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Message: [QUOTE="ASweet3781, post: 2419838, member: 1926"] After the shock decision of Brittany Hunter to attend Duke and having the entire 2003 recruiting class transfer out, UConn's run of 3 straight championships and 5 straight Final Fours was put in major jeopardy. Followed that with a solid if not unspectacular recruiting class of Charde, Mel, and Ketia in a class that produced many superstars like Parker, Fowles, Wiggins, Langhorne, etc and UConn was set to take a step back. Charde was the only pro in those 2 years and she was arguably one of our most up and down players. What followed was 2 years of no Final Fours and general sluggish play. Not even Geno could work his magic. Recruiting is the most important part of the job. So what followed those 2 classes was (future pros in BOLD, #1 rated players capitalized): 2005: [B]Renee Montgomery, Kalana Greene[/B], Tariah Williams, Cassie Kerns 2006: [B]TINA CHARLES[/B], Kaili McLaren, Meg Gardler 2007: [B]MAYA MOORE[/B], Lorin Dixon 2008: [B]ELENA DELLE DONNE (transfered), Tiffany Hayes[/B], Caroline Doty, Heather Buck 2009: [B]Kelly Faris[/B] 2010: [B]Stefanie Dolson, Bria Hartley[/B] 2011: [B]KALEENA LEWIS, Kiah Stokes[/B] 2012: [B]BREANNA STEWART, Moriah Jefferson, Morgan Tuck[/B] 2013: [B]Sanyia Chong[/B] 2014: Gabby Williams, Kia Nurse 2015: KATIE LOU SAMUELSON, Naphessa Collier, Azura Stevens (transfer) 2016: Crystal Dangerfield, Kyla Irwin, Molly Bent 2017: MEGAN WALKER, Andra Hunter, Mikayala Coombs, Lexi Gordon, Batouly Camara (transfer) 2018: CHRISTYN WILLIAMS, Olivia Nelson-Odoba For 12 years we get at least one high level impact player, either an #1 rated player, future pro, or All American. Because of this we have not missed ONE Final Four since 2007 and have won 6 championships. Whenever it looks like we may have an "off year" in recruiting (like this time last week lol) our coaches respond and get exactly who and what they need to make sure UConn will be at least one of the top 4 teams in the country for another year. Take a bow Geno, CD, Shea, and Marisa. And let's not fail to appreciate how hard this is to keep up! [/QUOTE]

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