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2027 Recruiting: Eve Long

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WBBZen said:
I think this is the first time I've seen an uncommitted recruit with official pictures

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I think I remember getting pictures from Lara Somfai’s OV and she didn’t choose UConn so I’m not getting my hopes up. What has me excited though is the amount of current UConn players she’s following and are following her back
 
GenoWept said:
I think I remember getting pictures from Lara Somfai’s OV and she didn’t choose UConn so I’m not getting my hopes up. What has me excited though is the amount of current UConn players she’s following and are following her back
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Eve also posted pictures of her official visit to UCLA as well. From looking at pictures from both visits, it looks like Eve had a better time at UCONN.
 
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One interesting thing is that UConn's official Instagram account liked her post. I don't think I have ever seen them do this with a non-UConn player (at least not yet) before.

Hope she chooses UConn but she seems also very fond of Notre Dame. We will see.
 
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Stronga12 said:
One interesting thing is that UConn's official Instagram account liked her post. I don't think I have ever seen them do this with a non-UConn player (at least not yet) before.

Hope she chooses UConn but she seems also very fond of Notre Dame. We will see.
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If N.D. beats Vanderbilt and UCONN beats UNC.... Eve can make the
comparison after watching the UCONN vs Irish game for the FINAL FOUR
weekend. NICE!
 
Bill Ferrara is associate head coach at Florida State and held that position at St John’s previously. Interesting that Eve reposted this

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Zarathustra said:
If N.D. beats Vanderbilt and UCONN beats UNC.... Eve can make the
comparison after watching the UCONN vs Irish game for the FINAL FOUR
weekend. NICE!
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It rarely works like that. These kids aren't nearly that shallow. Paige would have chosen ND if they were.
 
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Eve Long has moved up from 8th to 5th place following the latest update to ESPN's 2027 class rankings. In an Instagram post ahead of tomorrow's game at the Nike Hoop Summit, we see her blocking a shot by Sitaya Fagan.

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bschwartz said:
Whether it is her or someone else, it would be nice to get a tall, athletic type to counterbalance Olivia and Jana's type of size. Gandy could be this, but she is still an unknown.
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Watched her the other night, didn't get a lot done, but she has all the tools, we want her BAD! Quick feet, really quick feet, super long arms, athletic and really looked like she wants to play defense. Exactly what we need.
 
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uconnever said:
Watched her the other night, didn't get a lot done, but she has all the tools, we want her BAD! Quick feet, really quick feet, super long arms, athletic and really looked like she wants to play defense
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This is the right profile, to be sure. But she also didn’t look as aggressive as we’d all probably like to see. This is a factor too. Maybe it will come once she gets to Storrs (wishful thinking I know) and spends a summer competing with some of the most competitive kids on the planet. And the best part is these hyper competitive teammates will love her like a sister.
 
Bone Dog said:
This is the right profile, to be sure. But she also didn’t look as aggressive as we’d all probably like to see. This is a factor too. Maybe it will come once she gets to Storrs (wishful thinking I know) and spends a summer competing with some of the most competitive kids on the planet. And the best part is these hyper competitive teammates will love her like a sister.
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I think she wasn't aggressive because of the atmosphere of those kind of games, here she will have a role and it also seems like her offense may still be a work in progress. But she looks like she will be really good.
 
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ec33 said:
I'm hoping that UConn's recruitment of Lauren Hassell was more about Eve Long given a silent commitment during her OV and less about Lauren Hassell becoming independently disinterested in UConn.
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I agree. It is interesting that Lauren Hassell, a long time lean to UCONN, drops them from her list of schools. We need to remember that Geno flew out see Eve the week of her official visit to UCONN. I am not saying, that Eve is definitely coming to UCONN but maybe she did give Geno a silent commitment on her visit.
 
