I understand but the recruiting process ends when you commit, there’s no more “recruiting” because you have agreed to sign with a school. If someone wants to enjoy their recruiting process, then it would make sense to commit after all of their officials.
Not sure that is the case I think some coaches will continue to recruit until the letter is signed
Agree that is how it should work. This is not what happened with Cooper or Watkins. It has been reported that both committed shortly before their announcements. Watkins did not decide until this past Friday so the sites that had her already committed were wrong. The third commit is likely either a ‘23 recruit or maybe someone committed and then changed their mind ♀️
I believe this was an instance of presupposition on PN‘s part. I think it was listed accidentally on their part and done without inside knowledge. It was a good assumption that AW would more than likely stay home, but I do feel UNC was a factor and had an outside shot. I’ll need Ashlyn to say that she told/hinted to some media of her decision weeks in advance of her commitment before I believe otherwise.
Referring to 2022 Hoopgurlz #20 5-9 G Indya Nivar commitment to Stanford? Congrats to Indya and her family on selecting a top school and wbb program and the Cardinal on landing a top-rated guard.
She said today that she only made up her mind on Friday.
From that list, I can only conclude that volleyball is more of a priority than basketball.
KK Arnold is class of 2023. She cannot start "official" visits until 1 week after the FF. All her visit (I believe she made 8) including to SC and UCONN have been on her own dime.
My mistake, thanks for the correction!
I can tell you UNC was a real choice. Ashlyn always wanted to play for Dawn and that's been her dream. Her decision really was whether she wanted to play right away and be the face of the program at UNC or wait her turn and be a star on the hometown team. She'll get some early PT. She was a coveted recruit for Dawn. It's going to be fun watching her and Sania Feagin develop.
Regarding Buenavida, could she also have professional opportunities in Spain that could be more attractive? I know a few players from the Mali U19 squad play for professional teams in Spain. Wondering it that could be an option she hadn't considered until the log jam at UCLA happened.
Marta Morales reclassified to 2022 and will strengthen her English language skills while playing club basketball in the interim. Will seek a scholarship from another school. I believe UCLA can accomodate all seven 2022 verbal commits.
UCLA can accommodate all seven commits only if someone doesn't take advantage of the extra year available to players on the roster during 2020, I believe. Both Kayla Owens and Kiara Jefferson actually sat out in 20-21, and it is possible that someone else could opt to use that extra year of eligibility as well (like one or more of the 3 graduate transfers on the roster this year). I have no idea when players/schools have to declare whether a player will use that extra year. I also don't know if the school gets to expand its roster to allow for more scholarship players, or whether a player gets to take their extra year somewhere else. So... I am in the dark on a lot of this, but I think it may end up being an issue.
) She's got some good talent and with the right pieces they could make some noise in a few years. I know Ashlynn Shade is a UCONN target but I would love for her to be a part of something special down in Nashville! Brynn Masikewich is another player that may or may not have an extra year. She didn't play because she was rehabbing but I don't know if she was given a red shirt designation.
No one who cheers for South Carolina has any right to complain. Remind me how many top 5 recruits y'all welcomed as frosh this fall...
Masikewich never came to campus last year while rehabbing an injury and has both a medical redshirt option for last year or the 2020 extra year. However, her freshman year she was also injured and could be taking the medical redshirt for that year. She was never said to be "opting out" for 20-21. For that matter, she hasn't suited up this year, yet. No idea how that will ultimately shake out.
Yikes. I suspected something still wasn't right. Appreciate the update.
1. NCAA allows teams to exceed the usual 15 scholarship limit this season only.
Thanks for that info. The obvious 6th commit is Elena Buenavida. And, of course, Paris Clark could decide to come to UCLA. With the number of injuries that UCLA has been struck by, I would think that there is a high probability that the staff would want to fill out the roster to the maximum extent possible.
NCAA rules stipulate an athlete can receive a medical redshirt if the athlete participates in fewer than 30% of scheduled contests and the season ending injury occurs before a season’s halfway mark. Though Masikewich played in only 7 games in her frosh season (out of 29 regular season games) she last appeared in the Bruins 20th regular season game against Arizona in Jan 2020. So without an NCAA waiver she does not qualify for a medical redshirt for year one.
