Do former stars help recruit?

[CocoHusky]

So the real answer is NO - former players, alumni, boosters, fans, et al do not help in the recruiting process. What does help is watching all the former players have great success professionally playing ball, or in whatever careers they choose after college, seeing them return to campus frequently, show up at home games and away games, congregate at the final four, etc. That does not go unnoticed.

UC, I not sure that is entirely correct. Here is a article from ESPN that states that it was Candace Parker who tipped off Pat about Meighan Simmons.
"Parker made sure to find Simmons after the game, and the high schooler was left speechless by the meeting. According to Karolyn, Parker said that Simmons had such uncanny range and precision with her shot that she had to tell Lady Vols head coach Pat Summit."
http://espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/girls/news/story?id=4755200

PS UCONN sure dodged that bullet.

 

[UcMiami]

UC, I not sure that is entirely correct. Here is a article from ESPN that states that it was Candace Parker who tipped off Pat about Meighan Simmons.
"Parker made sure to find Simmons after the game, and the high schooler was left speechless by the meeting. According to Karolyn, Parker said that Simmons had such uncanny range and precision with her shot that she had to tell Lady Vols head coach Pat Summit."
http://espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/girls/news/story?id=4755200

PS UCONN sure dodged that bullet.

Please forward that to the NCAA compliance office immediately - I think you can do it anonymously!
Obviously former players can interact with HS kids, but they are not supposed to promote or recruit for their school (or any school.) From that article it doesn't appear she did - just congratulated her and then contacted Pat to suggest she take a look.

 

[BroadwayVa]

A single alumna doesn't make a huge difference. Plural alumnae can make a different story entirely. Those who don't know the difference between alumna and alumnae will upset Grandpa Kibitzer and disrupt the recruiting process.

I wouldn't worry about what someone who takes people to task for spelling think---they really don't have much more in life--poor souls.

 

[VAMike23]

Let's see ... WNBA Champions, Minnesota Lynx. Moore, Montgomery, Jones, and Greene.

At the Final Four, we probably will see Lobo, Wolters, Bird, Moore, Greene, et al. "We Are Family."

And Swin, I'd bet

 

[VAMike23]

Wow! Just wow! That's a cool intergenerational team. 14 of them. And Rebecca was obviously busy, or else she would be there.

Every time I see Maya, she is holding a trophy.

Tahirah Williams looking glam!

 

[BRS24]

The success of UConn alums in the WNBA, global leagues, and Olympic teams is one of the best types of recruiting, albeit indirectly, for the right players.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Can't do inside jokes now folks. Some people will actually believe you.

And take page shots and send them in "we would prefer to remain anonymous" letters to SEC office for transmission to NCAA.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

When Diana Taurasi gets interviewed and says her four years at UConn were the best 4 years of her life and Sue B says we go our separate ways but we keep in touch and are sisters for life, and not only us but those who went before and came after, and Lexi says from the beginning of her awareness of WCBB it was UConn... well, we don't need no fries to get the job done!

 

[DaddyChoc]

A single alumna doesn't make a huge difference. Plural alumnae can make a different story entirely. Those who don't know the difference between alumna and alumnae will upset Grandpa Kibitzer and disrupt the recruiting process.

are those twin recruits out of Texas? any mixtape videos of them on YouTube and what are their rankings on Hoopsgurlz?

 

[HuskyNan]

I wonder if DT, Maya or any of the former players "help" in the recruiting process.

Serious response, as you may not be aware, but current and former players can't actively recruit for their schools as it's an NCAA violation. Players are considered "representatives of school interests", aka boosters and cannot participate in the recruiting process.

 

[Huskies Rule]

The beautiful Sue Bird is a walking, talking recruitment billboard for UConn Women's Basketball. The way Sue carries herself, her eloquence and the non-stop, sarcastically expressed love for Geno (and CD and UConn) must speak volumes to any high school girl with a big dream.

Even while she was busting her butt this past week at the Olympic trials, a sweaty, tired (and still beautiful) Sue took the time to sit and talk about all UConn basketball has meant to her life.

[I can hear Balcomb whining to Emmert right now.]

 

[UcMiami]

The beautiful Sue Bird is a walking, talking recruitment billboard for UConn Women's Basketball. The way Sue carries herself, her eloquence and the non-stop, sarcastically expressed love for Geno (and CD and UConn) must speak volumes to any high school girl with a big dream.

Even while she was busting her butt this past week at the Olympic trials, a sweaty, tired (and still beautiful) Sue took the time to sit and talk about all UConn basketball has meant to her life.

[I can hear Balcomb whining to Emmert right now.]

Those clips from the All Access show were actually when she was in town in the fall practicing with the Uconn team and working out with the greatest strength and conditioning and training staff in the business. They were still great and she had some nice moments for the reporters and cameras over the weekend, but the best stuff was earlier.

And that fact is also something pretty special for recruiting, too. Sue is a city girl and isn't fond of being out 'in the middle of nowhere' but when she needs to work on her game she comes running back to Uconn. You really don't see that with the other programs as far as I know.