Best photo ever

[Wally East]

I believe Tamika Williams was number 1 recruit in Birds senior year

Yup. Sue was 20th.

 

[Bald Husky]

Yup. Sue was 20th.

Yep, it was Sue. It's hard to believe that she was ranked so low, but of course once they get here and what they do with it is why they come to UConn. Not a number one recruit out of high school, but a number one pick in the WNBA draft.

 

[meyers7]

What an iconic photo. Here is a question for you, the answer I know and most Boneyarders know. Just for fun, all six of these players were from different classes so they all could have been #1 recruits out of high school, but one was not. Which player was NOT a #1 recruit out of high school?

Depends on what you're using for ratings. Not even sure Hoopgurlz/ESPN was around then. But BlueStar was, and neither DT or Bird were ranked #1. DT was #2 behind Ashley Robinson. But I think she was #1 on ASGR.

Bird however was ranked #18 in BlueStar, behind Williams (#1), Cash (#2), Jones (#5) and Walters (#13).

 

[MilfordHusky]

As I recollect, Azzi was the high school player of the year--but as a sophomore. I believe she was injured in her senior year of high school. So, I suppose technically, she was not the #1 recruit "out of high school."

Azzi missed part of her junior season due to the ACL tear resulting from contact with Hailey Van Lith. Her senior season was abbreviated due to Covid. I think she remained HG #1 for the entire time.