the No. 7 ranked player in the Class of 2020 by ESPN. He also checked in on the No. 8 player in that year’s class, 6-6 forward Kamilla Cardoso out of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tenn.).
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This note is interesting for who it left out. No mention of Sarah Andrews even though she's at the same school as Gusters. Treasure Hunt not mentioned either.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Obviously can't and won't speak for Geno. For me the first red flag was her decision to transfer from what was obviously a historically successful program. I posted here about this being a red flag on two levels 1) Several of the recent UCONN transfers (Sadie , De'Janae, Courtney, AEH) were players that walked away from HS teams or transferred while still in HS. 2) At Least two recent Duncanville HS graduates (Zaay Green & Ciera Johnson) transferred or changed their college commitments.
There was a second red flag because being eligible at the new school should have been factored into the decision to transfer and clearly it was not resulting in the player losing her entire Junior year of HS basketball.
The last red flag (poison really) was the threat by the mother to release proof of recruiting violation by the head coach at Duncanville. It seems to me that a HS coach recruiting better players was good with the mother while her daughter was at that school. Once she decided to leave the school the mother suddenly have a problem with Duncanville recruiting. No evidence of good character in that scenario, but I may be wrong.
Having said all that, these are red flag against the parents, NOT THE PLAYER. Gusters appears to be an outstanding basketball player and an exceptional young woman. However, this is UCONN and it would not be the first time that Geno has walked away from a player because of the "quality" of the parents.
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Nice points. Difficult to know what will happen in future but solid analysis.
 
ABCDFE said:
Nice points. Difficult to know what will happen in future but solid analysis.
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Thanks. @Sluconn Husky just posted something indicating that Geno was in TX to see Gusters play earlier this week. We'll see how things unfold.
 
Angel Reese scored 22 points Friday (2/15).

This video is from last week's game, but it shows how awkward Reese's game can be. Watch from 25 seconds on where she hits the boards hard but bricks an uncontested layup then overshoots the basket on the other side by three feet before sticking with it and scoring on the third attempt.


 
Sluconn Husky said:
Angel Reese scored 22 points Friday (2/15).

This video is from last week's game, but it shows how awkward Reese's game can be. Watch from 25 seconds on where she hits the boards hard but bricks an uncontested layup then overshoots the basket on the other side by three feet before sticking with it and scoring on the third attempt.


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Since she is not physically very big, the old rebounding multiple misses won't work in college. Honestly most times I see film of a UConn target it makes sense style wise but this one is a little tougher to see.
 
donalddoowop said:
We had that situation here in St. Louis. Aijha Blackwell, Missouri recruit, played one game for Whitfield and transferred to Cardinal Ritter Prep. Her mother said she could no longer afford the tuition. Blackwell has not played one game since her transfer.
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Seems a little odd. Isn't tuition paid prior to the school year. If so, she'd finish out the year wouldn't she? And would the Catholic school tuition be less? The national average tuition is a little over $10K usually payable as half before start of fall semester and the other half before the 2nd. I could understand if she left for a public school but I'd be surprised if the two payments would be a lot different. There may be more to it.
 
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BobbyJ said:
Seems a little odd. Isn't tuition paid prior to the school year. If so, she'd finish out the year wouldn't she? And would the Catholic school tuition be less? The national average tuition is a little over $10K usually payable as half before start of fall semester and the other half before the 2nd. I could understand if she left for a public school but I'd be surprised if the two payments would be a lot different. There may be more to it.
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Whitfield is about 3x as much.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Angel Reese scored 22 points Friday (2/15).

This video is from last week's game, but it shows how awkward Reese's game can be. Watch from 25 seconds on where she hits the boards hard but bricks an uncontested layup then overshoots the basket on the other side by three feet before sticking with it and scoring on the third attempt.


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Of the video I've seen, between the lack of fundamentals and laziness I don't even see a high level recruit never mind a UConn level.
 
Carl Adamec confirms. Maybe they're not looking at Hunt. Don't know what to make of no mention of Andrews, however.


Auriemma spent time on the recruiting trail during the Huskies’ break following their win over South Carolina, watching Class of 2020 post players Hannah Gusters and Kamilla Cardoso. Gusters, who is not playing in games after changing high schools in Texas, is the No. 7 recruit in the class by ESPNHoopgurlz while Cardoso, from Chattanooga, is No. 8. …
 
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2/16

Cashmere moves on in the playoffs with a win Saturday behind Hailey Van Lith's 24 points.
 
2/16


Mater Dei’s 6-foot-2 sophomore Brooke Demetre led all players with 21 points.

Demetre scored twice in the opening quarter with an unstoppable fall-away jump shot and showed she could hit from the outside, hitting two 3-pointers.
 