IndyMark said:
I agree. It is interesting that Lauren Hassell, a long time lean to UCONN, drops them from her list of schools. We need to remember that Geno flew out see Eve the week of her official visit to UCONN. I am not saying, that Eve is definitely coming to UCONN but maybe she did give Geno a silent commitment on her visit.
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Hmm. Interesting that he took a flight to double down on Long during that time period.
Was that after UCLA and/or just before her visit to ND? (I truly don't know...).

Long made her visit with Kaleena Smith and her part of hit was a lot more low-key. I can tell you Ms. Long has been a key focus for Coach Ivey and Coach Owen, the Irish Posts coach, in terms of time, effort, etc. Given the nature of all three programs, I'm sure they have what it takes. Stay tuned.
 
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ec33 said:
I'm hoping that UConn's recruitment of Lauren Hassell was more about Eve Long given a silent commitment during her OV and less about Lauren Hassell becoming independently disinterested in UConn.
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This is a fact about Hassell's recruitment: she came to UConn for First Night in Oct. at her own expense twice in 2023 and 2024. She did not this last fall of 2025. She certainly had UConn interest but I'm not sure whether she had a committable offer or not. IMO it seems her interest in UConn was high enough that if she had one, she would have taken it before the Long recruitment heated up. I believe UConn's recruitment of Long turned her away. As for Long, I think she has a lot of potential but ND and UCLA (twice the distance from home) have the quickest path to early PT.
 
Dillon77 said:
Hmm. Interesting that he took a flight to double down on Long during that time period.
Was that after UCLA and/or just before her visit to ND? (I truly don't know...).

Long made her visit with Kaleena Smith and her part of hit was a lot more low-key. I can tell you Ms. Long has been a key focus for Coach Ivey and Coach Owen, the Irish Posts coach, in terms of time, effort, etc. Given the nature of all three programs, I'm sure they have what it takes. Stay tuned.
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Tough to interpret the significance of flying out to see her. Bueckers was UConn's after her sophomore HS season and yet Geno flew to Minn 19 times just to to watch her play and then flew home.
The only thing I assume with any confidence is that Long won't be playing in the SEC next season.
 
BobbyJ said:
This is a fact about Hassell's recruitment: she came to UConn for First Night in Oct. at her own expense twice in 2023 and 2024. She did not this last fall of 2025. She certainly had UConn interest but I'm not sure whether she had a committable offer or not. IMO it seems her interest in UConn was high enough that if she had one, she would have taken it before the Long recruitment heated up. I believe UConn's recruitment of Long turned her away. As for Long, I think she has a lot of potential but ND and UCLA (twice the distance from home) have the quickest path to early PT.
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Yes, the Hassell's loss of interest and Eve Long's OV could be entirely unrelated. Reading tea leaves isn't entirely an "exact" science.

I feel good about this recruitment (because I am a Blue Kool Aid drinker and I have an interesting correlation to read into) but I am also glad that this situation is going to resolve early. Eve would be a big loss, but it is better to find out now than farther down the road.
 
I'm going to predict Long chooses Notre Dame.........they seem to be a hot recruiting school of late........as always, I'd be incredibly happy to be wrong as I have been so many times before.... ☹️
 
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Rings R Us said:
Got to think ND here. The Final 4 geno meltdown didnt help us folks.
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Au contraire. It once again demonstrated that Geno protects his players. It could conceivably hurt the recruitment of new assistant coaches. But otherwise, I don’t think it registers negatively among the athletes. If she chooses ND it’s because she likes something about their program and is interested in playing with Hannah. If she chooses UConn it will be because she likes Geno’s program and wants to play with Sarah and Blanca… and KK and Kayleigh and Olivia and Ash and Morgan and Jovana
 
Bone Dog said:
Au contraire. It once again demonstrated that Geno protects his players. It could conceivably hurt the recruitment of new assistant coaches. But otherwise, I don’t think it registers negatively among the athletes. If she chooses ND it’s because she likes something about their program and is interested in playing with Hannah. If she chooses UConn it will be because she likes Geno’s program and wants to play with Sarah and Blanca… and KK and Kayleigh and Olivia and Ash and Morgan and Jovana
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isn't Hannah going to be gone by the time she gets there?
 
