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Just wow. So glad we landed her. Sounds incredibly coachable. Love everything about this kid!

Had it narrowed down to UCONN, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri. The first commit of what I expect to be a blockbuster class for UCONN. With the kids I hope we get from this class (and think we land several other top kids), there will be no shifting of balance of power to anyone else, any time soon...
 
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Thrilled she's coming here. Great athlete and great student. Couldn't be happier. She'll help Uconn break the 90 game win streak.
 
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Wow, I went to sleep extremely early last night and then woke up to this excellent news.

Of course, I'm ecstatic to have this promising a high school player commit to taking the next step at uconn. Her freshman season will be Stewie's last, and of course she'll be sharing years with Saniya and the four young women from the 2014 class. I bet Geno coaches her as well as she hopes, and I bet she gives Geno the kind of motivation Stef and Bria gave him. :)
 
alexrgct said:
Wow, I went to sleep extremely early last night and then woke up to this excellent news.

Of course, I'm ecstatic to have this promising a high school player commit to taking the next step at uconn. Her freshman season will be Stewie's last, and of course she'll be sharing years with Saniya and the four young women from the 2014 class. I bet Geno coaches her as well as she hopes, and I bet she gives Geno the kind of motivation Stef and Bria gave him. :)
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One other note: since HoopGurlz states she was considering ND, I'm especially pleased UConn has earned not one but two victories over the Irish this April.
 
What? Napheesa Collier verballed..???

Word !!

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Incarnate Word, that is :p
 
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Found it interesting that she I believe only made two official visits - Maryland last weekend as a 'special visitor' and Uconn. Was this her first visit to Uconn?

And who knows what may happen over the next week/ten days, but while it would be fun to talk about 2 or 3 or 4 commits today, I actually think it is healthier that it is just one for all concerned. It can be easy to get swept up in a group and make choices that you then start questioning almost immediately. Better that these girls make considered decisions in their own time.

But boy is this a nice way to start the week!
 
Good pickup for the huskies, she is around 6'1 and more of a wing/slasher than a post, same for KLS and Golecki except they are not slashers they are shooters, only Boykin is considered more of a PF or 4 that can play perimeter,

If all four who visited verbal we could have five wings between the 2014/2015 classes, and maybe only one that can play post,

In 2015 our post would be Stewart, Tuck, and maybe Boykin, Geno will have develop Collier to play post which I'm sure he will
 
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Good pickup for the huskies, she is around 6'1 and more of a wing/slasher than a post, same for KLS and Golecki except they are not slashers they are shooters, only Boykin is considered more of a PF or 4 that can play perimeter,

If all four who visited verbal we could have five wings between the 2014/2015 classes, and maybe only one that can play post,

In 2015 our post would be Stewart, Tuck, and maybe Boykin, Geno will have develop Collier to play post which I'm sure he will
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Brown in 2015. I feel pretty good about that one happening.
 
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doggydaddy said:
Brown in 2015. I feel pretty good about that one happening.
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Your lips to God's ears DD. In this case, your keyboard to God's monitor, I guess.
 
Asia Durr on 3rd team? Isn't Asia the #1 player 2015? I don't know how Napheesa and Katie Lou are on the first team while Asia is 3rd team and Edwards 5th team!
 
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Asia Durr on 3rd team? Isn't Asia the #1 player 2015? I don't know how Napheesa and Katie Lou are on the first team while Asia is 3rd team and Edwards 5th team!
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Just like the recruiting services have differences, so does maxpreps. For whatever reason, they have NC and KLS higher than Asia...
 
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Asia Durr on 3rd team? Isn't Asia the #1 player 2015? I don't know how Napheesa and Katie Lou are on the first team while Asia is 3rd team and Edwards 5th team!
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They say that they focus heavily on production in high school, while college rankings almost exclusively focus on talent and potential. For example, Asia Durr's strong performance for team USA had a huge impact in bolstering her #1 ranking, but likely wasn't a factor for Max Prep at all.
 
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Some more information from Jim Fuller's latest blog: http://elmcitytoeaglevillenhr.blogspot.com/2014/04/versatility-and-unselfishness-hallmarks.html

Everything I have been hearing was that Napheesa Collier was the top of UConn's recruiting wish list in the star-studded Class of 2015.

Interesting. Her versatility and unselfishness explain why. Sounds like a perfect fit for UConn. According to her HS coach:

"She's 6-1, long, lanky athlete, smooth offensively. She could play on the perimeter, post you up, take you off the dribble and a great offensive rebounder. Defensively we can have her guard anybody from a point guard down to a post. I think her versatility and her ability to play different spots makes her so intriguing."

Rolfes loves to recall the story of when Collier passed up shots she normally takes and makes with ease and when he asked her why, it was so one of her teammates to reach the 1,000-point mark in the game.
 
Fantastic news. Welcome to Mount Olympus Napheesa! :)

From the various articles and videos I've now had the pleasure of seeing, Napheesa's athleticism, skillset, size and body type reminds me a great deal of Swin Cash. IIRC, that worked out pretty darn well!
 
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Carl Adamec: Family atmosphere at UConn won over Collier LINK

Napheesa Collier joked that the hug she got from coach Geno Auriemma Sunday would be the last she’d get in her career with the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team.
 
vowelguy said:
#7 ESPN / Olson
#6 Full Court
#15 Blue Star
#4 ASGR
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UConnCat said:
#4 Prospect Nation
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For future reference, this is an example where Blue Star is the "outlier" amongst the ranking services.

Side note...the Full Court rankings are complied by Clay Kallam, Bob Corwin, Simmie Colson, Kelvin Powell and Kelly Kline. Clay Kallam also does the MaxPreps honors.
 
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