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New Freshman walk-on: Autumn Chassion [merged thread]

eebmg said:
Just love when a new season comes. ;)

Any walkons named Winter, Summer. Heck, even Spring??
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Yes . And here she is at her tryout. :p

 
Geew1992 said:
I remember Stacy Maron going to UConn with the hopes of playing. She even earned a scholarship out if it. Wonder if autumn did the same?
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Fernandez also received a scholarship eventually. I believe Pulido and/or Lawler did as well. I am not sure about Czel.

Most of our championships were won with players that started out as walk-ons on the bench. They help the team remain grounded with a touch of humility, working just as hard as the scholarship players with little prospect for playing time.
 
Both Pulido and Lawler (sp?) received scholarships. Pulido was a track athlete to start with.
 
UConn82 said:
Both Pulido and Lawler (sp?) received scholarships. Pulido was a track athlete to start with.
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One of them thought she did not have to practice every time the team practiced since she was a walk on. It was said that Geno told her she had to practice every time the team practiced and meet the same expectations the scholarship players had to meet, or she could not be a part of the team. That was impressive to me. It let her know how important she was to the team.
 
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Great article, @Rings R Us . Not surprisingly, a few awesome comments by the dad regarding his visit to UCONN to watch practices:

While in Storrs, the father-daughter pair were blown away by the warm reception they received from everyone around the program.

“They’re the nicest people ever. ... We’re nobody and they take the time to come over, walk over and talk to you,” Tehmi said. “The most important coaches to me in college basketball – just revolutionary – and they take the time to come. And we’re strangers. ‘Hey, how you doing? Where do you go to school? Can you play?’ Random small talk but just chatting.”

Article goes on to say that UCONN did look at Autumn, but over time, the interest died down. Autumn mostly got interest from low-major programs. Apparently there was one top 10 program that gave her an offer, but her heart was set on UCONN - and it worked out that she was able to join as a walk on. Great kid, great family, great story - fans will ADORE her.

Assimilating with the team won’t be an issue, either. After she committed, Dailey put Autumn in touch with redshirt junior Evina Westbrook. The two hit it off immediately.
 
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chrissaran said:
You see what happens when we have too many players. Mikayla Coombs, Lexi Gordon and Andra Espinoza-Hunter all left for other schools. Too much of a good thing.
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My impression and just my impression.... was that AEH and Gordon thought they deserved more playing time and did not have the goods to back up what they thought they could do. If I recall correctly AEH was not really a "team" player and did what she wanted to do and not what was asked of her... Coombs was the one that really confused me. Did she transfer for her senior year? She had shown improvement.... but then she left.
 
Just for the fun of it and in the proper spirit of this thread:

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01Neaggrad02 said:
My impression and just my impression.... was that AEH and Gordon thought they deserved more playing time and did not have the goods to back up what they thought they could do. If I recall correctly AEH was not really a "team" player and did what she wanted to do and not what was asked of her... Coombs was the one that really confused me. Did she transfer for her senior year? She had shown improvement.... but then she left.
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Most of that does not match up with my memory. I don't recall AEH and Gordon thinking or saying they though they deserved more playing time. You may having been thinking of Sadie Edwards who did think she deserved more time and request a meeting with the coaches to discuss this prior to transferring. AEH was asked to leave the program because she repeatedly did not do what was asked of her per Geno. What is unclear was if that had anything to with on court basketball play. Number 1 rule at UCONN is be a good teammate and I don't recall AEH ever being in violation of that rule. Mikayla Coombs never got better at UCONN. She came in with a god set of tools and was expected to be a contributor since UCONN desperately needed a third guard to be part of the rotation. She started off a poor shooter, then became a reluctant shooter, and eventually because of those two things unable to help the team.
 
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Rings R Us said:
Great story about Autumn....the kid is tough as nails and will definitely be a fan favorite!

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How Autumn Chassion earned a walk-on spot at UConn

On the eve of the Louisiana Division III Semifinals in mid-March, Autumn Chassion spent the entire night in the
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Holy mackerel, she got the walk on offer last Thanksgiving! Obviously the UConn WBB Program can give security lessons to the NSA and CIA. Playing senior finals games between hospital visits!!! She'll be challenged in this program, but seems to me she has the stuff.
 
hoophuskee said:
I don't understand the Oy Vey. They are both frosh pg's. Paige was the overall number 1 recruit in America and UCONN is a supremely elite program. It's a bit funny say to a a walk-on-- 'Here you go-- 4 years guard the overall number 1 recruit in all of America," isn't it? It's a pretty tough job.
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They should try and boost her confidence, not destroy it. If I’m the coach, I’m trying to put her in situations that she can win and be successful. But Geno has a system were he tears the freshmen down, then builds them up. The same way they do in the military boot camps.
 
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Lexi Gordon played well for Texas Tech last year. She was the 29th ranked recruit. Maybe it was the wrong fit, but most highly recruited players don't want to be buried on the bench with little or no chance to play. There have been how many transfers in the last few years, and more to come.
 
Huge Plus for Autumn based on what her father stated, she knows the UConn offense. Now if she can get the passes to the Right Player at the Right Time. Don't anticipate Autumn will get much playing time, but if she's able to Run Geno's offense when she plays, maybe the offense won't look so bad during blowouts.

