2025 Recruiting: Ainhoa Risacher

[From Canada]

Ainhoa Risacher is still on the list of players of interest for 2025. She was selected on the first all-star team at last summer's U17 World Championship. She had a game against the Americans of: 20 pts, 8 rebs, 2 ass and an efficiency statistic of 23. Starting next Thursday, she will take part in the Eurocup with her Lyon team. I don't know the rules for this competition, but it seems to be aimed mainly at young talent. Her team includes three other promising young players: Juste Jocyte, Tea Cleante and Dominique Malonga, who is already a member of the French national team. Blanca Quinonez's team (La Molisana Magnolia) is also present, but does not appear on the roster.

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[CaliHuskyFan]

Ainhoa Risacher is still on the list of players of interest for 2025. She was selected on the first all-star team at last summer's U17 World Championship. She had a game against the Americans of: 20 pts, 8 rebs, 2 ass and an efficiency statistic of 23. Starting next Thursday, she will take part in the Eurocup with her Lyon team. I don't know the rules for this competition, but it seems to be aimed mainly at young talent. Her team includes three other promising young players: Juste Jocyte, Tea Cleante and Dominique Malonga, who is already a member of the French national team. Blanca Quinonez's team (La Molisana Magnolia) is also present, but does not appear on the roster.

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Like Morgan Cheli, Ainhoa Risacher is very tall for a guard. She is listed at 187cm / 6'2"

 

[From Canada]

#10 Ainhoa Risacher highlights vs USA

 

[Zarathustra]

#10 Ainhoa Risacher highlights vs USA

A great Highlight reel. I knew Ainoha Risacher was good, but
such length! great defense (note the block on the USA guard !)
and rebounding. Her name is pronouced:"Re" (long E ) "A" ( short A? ) and Shea.
(That's what I heard).
Boneyarders should get familiar with that Name / pronunciation. AND... as note in
an earlier thread note, Ainoha has a
Lyon teammate someone name Juste Jocyte.. where have I heard that name before!!

 

[Bone Dog]

A great Highlight reel. I knew Ainoha Risacher was good, but
such length! great defense (note the block on the USA guard !)
and rebounding. Her name is pronouced:"Re" (long E ) "A" ( short A? ) and Shea.
(That's what I heard).
Boneyarders should get familiar with that Name / pronunciation. AND... as note in
an earlier thread note, Ainoha has a
Lyon teammate someone name Juste Jocyte.. where have I heard that name before!!

That USA guard was Jerzy Robinson. Ainhoa played smothering defense on Robinson whenever they were matched up.

I like her. On offense, she is a bit like Jazzy, though perhaps not quite as "creative". But she is fearless going into the lane. She is also quite long and may be a better defender than Jazzy. If this sounds familiar, it could be because I'd describe Blanca in similar terms. Blanca looks stronger, but otherwise they seem quite similar.

 

[From Canada]

Risacher a basketball family. His brother Zaccharie was selected first overall in the last NBA draft.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/ken-sugiura/from-a-backyard-court-in-lyon-comes-hawks-first-overall-pick-zaccharie-risacher/KTGZPUKGCVCR7NBP3MJ3OVOTXE/

Here are three paragraphs I liked, if you don't want to read the whole article.
Risacher and his younger sister, Ainhoa, grew up in a family where basketball was part of life. Stéphane said he liked for his children to play sports “because it’s a very good way to teach them about life.”

Stéphane said he and wife, Sandrine, tried to make basketball enjoyable for Zaccharie and Ainhoa, while also being intentional about teaching the game. But it was not with an end goal of raising the NBA’s first overall pick.

La Famille Risacher is bound by more than le basket. Late in the evening on draft night in New York after he had been chosen No. 1 and fulfilled his media obligations, he melted into tears as he was embraced by his family. I asked Risacher what interests he had outside of basketball. His answer was spending time with Ainhoa.

 

[NYCHUSKIES]

I like her alllloootttt!!! Her stretch when she attacks the rim is elite. This girl will live in the free throw line at the college level.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Did I miss an announcement that UConn was interested in Risacher?

 

[LuvBball]

Mo Valley follows her on insta. Does that count?

 

[Scud49]

Did I miss an announcement that UConn was interested in Risacher?

No, but after watching her highlight reel, I've decided I'm all in.

 

[From Canada]

Did I miss an announcement that UConn was interested in Risacher?

REVISED Recruiting - Players of interest 10.08.24

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I looked at the list of players of interest because I didn't see Blanca Quinonez coming, her page on the Boneyard was opened on September 28 and by October 1 everything was done. So I looked again at the list of players of interest, noting the name(s) that didn't have a page open, and Risacher's jumped out at me.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Mo Valley follows her on insta. Does that count?

Would seem to. I just don't recall that being mentioned here.

One of the downfalls of not having an all encompassing thread.

 

[From Canada]

#13 Lyon vs #22 Gorzow

Here's a EuroCup match that took place yesterday in France, in the little home of Lyon. Aïnoha Risacher, who lines up for Lyon (LDLC Asvel), is on the rise, having turned 17 in mid-July and is now a regular starter. Yesterday she played 36 min. - 13 pts (6/7) 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl and an efficiency of 22. After the departure of Gaby Williams and a number of players from the French national team, Lyon has a very young team this year, with Risacher (17) #10 in white, and also #4 Juste Jocyte and #14 Dominique Malonga, who have just turned 19. The latter two are eligible for the next WNBA draft, Jocyte is currently slated for the 2nd round, but she's not having her best start to the season, Malonga for her part is really improving and ESPN puts her in 7th place, behind two other big sizes, Betts and Prince.

As for Risacher, it's to be hoped that she'll try her luck in the USA; if she stays in Europe, she'll be eligible for the 2027 WNBA draft. I posted this video because the opposition she faces is of a very high standard, in the Gorzow (Poland) team you may recognize #1 Diamond Miller who was selected 2nd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft and the other American with #32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough a WNBA veteran in Washington.

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