Bone Dog said:
Au contraire. It once again demonstrated that Geno protects his players. It could conceivably hurt the recruitment of new assistant coaches. But otherwise, I don’t think it registers negatively among the athletes. If she chooses ND it’s because she likes something about their program and is interested in playing with Hannah. If she chooses UConn it will be because she likes Geno’s program and wants to play with Sarah and Blanca… and KK and Kayleigh and Olivia and Ash and Morgan and Jovana
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I believe that Hannah will be a senior this coming season. So she will not cross paths on the court with Eve.
 
ConnMotors said:
I believe that Hannah will be a senior this coming season. So she will not cross paths on the court with Eve.
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Good catch. Then, if not Hannah, who will she look forward to playing next to at ND?
 
Bone Dog said:
Au contraire. It once again demonstrated that Geno protects his players. It could conceivably hurt the recruitment of new assistant coaches. But otherwise, I don’t think it registers negatively among the athletes. If she chooses ND it’s because she likes something about their program and is interested in playing with Hannah. If she chooses UConn it will be because she likes Geno’s program and wants to play with Sarah and Blanca… and KK and Kayleigh and Olivia and Ash and Morgan and Jovana
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And she wouldn't be playing with Arnold and Shade at UConn either.
 
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ec33 said:
Well...KK and Ash are going to be granted an extra year of eligibility with the "5 for 5" rule. An opportunity I would expect them to make use of.
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To explain my comment more fully. Under the "5 for 5 rule" which is expected to be passed, a player will have 5 years to complete 5 years of eligibility. So if you were KK Arnold or Ashlynn Shade (or anyone currently in college who didn't use a redshirt) -- you would be granted a 5th year of eligibility and capable of playing with Eve Long.

It is also possible that they will seek to move to the WNBA anyway, but the option would be open for them to return.
 
ec33 said:
To explain my comment more fully. Under the "5 for 5 rule" which is expected to be passed, a player will have 5 years to complete 5 years of eligibility. So if you were KK Arnold or Ashlynn Shade (or anyone currently in college who didn't use a redshirt) -- you would be granted a 5th year of eligibility and capable of playing with Eve Long.

It is also possible that they will seek to move to the WNBA anyway, but the option would be open for them to return.
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Time will tell but I wouldn't assume that most players if given that opportunity would take it. There are many factors here, and we have some precedent with how players took advantage of the Covid extra year. I don't recall specific numbers on that, but my impression is that most division 1 players moved on with their lives. Of course the vast majority of those did not have realistic professional aspirations, even in Europe, and they also were not playing for a true contender. Most also were likely not that interested in pursuing a master's degree that an extra year would put them partway to.

Having said that, there did seem to be a large number of returnees to the top programs that were in the limelight. Maybe that would happen with this rule change too, and the NIL opportunities at the top schools makes it a more attractive option than for most players. It surely complicates recruiting and planning, not knowing for sure who stays an extra year or not, who leaves via portal etc.

As for KK and Ash my presumption would be that they would leave until there was some sign or indication they wanted to return, which could happen, but I wouldn't count on this potential rule change turning the norm into most players staying 5 years.
 
Regardless of Geno's behavior (article said he agreed with asst coaches he was dumb, I would have used "an ass"), it's not like he does this all the time, however when he did it got the maximum views. There are a million reasons why players choose schools, and if that one action causes anyone to go elsewhere, that's their choice. If a player wants to maximize their potential, UConn is at the top, I mean we do have the most WNBA players right now. There's a bit of chatter online about an ND lean, however I recall some of us were in a tizzy about Sarah, Olivia, and a few other recruits and transfers.

27:10 and counting.
 
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