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Message: [QUOTE="ISUnorth, post: 5345193, member: 11911"] [B]BYU[/B] I looked to see if Kailey Woolston was on the BYU roster but she isn't yet. She was 2nd in the NCAA in 3-point % as a freshman but started an 18-month mission in May 2024. Seems that will end in Nov/Dec but not sure if she is back than or at the semester, not sure how enrolling at near the end of a semester might work. She'll be a good complement to Gibbs if she is in any sort of basketball shape (that's going to be a wildcard, not like she was likely hooping much in Baltimore). Wonder if a redshirt might make more sense than wasting half a season? Mission time does not count against NCAA eligibility. [B]Iowa State[/B] This is blaspheme within the Cyclone fan community but I believe Jada Williams is an upgrade over Ryan. Ryan was the champion of assist stats but in five years (granted she was ill and injured year 4/5) the team never advanced much. Jada adds speed and defense to a team that is slow and not great defensively. Ryan is still there as a grad assistant and between her and Fennelly I hope they do not try to reign in Jada so much as to kill her game, but fear they will. Caitlin Clark would never have been what she became if she had decided on ISU over Iowa. Cyclone get Kenzie Hare back after missing most of last year form hip surgery. She was a 40% three-pointer at Marquette. They added Evangelia Paulk, a small conference forward as a likely depth piece. Freshman recruit Reese Beaty from Tennessee might be an unranked HS sleeper signing. They were picked last year to compete with KSU for the title and going with subtracts and adds to the roster they should be better (barring injures). Post - Crooks/Taulelei PG - Williams/Wilson F - Brown/Paulk G - Hare/Jackson G - Harris/Beatty End of bench: Tanke/Jensen This is year one of a two year window with Crooks/Brown/Williams to do something before a complete reset with the likely retirement of long time coach Bill Fennelly. His likely lame duck status seems to be impacting HS recruiting more than short term portals moves but it is a factor. [B]Kansas and Kansas State[/B] Both made a HS recruit splash. Will be interesting to see how that plays out in a year or two. [/QUOTE]

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