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oldude said:
Are the coaches from PSU & Duke basketball or golf coaches? Inquiring minds want to know….
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I doubt it’s a Duke golf coach. 5 over after 4 wouldn’t cut it at an elite program like theirs. ;) And home state PSU WBB has to be salivating over a local kid that good.
 
A preview of Olivia Olson's Benilde-St. Margaret Red Nights including elite 2025 Kendall McGee:


McGee is a consensus Top 5 prospect in the Prep Girls Hoops Class of 2025. We’ll release the Freshmen 50 in a couple of weeks and you can be sure Kendall’s name will be very near the top of a rather sparkly heap of talented freshmen. Kendall is coming off a superb summer during which she captured another AAU state championship with Minnesota Stars Borowicz. Once again she was the Stars’ go-to girl and she became more consistent at both ends of the floor. She transferred to BSM from Breck where she averaged over 20 points per game as an 8th grader, including a 40-point performance against Maranatha.


McGee, in particular, is accustomed to being the top dog everywhere she has played. Olson is the best 2024 in the country, a member of Team USA and the holder of more than three dozen high major offers. Among the recent viewers of open gyms at Benilde was University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma. That should tell you all you need to know about Olivia’s pedigree.


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MilfordHusky said:
Ciera is a pretty decent golfer, more than good enough to be on her high school team. But I don't think her golf game is at the Duke or Stanford level. It's more at the level of Geno's tournament. Best wishes to her today!
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If she is on her HS team then she's way better than the type of players at Geno's tournament. If I were her I would ask for a round of golf on the Stanford course on my OV. And if she enjoys golf half as much as I it then that would definitely effect my decision. :)

If she's 6'3" and athletic enough to carry a single digit handicap she should keep practicing. There's a lot more money on the pro tour than in the WNBA. Of course getting good enough to play pro takes talent and hard work but with her size & strength she could overpower some of the LPGA sites.
 
Alydar said:
If she is on her HS team then she's way better than the type of players at Geno's tournament. If I were her I would ask for a round of golf on the Stanford course on my OV. And if she enjoys golf half as much as I it then that would definitely effect my decision. :)
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Stanford did not make the cut.
 
DefenseBB said:
To officially close out the post, Ciera finished at 80, 8 over tied for 6th with two others. The winner was 73, 1 over. As a Junior in HS who plays another heavily time required sport year round, shooting an 80 in a State Championship Tournament is pretty impressive. Congrats Ciera!
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These days If I shot 80 at a local muni from the senior tees I would be ecstatic.
 
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Charliebball said:
it appears she only follows one college team on her twitter account.............UConn..........plus Nika, Paige, Azzi and Gabby Wiliiams..........
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That is definitely a good sign but the more significant thing might be how the WNBA defines international player.

"WNBA defines an "international player" as "any person born and residing outside the United States who participates in the game of basketball as an amateur or professional".

Jocyte was born in the US so a strict interpretation of the above would mean she would not be WNBA eligible until she is at least 22, and have completed their college eligibility, and four years removed from high school.

Her DOB is 19 Nov 2005. She is HS class of 2023 therefore WNBA eligibility would not come until April of 2027. I think UCONN can find a roster spot for her until then.



 
CocoHusky said:
That is definitely a good sign but the more significant thing might be how the WNBA defines international player.

"WNBA defines an "international player" as "any person born and residing outside the United States who participates in the game of basketball as an amateur or professional".

Jocyte was born in the US so a strict interpretation of the above would mean she would not be WNBA eligible until she is at least 22, and have completed their college eligibility, and four years removed from high school.

Her DOB is 19 Nov 2005. She is HS class of 2023 therefore WNBA eligibility would not come until April of 2027. I think UCONN can find a roster spot for her until then.
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Are you sure she is Class of 2023? Usually, Europeans finish high school at age 19 (or going on 19), not 18. Plus, her birthday is late in the year. That suggests 2024 or maybe even 2025.

As with Ezi Magbegor, I think the competition is not another American college, but rather paid pro ball in her home country.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Are you sure she is Class of 2023? Usually, Europeans finish high school at age 19 (or going on 19), not 18. Plus, her birthday is late in the year. That suggests 2024 or maybe even 2025.

