November UConn Recruiting Thread

[CocoHusky]

I don’t follow the recruiting wants of UConn as much as others here. We have some gurus here that know about all of the top/most coveted recruits in the country.

I read their posts to try and keep up. That being said, is Azzi now at the top of UConn’s wish list? Who are the top 3 recruits on Geno’s wish list for the 2021 and 2022 classes?

Azzi is at the top of everyone wish list. She was the best HS player in the country as a Sophomore. You can find a lot more in the monthly recruiting thread.
Geno doesn't really do wish list.
Composite top rankings for 2021
1. Azzi Fudd G-UCONN very very very very very ......interested.
2. Olivia Miles G-UCONN Interested
3. Saniya Rivers G -UCONN Interested
4. Aaliyah Moore F-UCONN Interested
5. Amari DeBerry P-Verbal to UCONN
6. Brooke Demetre F-Verbal to Stanford
7. Payton Verhulst G UCONN is interested
8. Sania Feagin F -No UCONN interest reported
9. Saylor Poffenbarger G-Verbal to UCONN
10. Okikola Iriafen F -No UCONN interest reported.
11. Rayah Marshall G-Holding a UCONN offer

Rankings for 2022
1) Lauren Betts P - UCONN very interested and the interest is though to be mutual
2) Janiah Barker F -UCONN very interested CD went to Florida to see her play recently
3) Isuneh Brady C-Visited UCONN two weeks ago.
4-10) UCONN is interested in most and is evaluating closely.

 

[Charliebball]

Azzi is at the top of everyone wish list. She was the best HS player in the country as a Sophomore. You can find a lot more in the monthly recruiting thread.
Geno doesn't really do wish list.
Composite top rankings for 2021
1. Azzi Fudd G-UCONN very very very very very ......interested.
2. Olivia Miles G-UCONN Interested
3. Saniya Rivers G -UCONN Interested
4. Aaliyah Moore F-UCONN Interested
5. Amari DeBerry P-Verbal to UCONN
6. Brooke Demetre F-Verbal to Stanford
7. Payton Verhulst G UCONN is interested
8. Sania Feagin F -No UCONN interest reported
9. Saylor Poffenbarger G-Verbal to UCONN
10. Okikola Iriafen F -No UCONN interest reported.
11. Rayah Marshall G-Holding a UCONN offer

Rankings for 2022
1) Lauren Betts P - UCONN very interested and the interest is though to be mutual
2) Janiah Barker F -UCONN very interested CD went to Florida to see her play recently
3) Isuneh Brady C-Visited UCONN two weeks ago.
4-10) UCONN is interested in most and is evaluating closely.

while I think she's going to be a heck of a player I wonder how much current interest UConn has in Olivia Miles with Bueckers and Muhl already in the fold..............I suppose that would go for any '21 point guard at this time..............a second option at shooting guard seems more of a need in case goes elsewhere..........

 

[marti3td]

Does Fudd have an official list of schools on her list? My apologies if it has already ben discussed numerous times.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Does Fudd have an official list of schools on her list? My apologies if it has already ben discussed numerous times.

Fudd hasn't released a list, but UConn, Maryland, South Carolina, and Notre Dame would appear to heavy favorites at the moment.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

First Naismith watch list is out.

Of the 50 players, 4 are future Huskies: Bueckers, Edwards, Mclean, DeBerry

2020 Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Preseason Watch List

The Atlanta Tipoff Club has released the top 50 players to watch for the 2020 Naismith High School Trophy for Girls Player of the Year

usatodayhss.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

USA Today has released its ALL-USA preseason team of 25 players.

Paige Bueckers and Mir Mclean are on it as are UConn POI:

Lauren Betts, Janiah Barker, Isuneh Brady, Payton Verhulst, Olivia Miles, Talia Von Oelhoffen, and Raven Johnson.

Azzi Fudd is absent which I can only take as meaning they don't believe she will play.

