June 2021 Recruiting Thread

[Mdoggie]

the fact that chloe briggs isnt there make me lauph cause she's the real deal , she's the best in her class , she's a little of paige buckers

No she is not! Their games are totally different. Just because Paige is the “it” player right now doesn’t mean everyone needs to be compared to her. That’s soooo unoriginal. They only have 3 things in common, female, Basketball and white.

 

[CocoHusky]

the fact that chloe briggs isnt there make me lauph cause she's the real deal , she's the best in her class , she's a little of paige buckers

When you are done lauphing take a minute to try and understand the invitation process.
This is U16 trials in order to be eligible a player must be a U.S. citizen born on or after January 1, 2005.
USA basketball sent out 34 Invitations for this event. U16 is the only USA age group that allows you to self nominate and pay your own way to the trials. I believe USA basketball was holding 6 additional slots for "uninvited" players. Most famous person to pay their own way to USA basketball trials was Sabrina Ionescu. My guess is that Briggs is not eligible because if she is eligible and thinks she is the real deal as you are suggesting she would be there.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Might be helpful to have some names to associate with this picture for when video starts leaking out of the trials. Please add to or correct this list:
Cori Allen 72
Olivia Anderson 73
Kamorea “KK” Arnold 74
Madison Booker
Zoe Brooks 77
Breya Cunningham 71
Jadyn Donovan
Milaysia Fulwiley 50
Jordy Griggs
Mary Ashley Groot Back row second player from left
Madisyn Jordan
Adria Lincoln
Margaret Mendelson Back Row next to Anderson 73
Jorynn Ross
Taliah Scott
Grace Slaughter
Riley Stack 87
Delaney Thomas
Judea "JuJu" Watkins 3rd Row 1st player from left
Jada Williams
Jaloni Cambridge
Justice Carlton
Kendall Dudley
Joyce Edwards back row next to Brea Cunningham (71)
Tatum Greene
Ella Hobbs
Kiyomi McMiller
Olivia Olson
Taliyah Parker
Cameron Rust 84
Chloe Spreen
Kennedy Umeh
Ava Watson 59

I don't have the roster list with numbers but I can point out the UConn-related ones.


Bottom row: Fulwiley #50, Allen #72, Parker #82, Scott #56

Middle row: Watkins first on the left, Rust #84, Olsen #81, Griggs #52, Booker #76

Top row: Groot second from the left #75, Cunningham #71, Edwards hidden #44 next to Cunningham, Stack #87, Anderson #83

 

[Sluconn Husky]

U16 trial roster

roster

www.usab.com

 

[BobbyJ]

U16 trial roster

roster

www.usab.com

Looks like Cunningham and Justice Carleton are actually twins and standing next to Edwards it seems Cunningham has shrunk to 6-2.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Morgan Valley now following 2025 top-10er Sania Richardson, a 5-5 PG out of Oklahoma.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

4-page breakdown of Sania Richardson ('25):

Crafty 2025 G Sania Richardson Carrying the Load - Five On Five

Player: Sania RichardsonPosition: Hybrid Guard (Using Rashad Phillips Player Dictionary)Height: 5’3”Class: 2025School: Ada High School (OK)Grassroots Team: Below The Rim UAA 16U (OK) Offers: Eastern Michigan and OklahomaInterests: Abilene Christian, Arkansas, Florida, Houston, Kansas, Nebraska...

fiveonfiveball.com

 

[bluedevil]

Morgan Valley now following 2025 top-10er Sania Richardson, a 5-5 PG out of Oklahoma.

Does 5-5 mean she is a 5 star recruit or is just that she is itty bitty?

 

[JordyG]

Does 5-5 mean she is a 5 star recruit or is just that she is itty bitty?

Both.

 

[Mdoggie]

Any so-called generational players out there?

 

[bluedevil]

Any so-called generational players out there?

If there are generational players every year we need a different name for them...how about we call them impact players?

 

[Mdoggie]

If there are generational players every year we need a different name for them...how about we call them impact players?

Sounds good to me. Any impact players out there?

