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ericsandiego said:
Courtney lacks the athleticism of Kelly Faris. but her BBall IQ is off the charts. doggy daddy compared her to Maria Conlon, speed-wise. taller of course. i think she's also similar to Taber Spani. in a recent write-up, it was noted that while not the fleetest of foot, she was a solid defender because she is smart and knows angles. she was able to move well laterally to cut off the player she was guarding and keep in front of her. i wonder if her "athleticism" is similar to KML's in high school. here's the only video i could find...

ESPN interview with Courtney
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Courtney has two more years of hs basketball. Athleticism can improve...I don't think given her Basketball IQ and her current #9/#13 rankings that she will get worse...I am betting she will get better, faster, more athletic and I wouldn't be surprised if she put on a couple of more inches too. She knows she will be attending UConn and that she will have to get her body in better shape. I think she will make us very happy that she decided to come to UConn.
 
doggydaddy said:
Watching her video and hearing from several sources that she could grow a couple of inches before coming to UConn and her western timezone location, I have a new name she might compare to.

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I thought Deja Strother is in the class of 2015. :D
 
Let me get this right:

Highly ranked player.

Highly ranked student ("on track to be high school valedictorian").

Living in a Western state.

So, of course, she chose Stanford. Oops, my bad! :D
 
Courtney is a perfect fit for UCONN and what I love most about her is that she recruited UCONN. She is smart and shoots lights out and is also a pretty good defender. Welcome to UCONN Courtney.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Let me get this right:

Highly ranked player.

Highly ranked student ("on track to be high school valedictorian").

Living in a Western state.

So, of course, she chose Stanford. Oops, my bad! :D
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Hopefully, we have an equally poor chance of landing McCall.
 
Great get Geno..........Solid recruit. Great High school coach (her dad). Basketball smart. And to commit now shows she's committed and knows the type of program she wants to be apart of.

Welcome to UConn Courtney.
 
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I dont believe Mavunga had an offer and Geno effectively
withdrew McDaniel's offer. Just some bookkeeping.

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AWESOME news. welcome to UCONN Courtney! We are thrilled to have you and look forward to watching you and cheering for you when you come to play.

I know little about her game save for what i've read and seen in the very limited video, but a consensus top 15 kid with great smarts and outstanding skills is always welcome!
 
She had quite a list of schools...."also considered Duke, North Carolina, Princeton, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Yale, before deciding on UConn."
At least she liked 2 in Connecticut...
 
She can play Goldilocks to our three bears anytime.
 
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Congrats to UConn. She sounds like a keeper. That St. Mary's team is amazing.

Guess it wasn't too early for Geno to lock up this sophomore.
 
Courtney's father is an AAU coach, so he is really familiar with the ins and outs of the recruiting process. It is quite the compliment when an AAU coach, who has worked with some of the top prospects in Arizona, has a daughter who is one of the top-ranked players in the class, commit early to a program.
 
You have to love a kid who has done her homework the way Ekmark has (no pun intended). And one must assume her dad likes what he sees in Geno.
 
CamrnCrz1974 said:
Courtney's father is an AAU coach, so he is really familiar with the ins and outs of the recruiting process. It is quite the compliment when an AAU coach, who has worked with some of the top prospects in Arizona, has a daughter who is one of the top-ranked players in the class, commit early to a program.
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Cam, have you seen Courtney and St. Mary's play?
 
When talking about who is she like as a player, how about Angie Bjorkland (6', great shooter, not fast but high basketball IQ)? Not the TN version but the high school version.
 
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dtbtbtb said:
When talking about who is she like as a player, how about Angie Bjorkland (6', great shooter, not fast but high basketball IQ)? Not the TN version but the high school version.
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Not bad. Angie was a terrific player. Sometimes misused at Tennessee, but I would take that version too.
 
ed4ourgirls said:
I could resist no longer. I had to google fighting artichokes.

Turns out it's Scottsdale Community College.

Welcome Fighting Choke.
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Indeed. Fighting Artichoke was too long to use. (Boneyard wouldn't accept it.) St. Mary's is just around the corner (so to speak), as I live in Scottsdale. Truth be told, I wish Muffet could have convinced her to attend my alma mater, Notre Dame.
 
Fightin Choke said:
Indeed. Fighting Artichoke was too long to use. (Boneyard wouldn't accept it.) St. Mary's is just around the corner (so to speak), as I live in Scottsdale. Truth be told, I wish Muffet could have convinced her to attend my alma mater, Notre Dame.
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Ahhhh, so you are not just green with envy. ;)
 
Icebear said:
Ahhhh, so you are not just green with envy. ;)
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No, that's my natural shade of green. Notre Dame, SCC -- it's all good. But definately Ms. Ekmark would have looked great in an Irish uni! (Certainly better than those dreadful UConn Nike unis. They made the Huskies look like Buckeyes. I hope those get stowed away somewhere very difficult to find...)
 
doggydaddy said:
Not bad. Angie was a terrific player. Sometimes misused at Tennessee, but I would take that version too.
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Yeah, something like Angie B. seems like an apt comparison. Courtney may be a little more versatile, but I see similarities.
 
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Ozzie Nelson said:
Correction ... it is SmartyPANTS...

Meyers...hope you are feeling better and well
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Getting better. Start rehab next week. :) Hopefully back to work in July. Be getting my SmartyPantsness back soon enough. ;)
 
meyers7 said:
Getting better. Start rehab next week. :) Hopefully back to work in July. Be getting my SmartyPantsness back soon enough. ;)
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You never lost it! Get well, my friend.
 
meyers7 said:
Getting better. Start rehab next week. :) Hopefully back to work in July. Be getting my SmartyPantsness back soon enough. ;)
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Meyers great to have you back. Your still in my prayers.
 
meyers7 said:
Getting better. Start rehab next week. :) Hopefully back to work in July. Be getting my SmartyPantsness back soon enough. ;)
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Nothing like a little heart surgery to make "getting back to work" sound like a Maui vacation!

Glad to hear rehab is starting soon . . . that's a sure sign of your recovery:)
 
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