New Uconn Target

[Drumguy]

IMHO sometimes Geno and the coaching staff don't show enough interest in players in a given year. Depending on the number of recruits they hope to sign, they should be interested in at least double the number of recruits. So if they hope to sign 3 players, they should have identified 6 to 10 players who would fit their needs.

Well, its kind of hard to argue about their methods given how they end up doing. We are probably the only school in the country that recruits like this.

 

[MarieM]

Eric this connects with the conversation that I need to get back to you about re recruits.
I do know she made the U16 USA team and won gold. She has been playing real well and getting alot of attention out west! I always wonder if one recruit may be connected with another. In this case we know she is friends with many of the top players in the 2013 class and some in the 14 class. I am trying to figure out who she plays with in non High School games.
Of course I get obcessive and anxious when we don't immediately get commitments from kids we offer and are interested in I want to have the best and have them immediately. Your conversation comments re DD and Taya and others calmed me down when I was worrying. There are a few Ca gals, the Samuelson sisters included that we have her eyes on
I can never get enough recruiting inf. There are also at least 3 kids in NY that we are watching.
2013 and 2014.

the ny kids are calhoun, chong and bianca cuevas?

 

[alexrgct]

Uconns serious targets are Taya and DD, all these "new targets" are backup plans IMO

CD was apparently quoted as wanting "at least" four players in the 2013 class. Makes sense, as Bria, Stef, Michala and Lauren all make their way out of Storrs the year after the class of 2013 makes it in.

 

[pap49cba]

Ms McCall's recruiting universe may have just quintupled with this news of Uconn's interest.

 

[tnvolfan65]

Jannah Tucker and Ronni Williams for 2013.

Dominique Simpson for 2014.

 

[Icebear]

Who is Keil Moore and why do we care? This isn't flack it is an honest question. I never heard of this person.

 

[EricLA]

the ny kids are calhoun, chong and bianca cuevas?

IIRC for some reason Cuevas is not interested...

 

[EricLA]

Who is Keil Moore and why do we care? This isn't flack it is an honest question. I never heard of this person.

I believe he used to work for Peach State as an evaluator but when they merged with ESPN he now works for HG...

 

[TDiNozzo]

Who is Keil Moore and why do we care? This isn't flack it is an honest question. I never heard of this person.

http://twitter.com/keilmoore

 

[Icebear]

Thanks, TDi, but that doesn't tell me anything about how reliable a source he is or why his thoughts matter.

 

[TDiNozzo]

Thanks, TDi, but that doesn't tell me anything about how reliable a source he is or why his thoughts matter.

Don't ask me. That's my first adventure into twittering...

 

[EricLA]

Thanks, TDi, but that doesn't tell me anything about how reliable a source he is or why his thoughts matter.

you must have me on ignore ice. scroll up.

 

[UConnCat]

Thanks, TDi, but that doesn't tell me anything about how reliable a source he is or why his thoughts matter.

Based on the timing of his tweet, it's likely that Moore's source for UConn's interest is the report by the local (i.e., Bakersfield CA) sports reporter that Geno will be traveling to CA next week to watch McCall play. I mean this as no disrespect to Moore who likely has reliable sources in recruiting circles, but the news of Geno's interest (and planned visit) was readily available on the internet.

BTW, it has now been confirmed by Rich Elliott. http://blog.ctnews.com/elliott/

 

[MarieM]

IIRC for some reason Cuevas is not interested...

wow wowder who the other person may be Lubirdia ?

 

[Icebear]

Thanks, eric. I missed your second post.

 

[EricLA]

Thanks, eric. I missed your second post.

oh sure lol.

 

[Scotter]

UConn normally actively recruits as many players as they have scholarship openings for. For this class there are 5 open spots, and Rich Elliott identifies 5 players in his article: DeShields, Reimer, Samuelson, Chong, and now McCall.

Were there other players that Rich or Jim Fuller had previously identified as targets for this class? I thought there were some other names before Chong and now McCall emerged. I'm going to check the archives myself.

 

[MilfordHusky]

UConn normally actively recruits as many players as they have scholarship openings for. For this class there are 5 open spots, and Rich Elliott identifies 5 players in his article: DeShields, Reimer, Samuelson, Chong, and now McCall.

Were there other players that Rich or Jim Fuller had previously identified as targets for this class? I thought there were some other names before Chong and now McCall emerged. I'm going to check the archives myself.

Earlier targets included Stephanie Mavunga and Jannah Tucker. Later, DeShields, Reimer, and Samuelson were described as the "primary" targets.

 

[Scotter]

Earlier targets included Stephanie Mavunga and Jannah Tucker. Later, DeShields, Reimer, and Samuelson were described as the "primary" targets.

Thanks! I was pretty sure there had been a total of 5 players listed previously, but my I was coming up blank on who the other two were.

 

[HuskyNan]

Sometimes it may appear that UConn has no chance of getting a recruit and then for some reason, things change. That's what happened with Maya, for example. The UConn staff had been led to believe they had no chance with her. Upon learning she was indeed open, UConn started recruiting Maya relatively late. And we know how that turned out.

 

[caravaggio]

I thought Jannah Tucker and Stephanie Mavunga (sp???) had previously been listed?

I guess we received no interest from Mercedes Russell after CD visited. Sigh.

Had there been any mention of Taylor Greenfield?

UConn normally actively recruits as many players as they have scholarship openings for. For this class there are 5 open spots, and Rich Elliott identifies 5 players in his article: DeShields, Reimer, Samuelson, Chong, and now McCall.

Were there other players that Rich or Jim Fuller had previously identified as targets for this class? I thought there were some other names before Chong and now McCall emerged. I'm going to check the archives myself.

 

[MarieM]

When Uconn wants a player EVERYBODY wants her

 

[Wonkster]

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I don't find this particular recruit (McCall) such a surprise for UConn, since Dolson continues to underperform as a rebounder.

Look where we are after misfiring on McDaniels and forfeiting the services of Samarie Walker. If Caroline Doty is the 'honey badger,' then Samarie Walker certainly was the Tasmanian devil around the basket. UConn doesn't have any fire-breathing rebounders right now - Stokes and Hayes are more finesse players in that role.
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[Sonny44]

Question on recruiting. If you have 3 scholarships to offer, can you make five offers with the understanding that after 3 commitments the other two offers expire?

 

[EricLA]

Question on recruiting. If you have 3 scholarships to offer, can you make five offers with the understanding that after 3 commitments the other two offers expire?

the short answer is yes. the longer answer is sure - why not? in that coaches could certainly tell kids it's first come, first served. whoever accepts the scholly first gets to come to the school, and the scholly offer will then be rescinded for the kid who is too late.

i have to guess that most schools don't do it that way tho. it's not like there are THAT many elite players who are all considering the same school, but the school doesn't have enough schollies for all of them.

i believe even after a kid verbals, a school could pull the schollie offer. for example, if the kid gets arrested or expelled from school for cheating or fighting or something, i'm sure the coach at college could say "sorry, we decided we don't want you any longer". just like a kid can change their mind up till when they sign the LOI (see Gemelos and Harper as exhibit A &B)...