Autumn enters transfer portal

[itsasport]

Last I heard, Dartmouth had an opening for a coach, and it has a fine med school, and as Horace Greeley forgot to say, "Go north, young lady!"

Also, since Courtney Banghart graduated, the program has been in need of rebuilding.


Trivia fact is that the school that became Dartmouth could have been in Columbia, Ct. It was started as a school for Native Americans whose founder wanted to set up in Columbia, but the town refused. So, there would have been two Columbia Universities?

 

[oldhusky]

Everyone is talking about athletic scholarships, but with her academic background, I would think she could get an academic scholarship and be a walk-on someplace else if she can't get a basketball one. She will land somewhere and succeed in life and perhaps have some basketball success too, it's just it may not be at one of her dream schools.

 

[Sifaka]

itsasport said: Trivia fact is that the school that became Dartmouth could have been in Columbia, Ct. It was started as a school for Native Americans whose founder wanted to set up in Columbia, but the town refused.

True that, but what later became Columbia College, and ultimately Columbia University n the City of New York, was founded as King's College. Dartmouth sprung up in the wilds of New Hampshire about fifteen years later for the education of "Indians and Other Heathen". I guess they admitted me as one of the latter category.

 

[StarMan]

We'll miss you, Autumn. We wish we'd seen more of you!

 

[Kaizen]

Everyone is talking about athletic scholarships, but with her academic background, I would think she could get an academic scholarship and be a walk-on someplace else if she can't get a basketball one. She will land somewhere and succeed in life and perhaps have some basketball success too, it's just it may not be at one of her dream schools.

She is a straight A student at high school...

Autumn, who had a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school and was the valedictorian of her class, plans to go to medical school one day. This would requires a strenuous undergraduate program, the type that doesn’t pair well with life as a Division I athlete.

 

[Boreifs]

I’m pretty sure there was mention of an injury during the latter part of the season.

Shin splints, I believe.

 

[jitro1]

I hate to see her go, but there is something to be said about having a dream and working hard to make it happen -- even if it doesn't end the way you may have hoped.

Autumn definitely has the talent to make a difference at a smaller program and I hope she kills it wherever she lands.

PS - I would be THRILLED if she landed at Vanderbilt with Shea.

It is a heck of thing to walk on at Uconn and go to the final four. An experiance that she will cherish for the rest of her life. I hope she goes to Vanderbilt also.

 

[Boreifs]

She is a straight A student at high school...

Autumn, who had a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school and was the valedictorian of her class, plans to go to medical school one day. This would requires a strenuous undergraduate program, the type that doesn’t pair well with life as a Division I athlete.

There are thousands of D1 athletes who later went to medical school. Time management is of course essential, but there is nothing about being a D1 athlete that prevents that. Piano majors practice eight hours a day as undergrads and a sizable number of them become Physicisns.

 

[stamfordhusky]

She might be the 1st recruit and Building Block recruit for Vandy.

She does not have the ability to play a lot for Vandy.

 

[stamfordhusky]

Scholarship by another name!

Not really. An Ivy League athlete gets exactly the same amount of money as a non-athlete. The only factor is family income. There are no athletic scholarships and there are no academic scholarships.

 

[stamfordhusky]

I went back and double-checked because I had recalled reading that Autumn had scholarship offers prior to last year so it wasn't an issue of not getting any offers. They just weren't to schools she was sure she wanted to play for and Uconn had offered her a walk-on spot. It had always been her dream to play at Uconn so she decided to give it a shot. Now a year later things have changed with less playing time available she probably decided it was best to see if the scholarship opportunities are better this time around.

How Autumn Chassion earned a walk-on spot at UConn

On the eve of the Louisiana Division III Semifinals in mid-March, Autumn Chassion spent the entire night in the

connecticut.rivals.com

A couple articles at the time said that the only scholarship offers she had were from D2 schools

 

[MilfordHusky]

I dunno, not sure about any other Yarders, but it's definitely too late for me. I'm already wayyyy too attached to Ms. Paige.

I've been watching Azzi in person for 4 years!!

 

[Kaizen]

A couple articles at the time said that the only scholarship offers she had were from D2 schools

You need to read this,

At the DI level, most of Autumn’s offers came from low-major schools. However, there was one power conference school that was in the AP Top 10 as recently as last season that showed interest, pulled off but then came back late in the process with an offer.

How Autumn Chassion earned a walk-on spot at UConn

On the eve of the Louisiana Division III Semifinals in mid-March, Autumn Chassion spent the entire night in the

connecticut.rivals.com

 

[UcMiami]

Everyone is talking about athletic scholarships, but with her academic background, I would think she could get an academic scholarship and be a walk-on someplace else if she can't get a basketball one. She will land somewhere and succeed in life and perhaps have some basketball success too, it's just it may not be at one of her dream schools.

Can't be a walk on with a scholarship to a school - any scholarship counts against the athletic scholarship limit for the highest ranked sport you participate in (for women that is WCBB.) This is to prevent schools from bypassing scholarship limits for sports by giving athletes 'academic' scholarships and then having them play a sport.

 

[Stymie]

Very sad to see her go.
I will be rooting hard for her wherever she lands.
And I’m sure she will stick it!

 

[Dokey]

No athletic scholarships in the Ivy League

She didn’t have one at UConn either and the Ivies find financial aid packages.

 

[Bama fan]

itsasport said: Trivia fact is that the school that became Dartmouth could have been in Columbia, Ct. It was started as a school for Native Americans whose founder wanted to set up in Columbia, but the town refused.

True that, but what later became Columbia College, and ultimately Columbia University n the City of New York, was founded as King's College. Dartmouth sprung up in the wilds of New Hampshire about fifteen years later for the education of "Indians and Other Heathen". I guess they admitted me as one of the latter category.

Bret Harte, the American writer , commented upon the "heathen Chinee" in "Plain Language from Truthful James" while poking some fun at old Algernon Charles Swinburne. Reckon either of them passed through Hanover?

 

[Centerstream]

I thought that this was a thread about Autumn. Amazing how many threads have a huge swerve, or 2 or ..., during the off season.

 

[Bama fan]

I thought that this was a thread about Autumn. Amazing how many threads have a huge swerve, or 2 or ..., during the off season.

Learn to love the swerve!

 

[JavaMan]

I've been watching Azzi in person for 4 years!!

Lucky you... I think. I lived in No VA for 25 years. But, from what I've seen online, I may get way too attached to Azzi as well.

 

[Woof 101]

I too am sorry Autumn never had the opportunity to experience the love and support of the fans at Gampel or Hartford.

I felt bad for all the women this year for what you mention. We can only hope the she attends a school that UConn may play at home in the next four years. She would obviously when introduced as a starter or coming into the game get a roof rattling standing O.

 

[BostonBay]

Good for Autumn. Hope she can land in a spot to get a scholarship playing BB. Thats a lot of student debt saved!!

 

[HopJim]

Autumn would be an ideal player for an Ivy or Patriot League team like Bucknell, a school with great academics and a strong basketball program. She deserves to play significant minutes.

 

[SVCBeercats]

I hate to see her go, but there is something to be said about having a dream and working hard to make it happen -- even if it doesn't end the way you may have hoped.
Autumn definitely has the talent to make a difference at a smaller program and I hope she kills it wherever she lands.

This will be one of those rare times when reality will be better than the dream.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Ivies?

Clearly, the best route for a young person who really aspires to medicine. Dartmouth has an excellent Biology department, is located near the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where a number of undergrads with medical ambitions "shadow" doctors while learning about the profession, and the basketball team is one of the best in the Ivy League.