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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2763760, member: 1052"] A recent article from SB Nation (the Arizona sites) asked why top recruits (four- and five-star recruits) [URL='https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/6/23/17497098/arizona-womens-basketball-land-top-5-recruiting-class-2018-reese-nixon-smith-roster-depth-chart']were flocking to the Arizona women's basketball program[/URL], which has struggled for over a decade. Since that 2004-05 season, Arizona has only had one winning campaign. Yet the 2018 recruiting class was ranked [URL='https://prospectsnation.com/class-rankings-2018-winter']5th by Prospects Nation[/URL], [URL='http://asgrbasketball.com/top-350-recruiting-class-rankings-for-2018/']14th by All Star Girls Report[/URL], and [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/class-rankings?class=2018']14th by ESPN/Hoopgurlz[/URL] (Dan Olson). The SB Nation article above references a number of reasons for the uptick in recruiting -- players wanting to play at a school where they felt close to their teammates, a family atmosphere, coaching staff and fit, etc. But can it be traced to a single event? [URL='https://arizonawildcats.com/coaches.aspx?rc=4821&path=wbball'][I]Head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes announced the hiring of new assistant coach Morgan Valley on April 26, 2017[/I].[/URL] In her first year at Arizona, Morgan Valley helped secure [B]the highest ranked recruiting class in Arizona history! [/B] Not only does she bring a championship pedigree (she is the one of just two Division I assistant coaches to have played in four Final Fours and win three National Championships), but she is, per Arizona Head Coach Adia Barnes, a specialist in player development and scouting and someone who knows how to build a championship culture. [/QUOTE]

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