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Non-UConn recruiting thread - 2025

ISUnorth said:
Since the Hawks Rivals site got gobbled up I can't read that forum anymore. Found that out when I tried popping over to see what the fans were saying about Lewis. I liked being about to drop into that women's forum as a Cyclone/Gopher fan. Any other fan forums for Hawks left? on3 86'd the Iowa WBB forum, seems to have merged with the MBB posts, but I can't read them anymore.
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247 site up and running but I believe need to subscribe to get access to WBB info. Usually able to get annual access for approx $30/year if you wait for specials. I think they usually run one over Labor Day.
 


A late 2025 addition for Kansas State. Interesting twist is that she has been playing pro overseas and was drafted last season.
 
Saniyah Hall just committed to USC on ESPN. Whenever JuJu comes back, they will be unstoppable. Hall, Davidson, Smith, and Watkins.
 
Where do you all think the other top prospects will go? I know that ND is on Harpring, Bjorn, Jada Porter, and Abii. I saw an article that said Jerzy Robinson was looking for good academics as well as “faith based” (paraphrasing). However, I know Geno has been recruiting her hard the past couple of years. Personally, I think Niele Ivey needs a player like Robinson to be “the one” after Hildalgo leaves.
 
jbc021592 said:
Saniyah Hall just committed to USC on ESPN. Whenever JuJu comes back, they will be unstoppable. Hall, Davidson, Smith, and Watkins.
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They all play the same position though.

I wonder what USC has done to convince all of these kids that they are place to go? Money is the easy answer.
 
Stagnant said:
They all play the same position though.

I wonder what USC has done to convince all of these kids that they are place to go? Money is the easy answer.
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The answer is the portal. USC has experience with that wormhole.
 
ConnMotors said:
Awesome for news for Hall. I knew that UConn was not getting her. I’m fine with USC. Congrats.
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I had a feeling Geno wasn’t getting her either. I thought it was going to be either Ohio State, USC, or SC. However, her top 4 were, USC, UCLA, SC, UNC.
 
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jbc021592 said:
Saniyah Hall just committed to USC on ESPN. Whenever JuJu comes back, they will be unstoppable. Hall, Davidson, Smith, and Watkins.
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Lindsay has been killing it in recruiting, but struggling to hang on to her recruits. Ironically, losing Juju to the portal after next season might be a blessing in disguise.

Next season the team will belong to Jazzy and Kennedy. If Juju returns in February (a big if) either she’ll disrupt whatever chemistry the team has built and resume as the dominant figure or she’ll be the odd woman out and transfers. The latter possibility may be the better one for USC as well as for Kennedy, Jazzy and Saniyah.

The third option, that Juju subordinates her stats to the team seems like a vanishing possibility to me. And for Juju, transferring to a program that can feature her may be too valuable in terms of draft position and NIL to ignore. That points to LSU as an obvious destination, but other possibilities like TCU or Oklahoma could also be attractive to her. An outlier could be Vandy if she wants to be seen to lift a second program to the top of D1 WBB.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
I'm not sure how Juju transferring could be a blessing in disguise. That seems like some haterade more than anything realistic.
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I see. So do you really think two seasons from now Juju will be able to share the ball with Jazzy Kennedy and Saniyah? Or that Lindsay will be able to design an offense that features the others over Juju?

Having a player like Juju on your team is decidedly a mixed blessing. She’s an amazing player but can be a trying teammate. She can lift a program from mediocrity and raise it to the elite eight. Whether she can carry a team further than that is unclear. But it would be cool to see it.
 
Bone Dog said:
I see. So do you really think two seasons from now Juju will be able to share the ball with Jazzy Kennedy and Saniyah? Or that Lindsay will be able to design an offense that features the others over Juju?

Having a player like Juju on your team is decidedly a mixed blessing. She’s an amazing player but can be a trying teammate. She can lift a program from mediocrity and raise it to the elite eight. Whether she can carry a team further than that is unclear. But it would be cool to see it.
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I think any team would be happy to have her and better for it.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
I think any team would be happy to have her and better for it.
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I agree and never said otherwise. But not every coach would be in a position to limit her role on their team. The teams I listed earlier would be especially good landing spots because she'd be able to take on a ball dominant role on them without disrupting team chemistry. Geno or Dawn would fit her into an existing concept without difficulty for them, and require her to modify her game to fit the team's needs. And this is probably why she'd never choose either UConn or SC.
 
Bone Dog said:
Lindsay has been killing it in recruiting, but struggling to hang on to her recruits. Ironically, losing Juju to the portal after next season might be a blessing in disguise.

Next season the team will belong to Jazzy and Kennedy. If Juju returns in February (a big if) either she’ll disrupt whatever chemistry the team has built and resume as the dominant figure or she’ll be the odd woman out and transfers. The latter possibility may be the better one for USC as well as for Kennedy, Jazzy and Saniyah.

The third option, that Juju subordinates her stats to the team seems like a vanishing possibility to me. And for Juju, transferring to a program that can feature her may be too valuable in terms of draft position and NIL to ignore. That points to LSU as an obvious destination, but other possibilities like TCU or Oklahoma could also be attractive to her. An outlier could be Vandy if she wants to be seen to lift a second program to the top of D1 WBB.
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One thing I recall about Juju is that her family has deep roots in the Los Angeles community and are very involved. Believe it dates back to her great-grandparents. This is a big thing for the family and I thought I read somewhere that Juju was staying close to home because she was going to continue giving back and help serve as an example to the community.

Yes, she can still contribute financially and when she is home, should she transfer somewhere else. Gut feeling is that transferring seems unlikely though.
 
jbc021592 said:
Saniyah Hall just committed to USC on ESPN. Whenever JuJu comes back, they will be unstoppable. Hall, Davidson, Smith, and Watkins.
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Yes, but they will still have to play with only one ball, which must be shared (& this will be a new coaching experience for Gottlieb, having to divert a good deal of her attention from Juju).
 
Almost a guarantee that in 26-27 one of those three scorers will not be at USC.
 
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