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2027 Recruiting: Eve Long

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UConnCat said:
According to Dom's Amore's article in this morning's Courant, Geno flew to Kansas the morning after the BE championship game to watch Long play (or practice if there wasn't game).
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That’s interesting since she’s scheduled to come to campus this coming weekend for her OV. GA is showing her his serious interest. This kid has a lot of potential.
 
BobbyJ said:
That’s interesting since she’s scheduled to come to campus this coming weekend for her OV. GA is showing her his serious interest. This kid has a lot of potential.
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I wonder if Geno will try to get to her shut down her recruitment and commit to UConn on her official visit. Great news that he flew out to Kansas to watch Eve practice or play a game. Geno is actively recruiting the ‘27 class, Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long.
 
IndyMark said:
I wonder if Geno will try to get to her shut down her recruitment and commit to UConn on her official visit. Great news that he flew out to Kansas to watch Eve practice or play a game. Geno is actively recruiting the ‘27 class, Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long.
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I very much doubt that Auriemma ever uses that somewhat desperate tactic.
 
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Bone Dog said:
I thought @IndyMark meant Geno’s trip out there was a good sign about his own future plans. A coach who recruits aggressively isn’t focused on retiring.
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Geno, has flown to Tennessee to see Haylen Ayers and now going to see Eve Long is a great sign of a coach who plans on being here their career.

A couple things to note here, Eve is scheduling official visits, her junior season so she may be trying to get her recruiting done so she can focus on being a senior, and enjoying her last year in high school. She can also, train in things she needs to work on, from the advice of her future coach, so that she could get impactful minutes when she goes to the college of her choice.
 
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Bone Dog said:
I thought @IndyMark meant Geno’s trip out there was a good sign about his own future plans. A coach who recruits aggressively isn’t focused on retiring.
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I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.
 
BobbyJ said:
I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.
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I get what you mean. High pressure tactics seem out of character for Geno no matter what. My impression is that Kim regularly approaches kids with pressure sales tactics, not only out of that fear, but also to get kids to fear they will be left behind. There were suggestions of this with the way she approached Sarah Strong. I suspect Geno never tries to ‘sell’ UConn to recruits. If the kid doesn’t want to be part of what Geno does, he’s not interested.
 
BobbyJ said:
I went back and bolded what I was referring to. The lowlife tactic of pushing a kid to shut down their recruitment and commit out of fear that the kid might see a better opportunity if they continue to visit other schools and listen to other coaches.
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I did not mean to ruffle feathers here. In college football this happens all the time, especially in the SEC, maybe SEC college basketball as well. A very cut throat business. It is absolutely “Dirty recruiting” but that is the nature of “big time” college athletics.
There is no doubt that Geno has never done anything like that, nor would he ever have to. The name UCONN sells itself, it is known, as the “Basketball Capital of the world”. Geno’s longevity is recruited against him, so him flying out to see two highly touted recruits (Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long), speaks volumes to the player, their family, as well as opposing coaches, that he is not going anywhere soon.
 
IndyMark said:
Geno, has flown to Tennessee to see Haylen Ayers and now going to see Eve Long is a great sign of a coach who plans on being here their career.

A couple things to note here, Eve is scheduling official visits, her junior season so she may be trying to get her recruiting done so she can focus on being a senior, and enjoying her last year in high school. She can also, train in things she needs to work on, from the advice of her future coach, so that she could get impactful minutes when she goes to the college of her choice.
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I want Haylen Ayers- beautiful shot, form looks similar to Azzi in my opinion, good size too.
 
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IndyMark said:
I did not mean to ruffle feathers here. In college football this happens all the time, especially in the SEC, maybe SEC college basketball as well. A very cut throat business. It is absolutely “Dirty recruiting” but that is the nature of “big time” college athletics.
There is no doubt that Geno has never done anything like that, nor would he ever have to. The name UCONN sells itself, it is known, as the “Basketball Capital of the world”. Geno’s longevity is recruited against him, so him flying out to see two highly touted recruits (Haylen Ayers and now Eve Long), speaks volumes to the player, their family, as well as opposing coaches, that he is not going anywhere soon.
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Yes, I’m aware of all of this so I question why, in your post #48, you wondered if Auriemma would try to do this.
 
