April non-UConn recruiting thread

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I've been watching her for a year now. Highly talented with a great "cool" demeanor. Maryland would be very lucky to sign her.

Agreed. Have seen her play in the OSBA league for the last couple years. It was unfortunate the U16 tournament was cancelled last year. I think she would have had a great showing at that event.

 

[newfrontier]

Oregon State signs A. J. Marotte to help fill in the losses of Goforth, Samuel, and Simmons. She originally signed with the University of Washington but decommitted when head coach Jodi Wynn was let go.

 

[CBus13]

Another one for UCLA.

 

[newfrontier]

Another undersized player for UCLA...it's their specialty

 

[southie]

2022 Wisconsin decommitment, Jordana Codio out of Florida, has committed to Texas:

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Dillon77]

Mississippi State's 247 did an interview with Danny Riego, who coaches the Indy GymRats. He's comparing her to Jackie Young and Sydney Parrish, so worth a read. Here it is:

CoachSpeak: Ashlynn Shade, one of the best in the 2023 class

Coach Danny Riego believes that class of 2023 Ashlynn Shade is one of the best players in her class

247sports.com

 

[Dillon77]

Well, where to put this one?
The first domino to fall on the Kim Mulkey move to LSU appears to be the decommitment of Class of 2023 Sammie Wagner. The 6'1" wing (rated #2 in ASGR, #4 in HG) from Bush Texas explains why she did this below. The gist: she committed to Baylor, her dad's alma mater, and Coach Mulkey in pretty much equal measure. No Mulkey wrecks that equation so she's looking for a school that will give her both sides again.

 

[SECbbfan24]

I was kinda hoping Kim could bring Maddie Cox and her to BR but it’s still early

 

[Argonaut]

Well, where to put this one?
The first domino to fall on the Kim Mulkey move to LSU appears to be the decommitment of Class of 2023 Sammie Wagner. The 6'1" wing (rated #2 in ASGR, #4 in HG) from Bush Texas explains why she did this below. The gist: she committed to Baylor, her dad's alma mater, and Coach Mulkey in pretty much equal measure. No Mulkey wrecks that equation so she's looking for a school that will give her both sides again.

Unless she pretty quickly pivots to LSU, this one could take a while. Wagner committed so early, I can't imagine she had much of a chance to build any meaningful relationships with programs that match her current ability and ranking.

And, fwiw, I'll be shocked if she and Maddie Cox choose different schools.

 

[Go/huskies]

I was kinda hoping Kim could bring Maddie Cox and her to BR but it’s still early

Is Maddie Cox an elite player? I believe the middle sister wasn’t that good and went to a mid major.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Is Maddie Cox an elite player? I believe the middle sister wasn’t that good and went to a mid major.

Maddie is pretty good actually

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Is Maddie Cox an elite player? I believe the middle sister wasn’t that good and went to a mid major.

She's ranked 3rd at ASGR and 30th at Blue Star while not being listed at ESPN yet.

 

[Argonaut]

Is Maddie Cox an elite player? I believe the middle sister wasn’t that good and went to a mid major.

One sister (Whitney) is playing basketball right now at Lubbock Christian and another (Kaylee) signed to play volleyball at Missouri.

Lauren is the oldest.

 

[Dillon77]

Unless she pretty quickly pivots to LSU, this one could take a while. Wagner committed so early, I can't imagine she had much of a chance to build any meaningful relationships with programs that match her current ability and ranking.

And, fwiw, I'll be shocked if she and Maddie Cox choose different schools.

Last I checked, she's Class of 2023, no? So, I think she's got some time on her hands. If she's at all serious about what she posted, she can start taking campus visits after June 1 and coaches can start seeing her play come mid-July. The campus visit could allow her to meet with Kim's successor and she if she stays at Baylor, as per your "gut."

 

[Argonaut]

Last I checked, she's Class of 2023, no? So, I think she's got some time on her hands. If she's at all serious about what she posted, she can start taking campus visits after June 1 and coaches can start seeing her play come mid-July. The campus visit could allow her to meet with Kim's successor and she if she stays at Baylor, as per your "gut."

Yes, 2023, so she has plenty of time. She committed to Baylor as an 8th grader, so I'd imagine she didn't take many (if any) visits before that. I remember reading that she had a lot of P5 offers already, but I'd be curious to know how many were offers and how many were just interested coaches.

I hope she really takes her time and, at the end of the day, she chooses LSU, she'll know she did her due diligence.

 

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[Nash83]

Coach Sam putting in work with all these recent offers

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Nash83]

Will be interesting, can Kellie get instate players like Allen, Cambridge, Hawk, etc at TN cause there’s some really good players in next few classes. Holly wasn’t very successful last few years.

 

[Dillon77]

Fun that she tags herself @BigGuardCori because she reminds me of Kayla McBride. K-Mac was a sturdily built guard who combined moves to the lane with her long-range "buckets" bombing.

 

[DaBball]

An article on some prospects from ESPN for those interested:

15 uncommitted women's college basketball prospects to watch this summer

Which women's college basketball prospects took their games to the next level over the past few months?

www.espn.com

 

[Dillon77]

An article on some prospects from ESPN for those interested:

15 uncommitted women's college basketball prospects to watch this summer

Which women's college basketball prospects took their games to the next level over the past few months?

www.espn.com

Thanks for posting.

Notre Dame is apparently pushing hard on Tabitha Amanze, who is 6'4". ND has whiffed on a number of Class of 2022 prospects and -- after seeing Patterson sign up for Storrs -- is opening up the search for a greatly-needed forward. In this case it helps that prospect was a high school teammate of Irish freshman point guard, Olivia Miles.

North Carolina and Princeton makes sense in that Courtney Banghart was hard wired on Miles while she was at Princeton and continued to be at North Carolina. Wake Forest will be interesting. I'll bet former post coach Melissa D'Amico led the charge but now she's head coach at Boston University. Will Jen Hoover continue to pursue? Will D'Amico reach out with a mid-major option?

Northwestern has recruited NJ well recently, so that isn't a surprise.



F Tabitha Amanze
Blair Academy (New Jersey)
espnW rating: Four+ stars

Blair Academy did not play a high school season this year, but Amanze has steadily improved her game since her freshman year, when she at times looked like a fish out of water. But she kept playing hard and worked on her strengths: defense, rebounding and running the floor.

Her development has continued: She is better in the pick-and-roll game, in the mid- and low-post positions and in more technical parts of defensive schemes. She is a more efficient free throw shooter and has more touch around the basket. Her length, jumping ability and motor allow her to keep getting improving.

Some of the schools recruiting her include Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke, Princeton, Harvard, Northwestern and Wake Forest, among others.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Shea arrives at Vanderbilt and immediately offers a player she was recruiting at UConn: