Ayanna Patterson to Uconn

[donalddoowop]

With a front court of AE, Ice and Ayanna, there will be very few rebounds available for the opposing team and if you add Azzi and Paige or Nika and Caroline Ducharme or Saylor and Paige, etc...5 headed monster on the court at all times...

You left out one player who I think will be, if nothing else, a strong rebounder by then, Piath Gabriel. The post practices will be special.

 

[Geew1992]

Nothing against AP, but would like to some bigger post players choose UConn...Need some balance with inside-outside game.

Huh??

 

[meyers7]

 

[browns]

Now that is awesome!

 

[BostonBay]

I just watched some of her highlite videos. She looks bigger than 6'2". Is that right? Looks like she is physical enough to play the 4.

 

[Go/huskies]

Great Pickup for Geno. A huge shock based on what many were saying before Ayanna committed. If I knew, that Tamika Williams was married to her HS Coach, I wouldn't have been surprised/shocked.

IMO Geno needs to get a Quick/Athletic Guard that plays defense and able to get to the rim to fill out the class.

KK Bransford? I have a feeling she’s one of the other commitments Geno was talking about.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I just watched some of her highlite videos. She looks bigger than 6'2". Is that right? Looks like she is physical enough to play the 4.

She's an incredibly versatile small forward with power forward skills.

 

[Go/huskies]

She's an incredibly versatile small forward with power forward skills.

She’s skilled, but I see more of a power forward.

 

[BobbyJ]

Ayanna Patterson dunks, has a great smile & braces, many say she's 6'3", & will be flying down the court with Paige next year. Dawn Staley will hate her when she gets dunked on. Bad for, you know.....

She won’t be flying for UConn next year. She’ll be playing for her HS team.

 

[oldude]

KK Bransford? I have a feeling she’s one of the other commitments Geno was talking about.

KiKi Rice out of Sidwell Friends in DC lists UConn on the schools she is considering and follows Saylor on Twitter. At 5’11”, Rice is Hoopgurlz 6th overall and #1 pg in 2022 class.

 

[meyers7]

Nothing against AP, but would like to some bigger post players choose UConn...Need some balance with inside-outside game.

Some people.

 

[Cornell Lt]

Nothing against AP, but would like to some bigger post players choose UConn...Need some balance with inside-outside game.

Ughhhhhhhhhh

 

[psconn]

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[Dogstar]

KK Bransford? I have a feeling she’s one of the other commitments Geno was talking about.

I thk you might be right, her more so thn Kiki who has most of the "Egghead Elites" after her

 

[UConnCat]

 

[UConnCat]

 

[UConnCat]

 

[BobbyJ]

She's an incredibly versatile small forward with power forward skills.

Oh mama. Between she and Brady, that high paint area in UConn’s offense is gonna be a gold mine. Just drilling those J’s.

 

[hoophuskee]

I think Ice is the 4 and Ayanna the 3.

I'd prefer to have 3 shooters surrounding her and overall have a quicker defense with a quicker transition to offense.

Damn glad to have her - regardless!

 

[jaydee602]

Not sure if this was already posted, but here is the projected UCONN Roster from this season thru 2024. It is broken down by Senior, junior, sophomore, freshman.

 

[OviedoFLHusky]

I was feeling pretty down - I had just watched the Husky men lose their game - and then I saw this thread! Wow! Talk about great news!

Welcome, Ayanna!

 

[BobbyJ]

I'd prefer to have 3 shooters surrounding her and overall have a quicker defense with a quicker transition to offense.

Damn glad to have her - regardless!

Brady can be your third shooter plus she can shoot 3s but won’t necessarily need to. And she has no problem running the floor. She’s a perfect trailer on the break and deadly from the foul line area.

 

[UcMiami]

I'd prefer to have 3 shooters surrounding her and overall have a quicker defense with a quicker transition to offense.

Damn glad to have her - regardless!

Does Uconn have a single 'slow player' on the roster or coming in the next two years? I mean, the squad is pretty much all greyhounds masquarading as sled dogs!

 

[Gus Mahler]

You left out one player who I think will be, if nothing else, a strong rebounder by then, Piath Gabriel. The post practices will be special.

Yes, and shot blocker.

 

[hoophuskee]

Brady can be your third shooter plus she can shoot 3s but won’t necessarily need to. And she has no problem running the floor. She’s a perfect trailer on the break and deadly from the foul line area.

Brady could be our 4th shooter giving AP even more room to operate. While the defense is still quicker and the team can transition faster to offense.

 

[UcMiami]

Now if Stanford does not pick up the #2 recruit, Janiah Barker, I'm ready to project UConn will have the #1 class for 2022.

Naw, some other college will recruit 5 players ranked between 25-100 and will take the 'Top recruiting class prize' and put it in the display case and hang a banner in their Gym.

Uconn will be fine with that.

 

[hoophuskee]

Does Uconn have a single 'slow player' on the roster or coming in the next two years? I mean, the squad is pretty much all greyhounds masquarading as sled dogs!

What's wrong with always trying to be faster while improving your skill? And if you put her at the 4-- we'll probably have among the top 3 skilled teams (more than likely number 1). You surround her with 4 shooters and the way she handles the ball - the skill level is off-the-charts. Add that the speed.

Excited we got AP. Her handle as a PF will be at theee very elite level. The passing the team will ultimately do-- will be off-the-charts.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Next year in the post, we’ll have
ONO - 6’5”
Gabriel - 6’5”
DeBerry - 6’5”
Edwards - 6’3”

Then add 6’4” Brady in 2022.

I think we’re finally okay.

I still think Liv is very close to 6'6".

 

[Huskie78]

ND is in trouble. Losing Clark last year to Iowa and Ayanna this year to UConn continues a string of high profile recruiting misses. MM knew it was time to get out. So far, Ivey hasn’t been able to energize the program like many thought she could. WBB at ND is in danger of following the same pattern of MBB at ND.

The only thing that brings me more joy is UCONN beating them to a pulp!

Signed,
Someone who lives 2 miles from the ND campus

 

[MilfordHusky]

I heard she wants to be Ice Brady's Slime.