Arizona having a great 2023 recruiting year

[TeamFirst!]

3 big signs for the 2023 class including Jada Williams and Breya Cunningham. They look to be maybe top 4 in a few years:

5-star 2023 point guard Jada Williams flips from UCLA to Arizona women's basketball

Some combination of playing with a high school teammate and taking an official visit to Tucson influenced star 2023 point guard Jada Williams. It's impossible to know which were the deciding...

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[SCGamecock]

The rise of Arizona would excite me more if the PAC-12 wasn’t falling apart before our eyes. I enjoy that league as far as WBB. It’ll be interesting to see what becomes of it with the Big 10 intentional about becoming a national conference.

 

[TheFarmFan]

The rise of Arizona would excite me more if the PAC-12 wasn’t falling apart before our eyes. I enjoy that league as far as WBB. It’ll be interesting to see what becomes of it with the Big 10 intentional about becoming a national conference.

Maybe Williams was about as excited to have a six-hour flight to go to Happy Valley in January as I would be. Believe it or not, there are a lot of constituencies at UCLA who are extremely pissed about the move to the Big Ten, including a lot of recruits, commits, and current student-athletes.

And regardless of what happens to the Pac-12, Arizona's rise is a pretty big deal, assuming Adia can integrate all her new pieces going forward better than she was able to last season. To me the biggest question mark is continuity across recruiting generations - thus far Arizona's success is essentially coterminous with with presence of Aari McDonald. The next two seasons, with top recruits, will be the test of whether Arizona's rise was a fluke or a trend.

 

[rvwsleep]

Maybe Williams was about as excited to have a six-hour flight to go to Happy Valley in January as I would be. Believe it or not, there are a lot of constituencies at UCLA who are extremely pissed about the move to the Big Ten, including a lot of recruits, commits, and current student-athletes.

And regardless of what happens to the Pac-12, Arizona's rise is a pretty big deal, assuming Adia can integrate all her new pieces going forward better than she was able to last season. To me the biggest question mark is continuity across recruiting generations - thus far Arizona's success is essentially coterminous with with presence of Aari McDonald. The next two seasons, with top recruits, will be the test of whether Arizona's rise was a fluke or a trend.

I liked the post. Don't see coterminous used very often.

 

[TheFarmFan]

I liked the post. Don't see coterminous used very often.

Thanks! Let's just say they pay me to use fancy words for a living.

 

[Drew8]

It all occurred within the span of a year but long gone are the days of commitment in college sports.

 

[ucbart]

The rise of Arizona would excite me more if the PAC-12 wasn’t falling apart before our eyes. I enjoy that league as far as WBB. It’ll be interesting to see what becomes of it with the Big 10 intentional about becoming a national conference.

Agree, 100%.

I don't know what I want or how it can be attained, but IMO, college sports are ruined forever.

 

[cancontent]

It all occurred within the span of a year but long gone are the days of commitment in college sports.

Can't put all of this onto college sports from my view. What has been happening on the HS/AAU level has had some impact on this as well. The concept of commitment and loyalty went out the window there too.

Transfers happen regularly in high school and club ball. All for "better exposure opportunities" is usually the reason. But in the end is it?

I've personally seen high school players transfer 3 times during their career, but their prospects haven't improved. I've seen others eschew good D1 offers end up going the junior college route because they aimed too high, with no guarantees they get a D1 offer again. Families are listening to coaches, evaluators, and recruiting services who are charging insane fees to get this great "advice".

People have found ways to make money off of the sport at all levels now. It's not going away, however the NCAA is only part of the problem.

 

[JellyBean]

Arizona putting together a nice roster of talent. I hope that it pays off for them long term.

 

[Drew8]

They are one of the teams I am most looking forward to seeing next year.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Todays newspaper article pointed out that many of the team members have been competing internationally and she is working with the school leadership to get an exemption from school rules so she can compete in something with team Canada,

The article also pointed out Adia's increasing involvement with the USA coaching pool.

 

[cancontent]

Todays newspaper article pointed out that many of the team members have been competing internationally and she is working with the school leadership to get an exemption from school rules so she can compete in something with team Canada,

The article also pointed out Adia's increasing involvement with the USA coaching pool.

Is this Coach Barnes or someone on the team you're referring to? First thought was Pellington with the World Cup just around the corner.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Is this Coach Barnes or someone on the team you're referring to? First thought was Pellington with the World Cup just around the corner.

yes, Pellington. I had typed it, had a glitch, and didn't recheck.

Arizona rules say that, as an international student, she can only do a certain amount of work remotely, this will exceed it.

 

[cancontent]

yes, Pellington. I had typed it, had a glitch, and didn't recheck.

Arizona rules say that, as an international student, she can only do a certain amount of work remotely, this will exceed it.

Thanks. It's always interesting to learn some of the challenges of being an international student and competing for your country when attending a NCAA school. I wonder if this will be the same for others considering playing for Canada in September.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Thanks. It's always interesting to learn some of the challenges of being an international student and competing for your country when attending a NCAA school. I wonder if this will be the same for others considering playing for Canada in September.

Good thought.

And just to clarify - my post really did turn to gobblygook when it glitched - Adia is the one working to clear the way for Pellington to compete.

 

[azfan]

Not on the subject of recruiting -NAU Lumberjacks travel to the old Pueblo November 10 in the second of a home and home series

Barnes brought her squad up to Flagstaff last December. Real classy move by Barnes and U of A to support Payne's program. As I recall U of A scored the first 22 points in the game on route to an 82-55.

In a bit of trivia the leading scorer for the kitties in the Dec 17th game was Aaronette Vonleh with 17 points.

 

[nwhoopfan]

In a bit of trivia the leading scorer for the kitties in the Dec 17th game was Aaronette Vonleh with 17 points.

I think they'll be okay without Vonleh. They did steal ASU's leading scorer.