Non-UConn Recruiting Thread

[Plebe]

The Mississippi State fans may already be aware of this, but MSU signee De'Yona Gaston, a 6-3 forward from Pearland HS (outside Houston), played her final high school game last night. Her team lost in the 3rd round of the state playoffs, and Gaston had 17 points in the loss. This article from the Houston paper includes a nice action photo of Gaston from the game.

Clear Springs clips Pearland to earn regional tournament berth

DEER PARK -- Even when its offense is sketchy, Clear Springs can usually rely on its...

www.chron.com

 

[militarydog]

The Mississippi State fans may already be aware of this, but MSU signee De'Yona Gaston, a 6-3 forward from Pearland HS (outside Houston), played her last high school game last night. Her team lost in the 3rd round of the state playoffs, and Gaston had 17 points in the loss. This article from the Houston paper includes a nice action photo of Gaston from the game.

Clear Springs clips Pearland to earn regional tournament berth

DEER PARK -- Even when its offense is sketchy, Clear Springs can usually rely on its...

www.chron.com

Thank you for posting. I saw this late last night. I’m trying to figure out how much I should expect from her next season. Late in the season I saw some highlights and she is taller and had better size than I realized. However my understanding she was ranked in the top ten nationally early in freshman season before hurting her knee her sophomore year. She was limited her junior year but seems to be doing fairly well this season. Her team did pretty good but honestly I have tempered my expectations of her. I would have expected her to take her team further based on her prior ranking. Has anyone seen her play or have additional information on her? We need her to provide some more size in the high post. For a while we were recruiting A Edwards and I think D Gaston was the alternate to her when Edwards was obviously going elsewhere.

 

[DaBball]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[donalddoowop]

Mater Dei ( Brooke Demetre) (sp) vs Winward is replaying on FSPTHD Channel 1774 on UVerse. CIF-SS Open Division. JUJU Watkins plays for Windward. Watkins is averaging 20 points a game as a freshman.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Mater Dei ( Brooke Demetre) (sp) vs Winward is replaying on FSPTHD Channel 1774 on UVerse. CIF-SS Open Division. JUJU Watkins plays for Windward. Watkins is averaging 20 points a game as a freshman.

I have recent posts and video from that game in the UConn recruit thread.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Don't know where else to put this. Hailey Van Lith's Cashmere squad was up 8 entering the 4th quarter of the State 1A Championship. They only scored 4 more points and lost by 3. They were runner up 3 times and I believe 3rd place the other year during her career.

Dalayah Daniels did pick up a 3A Championship w/ Garfield tonight. She was hurt for a chunk of the season, I think they've been carried by transfer Meghan Fiso, a Michigan commit.

 

[garddog]

Don't know where else to put this. Hailey Van Lith's Cashmere squad was up 8 entering the 4th quarter of the State 1A Championship. They only scored 4 more points and lost by 3. They were runner up 3 times and I believe 3rd place the other year during her career.

Dalayah Daniels did pick up a 3A Championship w/ Garfield tonight. She was hurt for a chunk of the season, I think they've been carried by transfer Meghan Fiso, a Michigan commit.

Does Van Lith disappear at the most important time? 4 points for the team all 4th quarter. Just crazy.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Does Van Lith disappear at the most important time? 4 points for the team all 4th quarter. Just crazy.

Didn't see the game. I saw them live once, she was nearly a one woman team. They had another little guard who hit some 3's, but otherwise it was pretty much just Van Lith driving at will.

 

[DaBball]

Kiya Dorroh, a 6-0 W from Tucson, AZ committed to Missouri. She’s ranked #54 in 2021. Chose Missouri over Texas, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Nebraska.



I believe 10 of ESPN’s top-60 ranked players have now committed to a school.

 

[triaddukefan]

Kiya Dorroh, a 6-0 W from Tucson, AZ committed to Missouri. She’s ranked #54 in 2021. Chose Missouri over Texas, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Nebraska.



I believe 10 of ESPN’s top-60 ranked players have now committed to a school.

Let me know when someone commits to Duke

 

[nwhoopfan]

Let me know when someone commits to Duke

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That's how I feel about a certain team that is located in Seattle. Being ground zero for the Covid-19 outbreak in the U.S. I'm sure is really helping in that regard.