 

[CocoHusky]

Sounds good to me. Any impact players out there?

I think so based on the theory that WCBB has had 4 different champions since 2017 and 1 year in which a champion was not crowned but could easily have been Oregon-making it 5 different champions in 5 years. This would equal the longest stretch since 1991-96. This is the arrival of the parity some were hoping for. In a situation where there is parity it is easier to make an impact because one recruit might put a team that is on par with the others over the top.
We used that word (impact) before in the context of impact transfer which was a significant part of SC (Davis & Grey) ND (Shepard) and Baylor (Jackson) championship runs. So using that same criteria any top player landing at SC, UCONN, Stanford, Maryland? NC State? within the next 2 years has the potential to be an impact player=the player that puts that team over the top towards winning a championship. Immediate eligibility also makes it easier to impact earlier also.

 

[UConnCat]

Sixteen Finalists Named for 2021 USA Women’s U16 National Team

Final 12-member team expected to be announced June 18.

www.usab.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Sixteen Finalists Named for 2021 USA Women’s U16 National Team

Final 12-member team expected to be announced June 18.

www.usab.com

Watkins, Cunningham, Booker, Fulwiley, and Olsen make it.

No Edwards, Allen, Parker, Scott, Groot, Anderson, Rust, Stack, or Griggs.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

PBR crew (Jason Key, Shane Laflin, Mark Williams) talk AAU ball and the U16 trials.

Key singles out UConn POI Hannah Hidalgo for praise at 19:10.

U16 talk begins around 30:00 with Shane Laflin listing player he's heard in conversations were impressing. This was prior to the final 16 being named and his list tracts all but perfectly with those who advanced. He heard Watkins was probably the best player there. Also mentioned Edwards, Olson, Cunningham, and Booker.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Extended highlights from Cathedral Catholic's sectional title win last Saturday with Ice Brady snippet at the end.

 

[visitingcock]

Watkins, Cunningham, Booker, Fulwiley, and Olsen make it.

No Edwards, Allen, Parker, Scott, Groot, Anderson, Rust, Stack, or Griggs.

Not surprised by Groot and Stack not making it. Both are good solid players but not exceptional - at least not at this point. Stack has alot of room for development ahead of her in both skills and physical development. She could turn out to be exceptional in the future. She needs to gain AAU experience rather than high school where she is seldom challenged. Mary Ashley's skills are pretty well established at this point and she has the national experience. She can contribute to a contender program but she'll probably never be a star of such a team.

 

[CocoHusky]

Sixteen Finalists Named for 2021 USA Women’s U16 National Team

Final 12-member team expected to be announced June 18.

www.usab.com

Looks like there are 5 players from the class of 2024 still in contention for this team-
Ella Hobbs, Jaloni Cambridge, Kendall Dudley, Olivia Olson, & Kennedy Umeh. Among the five the main one to key an eye on is Olson.
I'm just going to put this out there: Olson has comparable skills and more mobility than Sabrina Ionescu did at this age. She can run the team as the PG, She can go off the ball and be the primary scorer. If she grows another inch or 2 (currently at 6'0") she will be a dynamic triple threat wing very much like Haley Jones is currently doing for USA basketball and Stanford.

 

[Orc]

6/8

Ice Brady: 22 points, 12 rebounds

Ice post moves are so advanced for someone in HS. Excited to see her in uconn uniform.

 

[DaBball]

Final team:

2021 USA Women’s U16 National Team Finalized

The USA U16 squad will gather again Aug. 4 to train for the FIBA U16 AmeriCup.

www.usab.com

Fulwiley, Hobbs, Brooks, and Umeh were cut from 16.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Final team:

2021 USA Women’s U16 National Team Finalized

The USA U16 squad will gather again Aug. 4 to train for the FIBA U16 AmeriCup.

www.usab.com

Fulwiley, Hobbs, Brooks, and Umeh were cut from 16.

Booker, Cunningham, Olson, and Watkins made it for UConn purposes. Also Fudd's teammate Delaney Thomas.

Fulwiley the one UConn POI cut today.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Sluconn Husky]