There is a slideshow of the team.

Meet the 2019-20 ALL-USA Preseason High School Girls Basketball Team

The 2019-20 ALL-USA Preseason Girls Basketball Team has been announced. Check out who the top hoopers are in the country heading into the season.

usatodayhss.com

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[UConnFanMSM]

Watched the Slam video - & cannot wait to see Paige in action at UConn. The future does definitely appear to be bright.

 

[meyers7]

Dad: So are you saying you want to do everything Paige does?

Dad: "If Paige jumped off a bridge, would you jump off too?"
Azzi: "No, but if Paige committed to UCONN, ...."

 

[AmeriConn]

Azzi has visited MD and ND multiple times. She has also visited South Carolina at least once.

I'm looking at the Scholarship Grid and we already have 12 players for 2021. I hope we left room for Azzi Fudd!?

 

[CocoHusky]

I'm looking at the Scholarship Grid and we already have 12 players for 2021. I hope we left room for Azzi Fudd!?

Plenty of room for Azzi + another player. The scholarship limit is actually 15 although UCONN rarely approaches that number. Anna Date of Birth is March 31, 2000 which makes her WNBA draft eligible in April 2022 & Evina Westbrook is WNBA eligible April 2020. The 2021 & 2022 HS classes are loaded with talent, UCONN might as well stock up.

 

[AmeriConn]

I know Geno rarely goes past 11, but I'm with you. It is a great class, so let's stock up!

 

[Charliebball]

anybody who thinks Geno is retiring in the next four seasons is crazy.....................what coach would walk away from a player like that?

 

[Purduke]

anybody who thinks Geno is retiring in the next four seasons is crazy.....................what coach would walk away from a player like that?

Not hoping for any of these scenarios, but ...

1) A 65 yr old coach who suddenly has health problems,
2) A 65 yr old coach whose wife suddenly has health problems,
3) although I expect that CD will go with Geno when that day comes, but, perhaps a coach who has stocked
the cupboard and wants to let a long time, loyal assistant demonstrate what she always could have been as a HC,
4) A HC who wants to have a drop-dead stupendous recruiting class in the offing, one that would presumably
walk en-masse, to make certain that some idiot AD doesn't ruin his legacy by hiring a washed-up, former,
mediocre coach (say the WBB equivalent of Paul Pasqualoni, for instance) to carry his program forward,
perhaps, somebody like Lin Dunn, say, or
5) A 65 yr old Italian emigrant head coach who ... gets offered the post of Ambassador to Italy?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Early seasons 2022 Janiah Barker highlights (#2):

 

[Charliebball]

Early seasons 2022 Janiah Barker highlights (#2):

not sure we are going to learn too much from that footage...............

 

[JordyG]

not sure we are going to learn too much from that footage...............

I still like it.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[donalddoowop]

Did Gabriel sign her LOI?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Piath Gabriel put up a triple-double in her season debut last Thursday (11/14):

11 points, 11 rebounds, 12 blocks

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Fraz]

DT ....clone......

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Hopkins starts the year ranked #3 in USA Today's high school top-25:

2019-20 Super 25 Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings released

The Super 25 Preseason High School Girls Basketball Rankings have been released. Check out which teams make up the top 25.

usatodayhss.com

 

[eebmg]

Hopkins starts the year ranked #3 in USA Today's high school top-25:

2019-20 Super 25 Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings released

The Super 25 Preseason High School Girls Basketball Rankings have been released. Check out which teams make up the top 25.

usatodayhss.com

ALL-USA Second Team point guard Paige Bueckers averaged 24.3 points, 5.4 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior.

Major slap in the face.

Take care of it this year Paige.

 

[BobbyJ]

ALL-USA Second Team point guard Paige Bueckers averaged 24.3 points, 5.4 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior.

Major slap in the face.

Take care of it this year Paige.

The reference to 2nd team is from the 2018-19 season.