I think one of the strongest pitches that Geno can make to potential recruits (assuming that they have a goal to play basketball professionally, as most UConn recruits will have) is that nearly every recent player who was a starter in her senior year (unless obviously injured like Caroline Doty or Mel Thomas) has been drafted and has gotten a chance to play in the WNBA, and even players who never started regularly for UConn (Kiah Stokes, Ketia Swanier, and Ashley Battle) have been able to have multi-year careers. Is there ANY other program that can make that claim?
Because UConn is on television so much, players like Saniya Chong get looked at by WNBA scouts, and usually get drafted. Someone like Saniya might play 35 minutes per game for four years for a school like Pitt or Syracuse or Iowa State and never be drafted, simply because she would never be noticed or commented on, and her year-over-year development would not be minutely examined as Saniya's was. Kiah Stokes's game and her potential (great physical specimen with size and strength) and her shortcomings (slow motor, not motivated on offense) were noted constantly by the Doris Burkes of the world every time UConn was on ESPN, and all that attention probably got her drafted in the first round.
I'm not sure what this has to do with Ezi, however. She will probably be a lottery pick even if she plays her basketball inside a kangaroo pouch for the next four years.
I couldn't have said it better myself... Thank you for making my month... I'll probably laugh all the way to the 12th championship 