Rings R Us said:
Great story about Autumn....the kid is tough as nails and will definitely be a fan favorite!

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How Autumn Chassion earned a walk-on spot at UConn

On the eve of the Louisiana Division III Semifinals in mid-March, Autumn Chassion spent the entire night in the
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Carnac said:
They should try and boost her confidence, not destroy it. If I’m the coach, I’m trying to put her in situations that she can win and be successful. But Geno has a system were he tears the freshmen down, then Builds them up. The same way they do in the military boot camps.
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Try to boost a walk-on's confidence?
 
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eebmg said:
Just love when a new season comes. ;)

Any walkons named Winter, Summer. Heck, even Spring??
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Well, Mir has Springs, and Summer Hempill is a star at Buffalo. We could have a game against Buffalo announced by Christy Winters-Scott.
 
Wbbfan1 said:
How does a HS Player from Louisiana end up as a walk-on for UConn? According to articles Autumn had received Scholarship Offers from Other Schools. Apparently, Autumn and her family chose to come to UConn for College with the aspiration that Geno and the Coaching Staff would give her an opportunity to walk-on. An expensive proposition as she's probably paying Out-of-State tuition.

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After leading her team to another great season, LCA point guard Autumn Chassion won Female Athlete of the Week honors by a wide margin.
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Wb, you can be sure that she was picked because she is the type of player Geno wants on the team and that down the line, and not to far down, she will be given a scholarship. I'm not sure the Scholarship offers came from any "top twenty" type of schools. I believe a couple came from the Ivy League and the others from affiliates of some larger schools such as LSU.
 
Carnac said:
They should try and boost her confidence, not destroy it. If I’m the coach, I’m trying to put her in situations that she can win and be successful. But Geno has a system were he tears the freshmen down, then Builds them up. The same way they do in the military boot camps.
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Geno is old school, and hasn't changed much. The boot camps however have become more like summer camps, they aren't allowed to do the stuff that they did before early 1990's. One of the reasons why I decided to retire instead of staying another four year just to get Sergeant Major was I got tired of the babysitting and politics.
 
CocoHusky said:
Most of that does not match up with my memory. I don't recall AEH and Gordon thinking or saying they though they deserved more playing time. You may having been thinking of Sadie Edwards who did think she deserved more time and request a meeting with the coaches to discuss this prior to transferring. AEH was asked to leave the program because she repeatedly did not do what was asked of her per Geno. What is unclear was if that had anything to with on court basketball play. Number 1 rule at UCONN is be a good teammate and I don't recall AEH ever being in violation of that rule. Mikayla Coombs never got better at UCONN. She came in with a god set of tools and was expected to be a contributor since UCONN desperately needed a third guard to be part of the rotation. She started off a poor shooter, then became a reluctant shooter, and eventually because of those two things unable to help the team.
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Coombs never put the work in to work qith a specialist and fix her shot. She had some great skills but without a threat to score, she was a liability in a motion offense.
 
Autumn got to UConn because Geno offered Preferred Walk-On which Guaranteed Autumn a Roster Slot and her father was willing to pay the tuition for her freshmen year. Yes, Geno and Chris must see something in Autumn that warrants her being on the team prior to practice starting. Huge Gamble for Autumn and also give credit to her father for willing to do what was necessary for Autumn to go after her dream.


Steelerone said:
Wb, you can be sure that she was picked because she is the type of player Geno wants on the team and that down the line, and not to far down, she will be given a scholarship. I'm not sure the Scholarship offers came from any "top twenty" type of schools. I believe a couple came from the Ivy League and the others from affiliates of some larger schools such as LSU.
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I'm not worried for her financially. She obviously is really smart so I'm sure there are some academic scholarships that have come her way. I'm not sure she'll ever get a sports scholarship since the roster is going to get pretty big over the next few years.
 
Despite living in Lafayette, Louisiana – around 1,350 miles and an entire world away from Storrs – the Chassions were diehard UConn women’s basketball fans. Tehmi said he and Autumn watch the Huskies “24 hours a day."
“We understood what really good basketball looked like”

I like these guys. Sounds like they would fit right in here on the Boneyard.
Love how people from all over the country come to appreciate Geno and UConn women’s basketball.
 
That incoming recruiting class of 4 starting for 2016/2017, never made it to playing all 4 years at UCONN, between transfers and 1 player leaving early for the WNBA, that class did not really fulfill the expectations that Geno and UCONN had for those 4 players on the program. The 3 transfers have had "Mild" success at those programs that they transferred to (with AEH during her Sophomore Year at MSSU having the most), and of course Megan Walker's 3 years at UCOON, with her Sophomore and Junior years being the most impactful, were the 2 of the 4 that stand out). BUT, not what was truly expected from those 4 individuals.
 
Golden Husky said:
I remember a scene from one of the "Geno Auriemma Show" episodes in which Lawlor was in the middle of a huddle, on a knee, her teammates surrounding her, as she spoke to them. There are lots of ways to contribute to the UConn women's basketball program.
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Amen!
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