Megan Walker

[JavaMan]

UConn star recruit watching March run,
waiting for her turn
By PAT EATON-ROBB - Mar. 16, 2017 3:30 PM EDT

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Megan Walker is not your average UConn fan. The 6-foot-1 consensus national high school player of the year from Chesterfield, Virginia, says she'll be rooting hard for the Huskies in the NCAA Tournament, while thinking about what it will be like to be playing with them next March.

"I'm part of the team now," Walker said after picking up her Gatorade Player of the Year award on Wednesday night. "I'm wearing my hoodies, shirts. I'm posting stuff —tweets. I'm excited."

The class also includes 5-10 guard Andra Espinoza-Walker [??] from New York, 6-foot wing Lexi Gordon from Texas and 5-10 guard Mikayla Coombs from Georgia.

They were convinced to come to UConn by Geno Auriemma, who likes to ask recruits what they would do would do if they were the best singer in the world. Would they want to headline in Branson, Missouri? Or would they rather try to make it big on Broadway?

"Coach mentioned something similar to me about the best player in the class of 2017 having to perform on the biggest stage possible," Walker said. "That clicked with me. That this is the only way to do it, the right way to go about my career."

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[BroadwayVa]

I certainly hope Megan hangs around longer than EDD.

I have read your "after" postings on this subject. I see nothing wrong with this posting-- I agree--I hope Walker stays.
Whether EDD's decision was a good one or a bad one --we'll never really know what could have been---nor does she.
I am pleased a Uconn kid (incoming) got the award---as I say in another posting--even a Tenn standout delivering the award would please me---who know's maybe next year or the year later Collier (graduating HS) will accept the award from DeShields.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I have read your "after" postings on this subject. I see nothing wrong with this posting-- I agree--I hope Walker stays.

I second that. It was clearly intended as a light-hearted quip.

 

[j66kicker]

Stop it LOL Forgiveness is a virtue... or it's virtual... or maybe vitriol.... I can't remember... I'm a UCONN Fan, and if someone doesn't want to play as a Husky, I just feel sad for them, because they don't get to experience the Husky Family or Traditions.

No hate here, although it was a bit "rude" of EDD to mess up our recruiting class. We didn't need HER, specifically, but it would have been nice to not be counting on her when making other decisions to offer or not.

Anyway, I'm over the "rudeness". Happy for her that she finally got it right. But it's her not knowing what she wanted, not being focused on what was right for her, that defines her for me.