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2027 Recruiting: Kaleena Smith

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IndyMark said:
Really impressed with Kaleena’s game!
I would love to see her as a Husky!
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She's going to make one head coach very, very happy.........sadly, based on NIL and other factors, I tend to doubt it will be Geno.........
 
Charliebball said:
She's going to make one head coach very, very happy.........sadly, based on NIL and other factors, I tend to doubt it will be Geno.........
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You are right on the NIlL. She has signed a shoe deal with Adidas hasn’t she or maybe I’m thinking of someone else.
 
Some superstars coming out of high school can be brought into an existing program and find a place within it… even if they end up leading it. Like Paige. Kids like this come along almost every year. Like Saniyah Hall and Jazzy Davidson and Sarah Strong Azzi Fudd and Joyce Edwards. Others cannot be fit into an existing program and have to have it redesigned around them. Like Juju or Hannah or Angel. Sometimes this works out pretty well, though mostly it doesn’t. Sometimes the team implodes and recruits flee within a year of their arrival.

I can’t tell which kind Kaleena is. She is a tremendous talent and she passes well. The passing suggests she can fit herself in. But exactly how ball-dominant does she need to be? This is an open question. If she’s spoken to Geno, I’m sure he’s mentioned this to her. Either this seals the deal or it sinks it.
 
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I would have thought she would end up at an Adidas school but I'm not sure if any of her final choices are Adidas sponsored.......mostly Nike from what I remember......she is somewhat ball-dominant right now but who can blame her.....I'd think she could easily blend in with other talented players but whether she wants the Geno treatment is open to question.......I envision her choosing an SEC or Big Ten team rather than UConn but as many veteran Boneyarders know, my record of choosing UConn recruits is astonishingly poor and that's a good thing.....
 
Charliebball said:
I would have thought she would end up at an Adidas school but I'm not sure if any of her final choices are Adidas sponsored.......mostly Nike from what I remember......she is somewhat ball-dominant right now but who can blame her.....I'd think she could easily blend in with other talented players but whether she wants the Geno treatment is open to question.......I envision her choosing an SEC or Big Ten team rather than UConn but as many veteran Boneyarders know, my record of choosing UConn recruits is astonishingly poor and that's a good thing.....
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No finalists yet, but she’s visited Louisville (Adidas). Jeff has done a great job with small guards. While she’d be a great get for them, I’m still holding out on hope that she’s a Husky.
 
darrell said:
No finalists yet, but she’s visited Louisville (Adidas). Jeff has done a great job with small guards. While she’d be a great get for them, I’m still holding out on hope that she’s a Husky.
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Yes, I think Louisville, NC State and Michigan are three of the biggest Adidas schools and I believe Tennessee is switching from Nike to Adidas too........I don't know what the rules are in her contract regarding attending a Nike school.......
 
Charliebball said:
Yes, I think Louisville, NC State and Michigan are three of the biggest Adidas schools and I believe Tennessee is switching from Nike to Adidas too........I don't know what the rules are in her contract regarding attending a Nike school.......
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Michigan is a Nike school. They left Adidas in 2016.
 
darrell said:
No finalists yet, but she’s visited Louisville (Adidas). Jeff has done a great job with small guards. While she’d be a great get for them, I’m still holding out on hope that she’s a Husky.
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She's also been to Syracuse and Cal.

Will attend the LSU-South Carolina game on Saturday.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
She's also been to Syracuse and Cal.

Will attend the LSU-South Carolina game on Saturday.
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Yup, which are both Nike schools (a silver lining). I was just noting the Adidas school(s) that she’s visited so far.
 
Am I the only one who thinks we have no shot with Kaleena? She stopped by campus briefly last year after her Hoop Hall tourney, but that could have been a good time where she could have done an official visit after her games were completed.

She's been on several official visits elsewhere and it could just end up being an NIL bidding war type thing like with Chavez. Lots of you bringing up the shoe deal with Adidas as well which could be what she's looking for in a school.

Just dont see it happening for us, but thats just me!
 
Rings R Us said:
Am I the only one who thinks we have no shot with Kaleena? She stopped by campus briefly last year after her Hoop Hall tourney, but that could have been a good time where she could have done an official visit after her games were completed.

She's been on several official visits elsewhere and it could just end up being an NIL bidding war type thing like with Chavez. Lots of you bringing up the shoe deal with Adidas as well which could be what she's looking for in a school.

Just dont see it happening for us, but thats just me!
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Smith could not have taken an OV anywhere last season because OVs are not permitted until after Aug. 1st prior to her junior year.
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
@Rings R Us - -Kaleena in a previous article spoke very highly of Geno!
Said she wants to be coached that way to get the most out of college!
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Shes saying the right things! I would doubt she'd say in public it wasn't the right fit for her. I'd be shocked if she pickes UConn. Time will tell.
 
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Rings R Us said:
Shes saying the right things! I would doubt she'd say in public it wasn't the right fit for her. I'd be shocked if she pickes UConn. Time will tell.
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Also, Coach Valley always seems to like posts on Instagram for top target recruits. There hasn't been any for Kaleena in a long time. I'm guessing thats for a reason.
 
Rings R Us said:
Also, Coach Valley always seems to like posts on Instagram for top target recruits. There hasn't been any for Kaleena in a long time. I'm guessing thats for a reason.
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See #69 in this thread. Highly doubt she’ll be here.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Two years ago I read she’s a California girl. USC or UCLA
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Kaleena may not be able to see it, because she’d probably get playing time early at both places, but those are probably the worst coaches for her development. Some things are difficult for a teenager (or her parents) to assess in advance. She (and her parents) would do well to reflect on the case of Londynn Jones, who has played at both schools. Why did she leave UCLA? Why did she (and Dunn) go to USC, and with what impact on Malia Samuels’ playing time?
 
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