 

[triaddukefan]

That's how I feel about a certain team that is located in Seattle. Being ground zero for the Covid-19 outbreak in the U.S. I'm sure is really helping in that regard.

That didnt even cross my mind... wow... I wonder if any recruits (all sports) are rethinking their commitments to schools in the hot spot areas.

 

[WestCoast]

That's how I feel about a certain team that is located in Seattle. Being ground zero for the Covid-19 outbreak in the U.S. I'm sure is really helping in that regard.

Pretty sure that assistant coaches who are contacting recruits by phone (when allowed) will be reminding the recruits that Washington is at the epicenter of the outbreak in our country and their campus city is safer. There likely will be lots of re-recruiting to be done as signed recruits may re-think their options and seek a release from LOIs. The game has changed with respect to college athletics. And it has done so primarily in the span of several days....

 

[Zanzman]

Let me know when someone commits to Duke

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How did you lose so much weight after all the Pi

 

[Jmsdawg]

Let me know when someone commits to Duke

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That is funny, loved it!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[DaBball]

Big pickup for OSU:

 

[newfrontier]

This is a huge get for Oregon State. Beating out Stanford is no small feat. (assuming she was accepted). Will best buds Verhulst and Von Oelhoffen follow suit? That would complete a fearsome foursome!
[Goforth (2020)+Kampschroeder+Verhulst+Von Oelhoffen]

 

[Dillon77]

This is a huge get for Oregon State. Beating out Stanford is no small feat. (assuming she was accepted). Will best buds Verhulst and Von Oelhoffen follow suit? That would complete a fearsome foursome!
[Goforth (2020)+Kampschroeder+Verhulst+Von Oelhoffen]

I'm a tad skeptical of "best bud" (or herd) mentality among young adults (read teenagers). I remember conversations about various permutations of US National Team players and thus far, they all seem to pick the school that is best for themselves. That said, Goforth and Kennedy Brown have all been putting friendly persuasion on Verhulst who, IMHO, is the real catch of the group. From a practical standpoint, if even "just" three of them go to OSU, who is going to sit? OSU, with their slew of talented bigs (including Ms. Brown and Taylor Jones) is not going to go one big, four wings.

Besides, the Irish in me hopes Verhulst, a fine representative of Bishop Miege, should join Olivia Miles in a reprise of the U.S. National Team backcourt in Chile. Run and gun Irish!

 

[TheFarmFan]

Verhulst, a fine representative of Bishop Miege, should join Olivia Miles in a reprise of the U.S. National Team backcourt in Chile.

I totally agree with you - except they should both reprise their show on the Farm. =D

Miles has already visited and is being heavily recruited by Tara et al., and I know Verhulst has been among our longish list (10-15) of 2021 targets. Then again, Kampschroader was too, until this morning...

 

[DaBball]

I'm a tad skeptical of "best bud" (or herd) mentality among young adults (read teenagers). I remember conversations about various permutations of US National Team players and thus far, they all seem to pick the school that is best for themselves. That said, Goforth and Kennedy Brown have all been putting friendly persuasion on Verhulst who, IMHO, is the real catch of the group. From a practical sttiandpoint, if even "just" three of them go to OSU, who is going to sit? OSU, with their slew of talented bigs (including Ms. Brown) is not going to go one big-four wings.

Besides, the Irish in me things Verhulst, a fine representative of Bishop Miege, should join Olivia Miles in a reprise of the U.S. National Team backcourt in Chile. Run and gun Irish!

If I had to guess, I think Verhulst’s decision comes down to Oregon, Oregon State, and Notre Dame (I also think Louisville and Tennessee are still in the game given recent visits in the fall/winter).

If I were a top guard prospect, I’d be very cautious about Oregon because they are incredibly talented and deep at the guard positions. Bigby, Parrish, PaoPao, Scherr, Shelley, and Winterburn are all terrific guards, and playing time would be really tough to come by, even though Verhulst is extremely talented.

I could potentially see Rueck employing a lineup of Verhulst/von Oelhoffen, Kampschroeder, and Goforth on the perimeter. Would be similar to his backcourt of Pivec, McWilliams, and Tudor in 17-18 with no true point guard.