BobbyJ said:
Yes, I’m aware of all of this so I question why, in your post #48, you wondered if Auriemma would try to do this.
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I misspoke with the implication that Geno would refer to “dirty recruiting”. He is way above that. I heavily follow college football and I hear about this all the time with college football.

Eve may be looking to commit early, as she is doing her official visits now. She is or was on an official visit with UCLA this past weekend, UCONN this weekend and Notre Dame April the 24th. I have heard that she is a fan of UCONN and has been for quite some time. This weekend, will be a great opportunity for her to witness what she could possibly be experiencing for the next 3 or 4 years.
 
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NW-MW said:
I mean I will take another 6'3 big for us to compliment Big O! If I remember correctly she is also a huge UCONN fan, so she should be ours to lose.
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By the time she would enroll at UConn, she may be complementing both Jana and Gandy as well. Jana will be a senior and at her peak which I believe is very high.
 
Great Geno true story! I read this I think in the Courant!
Kia Vaughn was a highly rated HS player thought to be a definite UConn signee and a couple of days before signing day Kia's Mom called Geno and reportedly asked what Geno was going to give Kia to go to UConn!
Geno reportedly replied "Rutgers is looking for a big girl," and hung up!
Signing Day Kia signed with Vivian/Rutgers!

Another true Geno story!
Freshman Marci Glenney from NFA HS in CT was a freshman G for UConn and because of some injuries played a lot of games at PG and after the season her Dad gave Geno a call saying Since Marci did so well she should be starting next season!
Geno said "We don't book in advance at UConn!"
Marci transferred to Clemson!
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
Great Geno true story! I read this I think in the Courant!
Kia Vaughn was a highly rated HS player thought to be a definite UConn signee and a couple of days before signing day Kia's Mom called Geno and reportedly asked what Geno was going to give Kia to go to UConn!
Geno reportedly replied "Rutgers is looking for a big girl," and hung up!
Signing Day Kia signed with Vivian/Rutgers!

Another true Geno story!
Freshman Marci Glenney from NFA HS in CT was a freshman G for UConn and because of some injuries played a lot of games at PG and after the season her Dad gave Geno a call saying Since Marci did so well she should be starting next season!
Geno said "We don't book in advance at UConn!"
Marci transferred to Clemson!
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@RSHERMVIKES, nice stories, but what does this have to do with Eve Long?
 
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ec33 said:
I am not usually like this when looking at the standard recruiting photo ops, but imagine putting those trophies in front her to dream about reaching for in a UCLA uniform when her next stop is UConn.
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Seems like a dubious strategy compared to Uconn. Of course it is generally discouraging when you see a potential recruit in another team's uniform, but it happens quite a bit with players going elsewhere. On a more optimistic note, I think her words with the post were very brief and business like, with no gushing comments about an incredible visit etc.
 
oldhusky said:
Seems like a dubious strategy compared to Uconn. Of course it is generally discouraging when you see a potential recruit in another team's uniform, but it happens quite a bit with players going elsewhere. On a more optimistic note, I think her words with the post were very brief and business like, with no gushing comments about an incredible visit etc.
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Looking forward to seeing what she posts about her visit with UCONN tomorrow. I am not sure how long official visits last now. It used to be a Friday afternoon/evening through Sunday afternoon. If that’s is still the case, then Eve will get to experience a game day atmosphere, and this game will be electric due to this being a NCAA tournament game.
She may have been at UCLA for a couple of days for her official visit but this, I would imagine, will feel different. She is stepping into the Basketball Capital of the world, watching the team practice and then the game itself, could go a long way to securing her for the 2027 class.
 
oldhusky said:
Seems like a dubious strategy compared to Uconn. Of course it is generally discouraging when you see a potential recruit in another team's uniform, but it happens quite a bit with players going elsewhere. On a more optimistic note, I think her words with the post were very brief and business like, with no gushing comments about an incredible visit etc.
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If we want to get to that level her "Go Bruins???!!" has more question marks than exclamation points 😉.
 
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Is Eve sitting in front of Stewie at today’s game?
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