CocoHusky said:
Ultimately there is no difference & generally I applaud any parent that puts out an effort to get their child into a better basketball or academic situation as long as the effort is within the establish rules. I've seen creative (shady?) moves such as opening a PO box in the school district, using Grandma Address or going to the courthouse and registering as the owner of an abandoned bldg in that school district. I could have respect any or all of those moves because it would have benefited the child. I can't respect what the Gusters did here because in the end the child was the one harmed by missing her junior season.
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I can't respect violating laws to have a student-athlete pretend to live in a community to play sports at another team. In CT, all the tricks you describe would not qualify a student as residing in the community to attend their schools. As a parent, I have a problem with visibly ignoring rules and laws for my own (or child's) selfish purposes. Creates a horrible lesson for your child.
 
JonathanXIV said:
I can't respect violating laws to have a student-athlete pretend to live in a community to play sports at another team. In CT, all the tricks you describe would not qualify a student as residing in the community to attend their schools. As a parent, I have a problem with visibly ignoring rules and laws for my own (or child's) selfish purposes. Creates a horrible lesson for your child.
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I can absolutely respect your lack of respect for the situations you describe. However every circumstances is different even in CT and perhaps we shouldn't be talking in such absolutes. For some less fortunate children basketball may be the ONLY path to college and an opportunity to better their circumstances. For parents that find themselves in those unfortunate situations bending or breaking the rules , as wrong as it may appear to be to you and I, becomes a rather easy choice. The lesson imparted to kids in those circumstances is actually a very good one: "My Mom or Dad is doing everything they can to get me up out of here. Maybe I need to do my part"
I don't view this as any different that the decision that hundreds of thousands of parents have to make to put their kids in private school when those private schools offer better academics.
 
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With Geno watching Cardoso and Gusters recently, do you all think they are very similar in talent or is one better than the other right now? With the drama at Duncanville with parents speaking out to media about texts and all I sort of am more interested in Cardoso, but clearly both are top prospects.
 
They are slightly different players. Cardosa because of her size 6'7", sturdy, at the basket mobile, true post. Gusters is more power forward than post equally mobile and a tremendous finisher at the basket that showed the ability to occasionally step out to the 3PT line. If I had to pick only one I would pick Cardosa because DeBerry is only a year behind and more capable than Gusters IMO. Both players can work think of Brown and Cox down at Baylor.
 
I'll let the ESPN Hoopgurlz scouting reports speak for themselves

Gusters
"Low-post prospect with consistent interior delivery; alters shots, defends the lane; continued to refine back-to-basket game; a physical post presence that profits on both ends of the floor; a coveted prospect in the class of 2020." (Olson)

Cardoso
"Low-post prospect, outstanding in transition game; emerging back-to-basket game; rebounds and starts the break; shot blocker deluxe; an elite center in the class of 2020." (Olson)
 
CocoHusky said:
I can absolutely respect your lack of respect for the situations you describe. However every circumstances is different even in CT and perhaps we shouldn't be talking in such absolutes. For some less fortunate children basketball may be the ONLY path to college and an opportunity to better their circumstances. For parents that find themselves in those unfortunate situations bending or breaking the rules , as wrong as it may appear to be to you and I, becomes a rather easy choice. The lesson imparted to kids in those circumstances is actually a very good one: "My Mom or Dad is doing everything they can to get me up out of here. Maybe I need to do my part"
I don't view this as any different that the decision that hundreds of thousands of parents have to make to put their kids in private school when those private schools offer better academics.
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Agree you have to evaluate each individual circumstance. A while back I took my son to Peru to do volunteer work. We worked in a Lima slum. A couple of the things we did were...

1) Helped people hook their houses up to the power grid and illegally tap electricity to heat their homes, cook, and see at night (this work was supervised by nuns).

2) Sorted antibiotics and other medications from batches given to us by hospitals because the dates had expired (we sorted by oldest date so they could use the oldest dates first and have the best the best chance of using the whole batch).

Illegal? Clearly.

Unethical? Immoral? Everyone has to be their own judge of that.
 
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JonathanXIV said:
I can't respect violating laws to have a student-athlete pretend to live in a community to play sports at another team. In CT, all the tricks you describe would not qualify a student as residing in the community to attend their schools. As a parent, I have a problem with visibly ignoring rules and laws for my own (or child's) selfish purposes. Creates a horrible lesson for your child.
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1961 - A Wilbur Cross player named Hicks (can't remember the first name) transferred to HIllhouse. Both schools are in New Haven. Hillhouse was the much better team that year and he led them to a state title (against NFA). The story was that someone rented an apartment for his family in the Hillhouse district. Legal or illegal, it stunk.
 
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