Seems like Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, and Notre Dame will be in a lot of recruiting battles for 2021s. Three are targeting Citron, three are targeting Miles, three are targeting Wolfenbarger, and two are targeting von Oelhoffen. It’ll be interesting to see who lands who.

 

[newfrontier]

I'm a tad skeptical of "best bud" (or herd) mentality among young adults (read teenagers). I remember conversations about various permutations of US National Team players and thus far, they all seem to pick the school that is best for themselves. That said, Goforth and Kennedy Brown have all been putting friendly persuasion on Verhulst who, IMHO, is the real catch of the group. From a practical sttiandpoint, if even "just" three of them go to OSU, who is going to sit? OSU, with their slew of talented bigs (including Ms. Brown) is not going to go one big-four wings.

Besides, the Irish in me things Verhulst, a fine representative of Bishop Miege, should join Olivia Miles in a reprise of the U.S. National Team backcourt in Chile. Run and gun Irish!

Well, Kennedy Brown followed her friend Taylor Jones to OSU, so it CAN happen. And, so what if OSU has a few wings or 2/3 guards? Lots of folks thought they recruited too many bigs too, yet by year's end, only ONE of them (Jones) was still playing or able to play. [Correction - Patricia Morris was still playing at season's end as well, but her role was limited backup duty.]

ADDED NOTE: As far as "too many wings" on the same team, their 3x3 USA team of 1 forward and 3 wings (Verhulst, Kampschroeder, Goforth) seemed happy enough together!

Team Photos: 2019 USA Women's 3x3 U18 Nationals

www.usab.com

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well, Kennedy Brown followed her friend Taylor Jones to OSU, so it CAN happen. And, so what if OSU has a few wings or 2/3 guards? Lots of folks thought they recruited too many bigs too, yet by year's end, only ONE of them (Jones) was still playing or able to play.

It's not like other teams aren't continuously stockpiling talent either. I think OSU should actually look fairly attractive to guards and wings still. Slocum and Goodman will use up their eligibility next season, Simmons will be the only upperclassmen left at that point.

 

[newfrontier]

It's not like other teams aren't continuously stockpiling talent either. I think OSU should actually look fairly attractive to guards and wings still. Slocum and Goodman will use up their eligibility next season, Simmons will be the only upperclassmen left at that point.

Yeah, it's funny how some folks think Oregon State will have too many 2/3 guards if 1 or 2 more of these gals commit to OSU...apparently only the "truly elite" teams are allowed to build depth at positions.

 

[SCGamecock]

I love the way Oregon State recruits. They really go after players that fit their system to perfection.

I love those big 5’11-6’2ish guards/wings that can shoot the lights out and OSU always seems to be in play for those players.

 

[Dillon77]

I totally agree with you - except they should both reprise their show on the Farm. =D

Miles has already visited and is being heavily recruited by Tara et al., and I know Verhulst has been among our longish list (10-15) of 2021 targets. Then again, Kampschroader was too, until this morning...

Thanks for confirming that Ms. Miles has been out to the Farm..I'd been wondering about that. She dropped by ND on her way to the Indy AAU event last summer and visited with some former Philly Belle teammates.

ND does not have a lot of slots open in 2021 and for a variety of reasons (injury, illness), is reasonably well-positioned at off-guard. But they will go after one, as well as the all-important lead guard. Besides Ms. Miles, keep an eye on Ari Wiggins out of Indianapolis, who has been up to the Bend on many occasions (and has been observed by Irish coaches over the winter).

 

[Dillon77]

If I had to guess, I think Verhulst’s decision comes down to Oregon, Oregon State, and Notre Dame (I also think Louisville and Tennessee are still in the game given recent visits in the fall/winter).

Seems like Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, and Notre Dame will be in a lot of recruiting battles for 2021s. Three are targeting Citron, three are targeting Miles, three are targeting Wolfenbarger, and two are targeting von Oelhoffen. It’ll be interesting to see who lands who.

- Interestingly, ND will also have a lot of guards who will be juniors or younger by the time the Class of 2021 comes on campus: Kailtyn Gilbert, Anaya Peoples, Abby Prohaska, Alli Campbell come to mind, as well as the forwards who like to wander from the paint: Sam Brunelle and Maddy Westbeld.

