January Recruiting Thread

[TeamFirst!]

Lots of great feedback on Ashlyn Shade in the Indianoplis Star. She's apparently very impressed with Uconn's history of success and level of play. Most of all, she apparently wants to be in a "family atmosphere". She wants a top program and wants to play at that level. Academics are part of this also and a good fit there is part of it for her. From looking into her background more she apparently has a terrific engine. She seems to be making her decision based on excellent criteria. It would seem to be a bad time to visit Uconn with all the covid situation and all but hopefully she can see that the kids are all real nice but similar to her they want to be the best also. I think she would fit in very well with the uconn culture. It probably was more fun earlier in the year but she looks reasonable and can see that this is probably the worst Uconn has looked in 15 years probably. One of the most challenging situations.

 

[Mdoggie]

one thing I've learned from this season is that you can have all the 6'4" -6'5" players you want but if you can't get them the ball inside they might as well be 5'5"...........

Can’t or won’t?

 

[TeamFirst!]

Rave reviews for Ayanna from Hoops Central and he has some excellent points as well. Ice and Ayanna are in many ways, exactly what Uconn needed going forward:

 

[Mdoggie]

Hamiltons cadence of his voice makes me want to pour gasoline on my body and light a match. He stops mid sentence and chops up sentences so much. My ears are bleeding.

 

[DEpup]

Stef Dolson. Slow but outstanding footwork.

Morgan Tuck too. I've rarely seen a player as deliberate as Morgan down low. Rarely could anyone rush her.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Here's the pressing question re AP: Is it eye-ONNA or eye-YONNA?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Here's the pressing question re AP: Is it eye-ONNA or eye-YONNA?

The difference there is pretty subtle isn't it?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Prospects Nation releases its 2023 list under its new guidelines which means a top-25 only.

1-Williams
2-Watkins
3-Shade
4-Kitts
5-Toomey
6-Cunningham
8-Arnold
10-Booker
12-Hidalgo
23-Del Rosario

2023 Ranked Players | Prospects Nation

prospectsnation.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

1/7

Olivia Olson: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists

 

[donalddoowop]

I really, really hope Williams commits to UConn, otherwise Coco may be sick for a whole month.

 

[Papa33]

My experience was that you could get very good or very mediocre employees from obscure, small state colleges or from prestigious ivy league schools. The school didn't matter as far as I was concerned. You know, it depends on the person.

This perspective was, for me, a breath of fresh air. I did senior and college advising and writing college recommendations at a school that sent lots of grads to Ivies and other good schools. Over the years, I saw enough to conclude that the quality of students' college/university educationsIvies, was determined far more by their personal investment in getting the most out of the school's program, not because of the school's national reputation. I saw plenty of cases where grads at big name universities (Ivies, Stanford, etc.) reaped diplomas but not much else. (Too often students chose "name" schools because of parents who wanted the prestige.)Also got reports from our grads that some universities mentioned on this board as having "superior" academic programs were way over-rated. (I will not name them, but our Uconn women play vs. some of them.) Eventually, I became quite skeptical about ranking schools by their reputations.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

1/7

Madison Booker: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals

 

[Littlemin]

Yes. And maybe a little quicker was Morgan Tuck. No rush, seal, protect the ball with her body and score.

Seal and Protect!!! Basketball is much more about angles than it is speed.

 

[HuskylnSC]

According to a poster on VolNation Ashlyn Shade may be narrowing her schools of interest. Here is the post from Hoya Saxa;
"A few of the other schools on Shade's list have reported on their message boards today that their coaches have stopped following Shade on social media. Perhaps she was in contact with some coaches last night or this morning."

This is assumptive, but last night or this morning means after her unofficial visit to Gample.

And this from TTharpe regarding the Lady Vol recruiting coordinator;
"Looks like Coach Sam unfollowed her as well. Welp. A little disappointing."

They have given up on Shade on their board.

 

[BobbyJ]

Seal and Protect!!! Basketball is much more about angles than it is speed.

Yes, the best players never seem to have to hurry do they?

 

[Purchase1]

According to a poster on VolNation Ashlyn Shade may be narrowing her schools of interest. Here is the post from Hoya Saxa;
"A few of the other schools on Shade's list have reported on their message boards today that their coaches have stopped following Shade on social media. Perhaps she was in contact with some coaches last night or this morning."

This is assumptive, but last night or this morning means after her unofficial visit to Gample.

And this from TTharpe regarding the Lady Vol recruiting coordinator;
"Looks like Coach Sam unfollowed her as well. Welp. A little disappointing."

They have given up on Shade on their board.

I will note that the official UconnWbb page on Instagram has started to follow Shade. Commitment incoming?

 

[Rings R Us]

I will note that the official UconnWbb page on Instagram has started to follow Shade. Commitment incoming?

Wow, I dont think the official page follows players unless there is a commitment. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!

 

[UConnCat]

Wow, I dont think the official page follows players unless there is a commitment. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!

The only high school players currently followed by UConnWBB's IG account are Ayanna, Ice, KK and now Ashlynn Shade.

Very interesting.

 

[Geew1992]

I know there are offers out there, but does UConn have to sign another player in 2022? If so, who is is that player?

 

[Golden Husky]

Breya Cunningham was featured in an article in today's (Jan. 11) San Diego Union-Tribune. UConn is among the eight schools she's considering. Perhaps, someone with technical skills can post the piece for all to read.

 

[HuskylnSC]

Breya Cunningham was featured in an article in today's (Jan. 11) San Diego Union-Tribune. UConn is among the eight schools she's considering. Perhaps, someone with technical skills can post the piece for all to read.

LJCD’s Cunningham a really big deal, as expected

She arrived on the scene with a lot of hoopla.As it turned out, it wasn’t just hype.Breya Cunningham proved almost from the outset of her basketball career at La Jolla Country Day that she wa…

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

 

[HuskylnSC]

I know there are offers out there, but does UConn have to sign another player in 2022? If so, who is is that player?

I believe we were done after KK Rice committed to UCLA.

 

[UConnCat]

I know there are offers out there, but does UConn have to sign another player in 2022? If so, who is is that player?

The portal will be very important this off-season.

 

[DaBball]

Shade was also removed from Tennessee's recruiting list: Based on The Ball Out Media tweet, recruiting thread updated

 

[BobbyJ]

I know there are offers out there, but does UConn have to sign another player in 2022? If so, who is is that player?

No, they don’t HAVE to but if they do it would likely come from the transfer portal or a foreign kid for next season. All the top 100 American HS kids are committed somewhere. If Auriemma thinks he needs someone to fill a gap, a grad transfer for one year might make sense considering the recruiting classes he’s building for the following years.