Cardoso Visit?

[CL82]

Is everybody done now?

Not quite:

 

[JordyG]

Who says you can't have it both ways?

 

[meyers7]

Well one good thing is, if she commits to UCONN, her name won't be on her jersey anyway.

At least we doesn't have to call her Johnson.

 

[soxfan23]

We can close this thread down, Cardosa will NOT be visiting UConn according to her coach Keisha Hunt!

 

[Titusk82]

We can close this thread down, Cardosa will NOT be visiting UConn according to her coach Keisha Hunt!

Well i guess we got our answer. The only other player we know UConn is interest in is Edwards.

 

[soxfan23]

Well i guess we got our answer. The only other player we know UConn is interest in is Edwards.

As much as I like Edwards as a player, I think UConn may be done for 2020.

 

[UConnCat]

And zero confirmation she's actually visiting.

Like I said.

 

[soxfan23]

Like I said.

It makes sense, Cardosa would most likely not start until her junior year at the earliest playing behind Nelson-Ododa. The addition of Gabriel only added more competition for minutes and not many kids want to wait that long for a guaranteed starting job. I can see UConn waiting until 2021 and making a big push for a big with some more versatility like DeBerry. Somebody that can step out and play the 4 alongside Gabriel at the 5 in a BIG lineup.

 

[bantamlaker]

 

[CocoHusky]

It makes sense, Cardosa would most likely not start until her junior year at the earliest playing behind Nelson-Ododa. The addition of Gabriel only added more competition for minutes and not many kids want to wait that long for a guaranteed starting job. I can see UConn waiting until 2021 and making a big push for a big with some more versatility like DeBerry. Somebody that can step out and play the 4 alongside Gabriel at the 5 in a BIG lineup.

I disagree with most of that. KC would get minutes as a freshmen and likely be a starter as a sophomore given the current state of the UCONN roster. ONO can be that big versatile forward starting alongside KC.

 

[soxfan23]

I disagree with most of that. KC would get minutes as a freshmen and likely be a starter as a sophomore given the current state of the UCONN roster. ONO can be that big versatile forward starting alongside KC.

No chance!

 

[Ozimoto]

Thank goodness we will soon have actual games to talk about!

 

[Triad]

I trust and hope that it has been or will be pointed out to Kamilla that there are tons of Portuguese-speaking people living in the CT-MA area, with large Portuguese/Brasilian communities in places like Hartford, Waterbury, Stonington, Fall River, New Bedford, Ludlow, Gloucester, Provincetown. No way can South Carolina or any other top-flight school match this.
Hope too that the staff uses the proper spelling for Brasil . . .

You are correct. My nephew married into one family and moved back to Brazil (American spelling) with the family. Teaches English there. I wonder where he learned that??

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I can see UConn waiting until 2021 and making a big push for a big with some more versatility like DeBerry. Somebody that can step out and play the 4 alongside Gabriel at the 5 in a BIG lineup.

We don't even know what kind of talent Gabriel is exactly. Considering her current standing, she might be a bench type player. I think there was room for Cardoso, and there was definitely interest at one point. Hunt was the one who told the media UConn was one of the five schools Cardoso would be visiting. Something obviously changed in the last month or so.

 

[oldude]

We don't even know what kind of talent Gabriel is exactly. Considering her current standing, she might be a bench type player. I think there was room for Cardoso, and there was definitely interest at one point. Hunt was the one who told the media UConn was one of the five schools Cardoso would be visiting. Something obviously changed in the last month or so.

As related in another thread, it appears that Cardosa has yet to qualify academically for an NCAA athletic scholarship.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

As related in another thread, it appears that Cardosa has yet to qualify academically for an NCAA athletic scholarship.

I saw that but I assume it's a formality. Doesn't sound like it will be a roadblock.

 

[Huskie02]

We don't even know what kind of talent Gabriel is exactly. Considering her current standing, she might be a bench type player. I think there was room for Cardoso, and there was definitely interest at one point. Hunt was the one who told the media UConn was one of the five schools Cardoso would be visiting. Something obviously changed in the last month or so.

I agree about a bench type player. Unless lighting strikes, I think it will take 2-3 years for her to develop. I’m not optimistic about Edwards either. Haven’t heard anything about a scheduled visit yet. I mistakenly thought Kia Nurse would have a much more positive influence on her. I would be pleasantly surprised if we landed her.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I agree about a bench type player. Unless lighting strikes, I think it will take 2-3 years for her to develop. I’m not optimistic about Edwards either. Haven’t heard anything about a scheduled visit yet. I mistakenly thought Kia Nurse would have a much more positive influence on her. I would be pleasantly surprised if we landed her.

There is no word on any scheduled visits for Edwards yet so I wouldn't read much into that.

 

[oldude]

I saw that but I assume it's a formality. Doesn't sound like it will be a roadblock.

Well, kids start taking standardized tests in their jr year of HS. For whatever reason, Cardosa did not have the requisite core course GPA/standardized test score, or she doesn’t have a sufficient number of core courses yet.

There are 2 stages to meet the core course requirements. If a student completes 10 core courses (math, science, English, social sciences or foreign language) with a 2.3 GPA by the start of their senior year, they qualify preliminarily for an athletic scholarship. Ultimately, they must have 16 core courses at graduation with a 2.3 GPA.

 

[AmeriConn]

Who says you can't have it both ways?

ESPN prediction is Mississippi State for Cardosa

Women's basketball recruiting: Predicting where the top undeclared prospects will sign

With a little more than a month until national signing week, here is a look at the six remaining undeclared top-10 prospects in the Class of 2020.

www.espn.com

 

[soxfan23]

We don't even know what kind of talent Gabriel is exactly. Considering her current standing, she might be a bench type player. I think there was room for Cardoso, and there was definitely interest at one point. Hunt was the one who told the media UConn was one of the five schools Cardoso would be visiting. Something obviously changed in the last month or so.

Yeah, Gabriel committed.

 

[Argonaut]

Yeah, Gabriel committed.

If Gabriel committing scared Cardoso away (I don't think it did), that either tells us that Gabriel is a lot better than we anticipate or Cardoso isn't as good as advertised.

Either way, one is coming and the other isn't, so we must be doomed.

 

[oldude]

If Gabriel committing scared Cardoso away (I don't think it did), that either tells us that Gabriel is a lot better than we anticipate or Cardoso isn't as good as advertised.

Either way, one is coming and the other isn't, so we must be doomed.

Again, I will repeat that with about a month until NLI's can be signed by students, it appears from the ESPN article that Cardosa is not yet academically qualified for a scholarship. This is not an insignificant issue, particularly for Geno Auriemma and UConn.

 

[Argonaut]

Again, I will repeat that with about a month until NLI's can be signed by students, it appears from the ESPN article that Cardosa is not yet academically qualified for a scholarship. This is not an insignificant issue, particularly for Geno Auriemma and UConn.

If her mom and sister are flying up from Brasil/Brazil, as reported, to accompany her on these visits, my guess is that if they're not coming to UConn to visit, as reported by Keisha Hunt, she's not coming to UConn.

 

[oldude]

If her mom and sister are flying up from Brasil/Brazil, as reported, to accompany her on these visits, my guess is that if they're not coming to UConn to visit, as reported by Keisha Hunt, she's not coming to UConn.

I don't disagree. My point is that if there is some question as to whether or not she will be academically eligible for an athletic scholarship during October of her senior year of HS, I would not be surprised if Geno and UConn backed away from their interest in Cardosa.