- PG is the primary need, with known efforts focusing on Miles and Ari Wiggins of Indianapolis' Heritage Christian, same school as Katilyn Gilbert and Ty Harris. Her brother is being recruited by the ND baseball team so that bears some watching.

- However, the Irish are pursuing an off guard, with Verhulst, Wolfenbarger and Citron the three key names brought up. (Saniya Rivers from time to time, but have not seen much "mutual interest" and I can't see her leaving the Carolina's). The Verhulst family has visited ND for an unofficial; ND has gone to see Jersey W. recently and Citron was offered last summer.

- As mentioned in my prior post, Verhulst is very much in touch with current and prospective Beaver players. We'll see if that has any impact. I've heard from some folks who know the Bishop Miege academic/sports scene well and the Oregons are in constant conversations, as is ND. The Irish got into the game a tad late with Verhulst but Miege and ND have lots of connections.

- At the end of the day, ND is like triad's skelton -- nada in 2021, so some "mutual interest" will even be celebrated.

 

[bennyskid]

Yeah, it's funny how some folks think Oregon State will have too many 2/3 guards if 1 or 2 more of these gals commit to OSU...apparently only the "truly elite" teams are allowed to build depth at positions.

It's just people not keeping track . . . and to be fair, I can't tell you the precise breakdown of UConn's last three recruiting classes, so why should I expect anyone else to know OSU's situation to that detail?

Here's the detail:
As of 2020/2021 season:
Seniors: Slocum* (PG), Goodman* (PG)
Juniors: Simmons (SG), Corosdale* (F), Morris (C)
Sophomores: Jones* (C), Brown* (F), Mannen (G)
Freshmen: Aquino** (F), Mitrovic** (C)
True Freshmen: Samuel (G), Goforth (G)
*Has started a significant number of games.
**Has never played, but when she finally hits the floor (real soon, now), she'll change the game forever.

One would assume that Rueck's goal this year would be to get *at least* two guards, and I don't think he'd mind taking on three. Three would bring the total to seven (six recruited athletes and the walk-on, Mannen). That barely fills the two-deep.

A true PG would be nice, but Rueck's idea of a PG is not what most people think of as a PG. Syd Wiese was 6' tall and a record-breaking shooter. Aleah Goodman is barely shorter and has even more shooting range. They say that Sasha Goforth is a "combo-guard" - but she sure looks to me like a classic Rueck PG.

 

[Dillon77]

It's just people not keeping track . . . and to be fair, I can't tell you the precise breakdown of UConn's last three recruiting classes, so why should I expect anyone else to know OSU's situation to that detail?

Here's the detail:
As of 2020/2021 season:
Seniors: Slocum* (PG), Goodman* (PG)
Juniors: Simmons (SG), Corosdale* (F), Morris (C)
Sophomores: Jones* (C), Brown* (F), Mannen (G)
Freshmen: Aquino** (F), Mitrovic** (C)
True Freshmen: Samuel (G), Goforth (G)
*Has started a significant number of games.
**Has never played, but when she finally hits the floor (real soon, now), she'll change the game forever.

One would assume that Rueck's goal this year would be to get *at least* two guards, and I don't think he'd mind taking on three. Three would bring the total to seven (six recruited athletes and the walk-on, Mannen). That barely fills the two-deep.

A true PG would be nice, but Rueck's idea of a PG is not what most people think of as a PG. Syd Wiese was 6' tall and a record-breaking shooter. Aleah Goodman is barely shorter and has even more shooting range. They say that Sasha Goforth is a "combo-guard" - but she sure looks to me like a classic Rueck PG.

Thanks for the class-by-class breakdown. We do that in our recruiting update for the Irish on "McGraw's Bench" (it's quite helpful even for day-to-day fans, let alone occasional posters or lurkers), but it's hard to keep up on everyone's players.

I look forward to the day when Ms. Aquino hits the floor again. I saw her last two games as a high school player in New Jersey at Patterson HS and, in fact, posted a report here on the Boneyard. If she is able to come back from the myraid number of medical issues, I think she's a very different kind of player. To say she needed to grow into that frame was an understatement, but I was always struck by her agility for someone so tall, She was practically nimble at times. All power to her.