Non-UConn Recruiting Thread

[HuskyFan1125]

In 2009, Maryland did have an international player. Her name is Diandre Tchatchouang. Very talented. She left after two year to go professional in France. Also in 2009 Jackie Nared debut for Maryland (her father played for Maryland and was a teammate of the late Len Bias. Jamie played for Tennessee). She left after one year and played for St Mary's in California.

In 2008 basically it was Lynetta Kizer who was the ACC Freshman of the year.

2007 was not a good year. The class was ranked #2 in the country. Kat Lyons left after one season. Marah Strickland left for South Carolina after two season. Drey Mingo went to Purdue after two seasons. Anjale Barrett and Kim Rodgers stayed 5 years and was on three Elite teams.

But give Brenda credit. She stay in the top 10 even though she have a massive amount of transfers.

I liked Marah Strickland. She was a pretty good lead guard. Whatever happened to her? Never saw her transfer or anything. Did she just quit basketball?

 

[SECbbfan24]

Nice grab for LSU, a 5-6 PG ranked #53:

Very nice pick up. We desperately needed more talent at the guard position. We will need a good PG after losing Pointer next season.

 

[Go/huskies]

I liked Marah Strickland. She was a pretty good lead guard. Whatever happened to her? Never saw her transfer or anything. Did she just quit basketball?

I she transferred to South California for 1 year I think, and then transferred somewhere else after that, I believe to a D2 school.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oregon St. got a really late addition to their '20 class, a guard from Portugal. Teresa Faustino.

 

[DeeHusky]

I she transferred to South California for 1 year I think, and then transferred somewhere else after that, I believe to a D2 school.

Fordham

 

[shiverz45]

I liked Marah Strickland. She was a pretty good lead guard. Whatever happened to her? Never saw her transfer or anything. Did she just quit basketball?

Strickland was having issues with an illness at SC the year she played there after sitting out her transfer year. She ended up graduating from SC and grad transfer to Fordham. I think the illness was diagnosed between the time of the transfer. She had to sit out at Fordham and get a 6th year of eligibility to play. She was one of my favorite players so I followed up on her when she left. There should be an article online because I remembered reading about it years ago.

 

[JDuro]

Strickland was having issues with an illness at SC the year she played there after sitting out her transfer year. She ended up graduating from SC and grad transfer to Fordham. I think the illness was diagnosed between the time of the transfer. She had to sit out at Fordham and get a 6th year of eligibility to play. She was one of my favorite players so I followed up on her when she left. There should be an article online because I remembered reading about it years ago.

Ex-Terp Marah Strickland takes 'exciting road' to Fordham

 

[JDuro]

 

[Zanzman]

Mmmmm either not everyone loves Kara as the coach or she’s playing hardball from the get go

 

[WFFL]

Mmmmm either not everyone loves Kata as the coach or she’s playing hardball from the get go

Id pick the ladder

 

[eebmg]

Mmmmm either not everyone loves Kata as the coach or she’s playing hardball from the get go

Very understandable to open your recruitment when the staff that recruited you leaves and to look at some of your finalist schools who you know you much better. And I am sure all Kara could say (assuming she did not go hardball) is that she really does not know what your place is at Duke in 2021 until all the pieces are in place.

 

[DeeHusky]

Very understandable to open your recruitment when the staff that recruited you leaves and to look at some of your finalist schools who you know you much better. And I am sure all Kara could say (assuming she did not go hardball) is that she really does not know what your place is at Duke in 2021 until all the pieces are in place.

Agreed. As great a person and as knowledgeable as she is about basketball, there is still no one on staff that was there when the commitment was made.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Didn't want to start a new topic, but it is WCBB recruiting related. California has voted to change the schedule of all sports. WBB will now start March 12th in most of the Southern half of the state and it looks like a week later in parts of Northern California.

CIF Section By Section Starting Dates

Southern Section: Football January 8, Boys & Girls Basketball March 12, The Southern Section is where KLM and KLS played.

BIG Changes in CIF 2020-21 School Year

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to progress in a high percentage of counties in the state and as most school districts have announced reopening in Aug

www.calhisports.com

 

[donalddoowop]

Id pick the ladder

You'd pick what???

 

[UConnCat]

Kara not messing around.

 

[DaBball]

Kara not messing around.

Not totally shocked about Brooklyn Rewers or Lauren Walker, but I think Marisa Davis has nice upside, and Pollerd is very shocking because she is a very good player. I think Cochrane has some nice upside as well.

I assume she’ll be all over Fudd and Iriafen.

 

[militarydog]

Kara not messing around.

I understand both sides of this. This coach/director is looking out for the players and obviously has their best interest in mind. It is tough to have to reopen recruiting after thinking you were settled. However Coach Lawson obviously told them she couldn’t promise them they would fit in the program. It would have been worse if she had honored the scholarship then told them after the coming season it wasn’t going to work out. It’s also her job on the line. No program is immune.

 

[UConnCat]

I assume she’ll be all over Fudd and Iriafen.

Of course, until Iriafen commits to Stanford. I wonder if Paige is locked in a closet while Fudd is doing zoom calls with Kara.

 

[DefenseBB]

My understanding is "commitment" vs. National Letter of Intent have two totally different contractual issues. The former has zero contractual component from either side, whereas the latter (as opposed to ladder ), has a formal commitment to be honored by the school. As none of the players were ranked in the top 100 (Aussie's are not in the HG rankings anyway) I am not surprised, and neither should the girls be, that Lawson wants to elevate the skill set. That was one of the downfalls of JPM, her less than stellar recruiting lately caused some of her issues. Kara rightfully wants to raise the bar. Youth coaches can cry all they want but that too is self-serving their needs, not Duke's.

"She who shall not be named", would not be wise to choose Duke as Kara is still too much of an unknown. This will be great theater to watch play out and if any of this comes to fruition. Get me the Michael Jackson meme of eating popcorn!!!

 

[DefenseBB]

BTW, at #91 on the HoopGurlz 2021 list is an uncommitted 5'5" Point Guard from Georgia named Denim DeShields...yes, one and the same last name....curious to see where she ends up.

 

[Creature]

Interesting work on the Maryland transfers. Players do transfer at a higher rate these days but it's interesting to see so many from one school, especially so highly ranked, leave out early of a program that has been a consistent top 10-15 and perennial conference champion.

I was living in Greensboro in 2006 when NC, Duke, and then ACC team Maryland were all in the FF and there as a certain amount of pride that went in to the fact the tournament was dominated by the ACC. I was hoping Gail would pull it out but Maryland took the game from them.

Freese has never seemed like the kind of person I would want to have dinner with but I do think she's a good coach who has done well at Maryland.

Only Auburn University has a higher rate of transfers...

 

[eebmg]

BTW, at #91 on the HoopGurlz 2021 list is an uncommitted 5'5" Point Guard from Georgia named Denim DeShields...yes, one and the same last name....curious to see where she ends up.

Hhmm. Diamond vs Denim. That might cause some interesting sibling issues.

 

[triaddukefan]

It's been an interesting July to say the least here on Tobacco Road. .... can't wait to see what the last 10 days brings

 

[pacific 44]

I've fallen off a ladder twice in the last few years.I think it was the latter ladder incident that hurt the worst.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oregon St. strikes again in Texas.