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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 3143573, member: 250"] The parallels between Nika's and Anna's recruitment are striking: Makurat first learned of UConn when she was about 10 years old when she was told she had a similar style of play to UConn great Diana Taurasi. “I wanted to know everything about her so I started with watching her highlights,” Makurat said by phone Wednesday. “And then I started to watch UConn’s games and Coach Geno’s interviews...It was my dream school to commit to. I never thought this was possible.” Makurat said when UConn began recruiting her, “I couldn’t believe it.” “I thought it was a joke and that somebody was really kidding me,” she said. “Then I started to talk with [Auriemma]. I liked his dedication to his work and how he worked with details. I love what he is doing.” Auriemma visited Makurat and her family in their home once and she laughed, saying that “my family still cannot imagine that it happened.” “He told us about the team and the history,” she said “which I already knew, but I was so excited I that I heard it from him and that I finally got to meet him.” Makurat had been playing for a Polish club, Arka Gdynia, for the last two years where she played against experienced players. “I think the level of basketball here is high, so I don’t think I will need a lot of time” to adjust, " [/QUOTE]