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October 2020 UConn Recruiting Thread

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Jibariqua said:
Talks recruiting briefly at the end. I have a feeling she might announce her commitment on the last episode.

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No news is no news. However, the kids reaction to the mention of Katie Fudd is interesting.
 
Circle November 11 on your calendar, it's her birthday, and the first day of the early signing period for the 2020-2021 National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing period for this year's high school seniors.
 
Carnac said:
Circle November 11 on your calendar, it's her birthday, and the first day of the early signing period for the 2020-2021 National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing period for this year's high school seniors.
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11/11 <-> 11 Championships. I like the numerology. ;)
 
eebmg said:
11/11 <-> 11 Championships. I like the numerology. ;)
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You'd like her committing to UConn even better! :D Call me crazy, call me irrational, or whatever, but I don't think it's a stretch to believe that she, Paige her and the rest of the team can win 2 championships the 3 years they'll play together if she comes.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Is there anyone else out there (besides me) holding out hope that Jillian Hollingshead might still be considering UCONN.
Some recent video.
www.cbssports.com

2021 Jillian Hollingshead, July 24, 2020

2021 Jillian Hollingshead, July 24, 2020
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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I am certainly in favor of getting recruits who are both bigger and more athletic. Would be a great 11th hour surprise if it happened!
 
CocoHusky said:
Is there anyone else out there (besides me) holding out hope that Jillian Hollingshead might still be considering UCONN.
Some recent video.
www.cbssports.com

2021 Jillian Hollingshead, July 24, 2020

2021 Jillian Hollingshead, July 24, 2020
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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Great point Coco. And Geno has had some pretty good luck recruiting players out of Georgia. She appears to be very physical and coachable.
 
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Carnac said:
Circle November 11 on your calendar, it's her birthday, and the first day of the early signing period for the 2020-2021 National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing period for this year's high school seniors.
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The eleventh hour of the eleventh month (1918) the guns went silent for the WWI Armstice [Armstice day is now Veterans Day for the young puppies in the 'yard....]. In this case the "guns" will just be warming up - averaging in the mid-90's?!? on offense and holding the opponents to the mid-50's?!?

Hopefully the NEW Golden Age of UCONN women's Basketball! Long live Geno, CD, Jamelle & Shea!!!
 
I am here at Rucker park in NYC
Caroline Ducharme is 6’3
 

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I think that Caroline Ducharme and Saylor may come to be known at UConn as "the twins". As far as I can tell, they have similar strengths and weaknesses, are of similar size, and play similar games on the court. In ordinary circumstances, I doubt that Geno would have recruited two such similar players in the same class. I suspect that he did it in this case because they are both really good, and they both viewed UConn as their dream school from an early age. That counts a lot in recruiting decisions, as it should.

Their game seems to resemble Anna's, and it's possible that Anna could leave for a pro team after next year, or even after this year. Anna fills a unique niche on this year's team. No one else offers her combination of size, rebounding, accurate shooting, and court vision. Next year she will have two "sisters" in that niche, although obviously without the same experience that she will have by then.
 
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JoePgh said:
I think that Caroline Ducharme and Saylor may come to be known at UConn as "the twins". As far as I can tell, they have similar strengths and weaknesses, are of similar size, and play similar games on the court. In ordinary circumstances, I doubt that Geno would have recruited two such similar players in the same class. I suspect that he did it in this case because they are both really good, and they both viewed UConn as their dream school from an early age. That counts a lot in recruiting decisions, as it should.

Their game seems to resemble Anna's, and it's possible that Anna could leave for a pro team after next year, or even after this year. Anna fills a unique niche on this year's team. No one else offers her combination of size, rebounding, accurate shooting, and court vision. Next year she will have two "sisters" in that niche, although obviously without the same experience that she will have by then.
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From watching Saylor in person and on video and Caroline on video, I agree totally. They have very similar skill sets. But that's not a problem, because they are among the most versatile players I've seen. I think each can play the 2, 3, or 4. They are SGs with size, at about 6'2" after big growth spurts. They both have strength, length, and moves to play inside. Both of them can and do shoot from 25'. If there is a season and fans are allowed, I hope to see Saylor play at Middletown again this season.
 
I think they play similar now because they both do everything for their highschool teams. In college, I think Saylor will migrate more to the 3/4 while Caroline Ducharme will go more 2/3. Caroline Ducharme would be the perfect 2 in a classic UConn big line up similar to the KML role back in the day.
 
We've had a little discussion on this young lady before. Her name is Juste Jocyte, and she is a Lithuanian who is still 14 years old (until November). She began playing on the Lithuanian Senior National Team at age 13! Check her out! She looks UConn ready right now. I hope CD has been in touch with her.

 
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MilfordHusky said:
We've had a little discussion on this young lady before. Her name is Juste Jocyte, and she is a Lithuanian who is still 14 years old (until November). She began playing on the Lithuanian Senior National Team at age 13! Check her out! She looks UConn ready right now. I hope CD has been in touch with her.
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Just to expand on your thoughts regarding Juste Jocyte . Per our friend @awhom111 she was born in the USA. Although she played PG on the Lithuanian Senior National Team she is playing SF on her club team. That kind of position versatility is not only something Geno loves but he also knows exactly how to utilize it.
 
MilfordHusky said:
We've had a little discussion on this young lady before. Her name is Juste Jocyte, and she is a Lithuanian who is still 14 years old (until November). She began playing on the Lithuanian Senior National Team at age 13! Check her out! She looks UConn ready right now. I hope CD has been in touch with her.

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She's very similar to Bueckers at 14. Any doubts that Bueckers is UConn ready at 19 in 2 weeks?
 
MDoggie said:
Just read over on the bench, she who shall not be named is down to her last to teams. Teams being UConn or UCLA. Source is SI. I have not seen or read the article so take it with a grain of salt.
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Saw that, too. If someone doesn’t beat me to it, the SI should be in the library tomorrow and I will post if I see it.
 
MDoggie said:
Just read over on the bench, she who shall not be named is down to her last to teams. Teams being UConn or UCLA. Source is SI. I have not seen or read the article so take it with a grain of salt.
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I Googled SI-Fudd and see nothing current. And I can imagine her parents would be excited to travel cross country to watch her play for a borderline top 25 program. If she was going to do that she could just go to Palo Alto for a Stanford education.
 
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