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Message: [QUOTE="Rb335, post: 3942879, member: 2685"] Recruiting is very complex, and coaches go after lots of kids because they never know who will actually commit, perform well, and stay all four years. If I recall correctly, Anna was a pretty late commit, and she directly filled a huge whole in our roster. We all knew what we had in Dangerfield, Walker, Williams, and ONO, but until Anna committed, we really didn’t have a wing player. And the Evina situation was really unknown. Anna came in and improved and was an integral part of the 2019-2020 team. She also came in this past year and earned a starting role. She was derailed by injury, and never got her footing this year. It’s an unknown, but I think she could’ve been a big asset this year if healthy. Our future classes bring in a lot of 2 and 3 players. Nobody knows why, but when good players want to come, the coaches aren’t going to say no. And players committing know they are coming to Connecticut where they need to compete not only against other teams, but against their teammates for court time. It’s unfortunate she was injured, and is now leaving. But at the time she committed, her commitment made perfect sense. Now with Evina returning and some wings coming in, it’s more crowded. I have no doubt she’ll be a big lift for another program. [/QUOTE]