As with Ezi Magbegor, I think the competition is not another American college, but rather paid pro ball in her home country.
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I not certain but ESPN/ Premier basketball/worldwide hoops has her listed as class of 2023.

2023

premierbasketballreport.com premierbasketballreport.com
 
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DefenseBB said:
To officially close out the post, Ciera finished at 80, 8 over tied for 6th with two others. The winner was 73, 1 over. As a Junior in HS who plays another heavily time required sport year round, shooting an 80 in a State Championship Tournament is pretty impressive. Congrats Ciera!
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As I mentioned in another reply...I worked at the course where the tournament was played, and helped with 12 PA State tournaments... an 80 is very respectable, especially if there was wind and if this were her 1st time playing the course.
I never broke 80...
 
Sluconn Husky said:
A preview of Olivia Olson's Benilde-St. Margaret Red Nights including elite 2025 Kendall McGee:


McGee is a consensus Top 5 prospect in the Prep Girls Hoops Class of 2025. We’ll release the Freshmen 50 in a couple of weeks and you can be sure Kendall’s name will be very near the top of a rather sparkly heap of talented freshmen. Kendall is coming off a superb summer during which she captured another AAU state championship with Minnesota Stars Borowicz. Once again she was the Stars’ go-to girl and she became more consistent at both ends of the floor. She transferred to BSM from Breck where she averaged over 20 points per game as an 8th grader, including a 40-point performance against Maranatha.


McGee, in particular, is accustomed to being the top dog everywhere she has played. Olson is the best 2024 in the country, a member of Team USA and the holder of more than three dozen high major offers. Among the recent viewers of open gyms at Benilde was University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma. That should tell you all you need to know about Olivia’s pedigree.


www.prepgirlshoops.com

Fall League Week 3: A sneak peek at the new Red Knights | Prep Girls Hoops

After a two-week warmup of sorts, the Breakdown Sports Fall League got down to serious business this week as 170 varsity, junior varsity and freshmen teams launched a four-Sunday run of exhibition games at St. Michael-Albertville, Hopkins and East Ridge. You can learn a lot at Breakdown Fall...
www.prepgirlshoops.com www.prepgirlshoops.com
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And to think I was castigated by a few on the BY over a month ago when I stated that Olson had similarities in her game to Paige at the same respective age. She was and is in my top 2 in her class and if she progresses as hoped she would be a huge get for our Husky's. In the mean time we have a few players in the next 2 classes who would make our team even more exciting, and feared.
 
MooseJaw said:
And to think I was castigated by a few on the BY over a month ago when I stated that Olson had similarities in her game to Paige at the same respective age. She was and is in my top 2 in her class and if she progresses as hoped she would be a huge get for our Husky's. In the mean time we have a few players in the next 2 classes who would make our team even more exciting, and feared.
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You should have know you were on the right track when you have BY keyboard warriors coming at you. Olson is very special. A few months ago I may have taken it further than you did because I compared Olson to Sabrina Ionescu-except more athletic. I also stated that she was the best combo guard inclusive of the '22-24 classes and hopefully everyone knows how much I love me some Mikaylah Williams.
 
Im a keyboard warrior. In that I have voiced my opinion on every blonde basketball player with any skill being compared to our latest and greatest UConn player does not work for me. A talented ball player is a talented ball player. Not the next coming of anyone but themselves.
 
Mdoggie said:
Im a keyboard warrior. In that I have voiced my opinion on every blonde basketball player with any skill being compared to our latest and greatest UConn player does not work for me. A talented ball player is a talented ball player. Not the next coming of anyone but themselves.
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Sometimes you just have to take a post at face value, I nor others that I have read stated that Olson was the next coming of Paige. What I stated was that there were similarities at the same age. You are welcome to your opinion and I do read most of your posts and enjoy them, in this case you seem to be arguing or disagreeing with, I don't know who.
 
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Mdoggie said:
Im a keyboard warrior. In that I have voiced my opinion on every blonde basketball player with any skill being compared to our latest and greatest UConn player does not work for me. A talented ball player is a talented ball player. Not the next coming of anyone but themselves.
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:eek: So let me understand correctly: You would be ok with the comparison if the player were a red head or brunette?
 
DEpup said:
Do we really think she will go to college or just go straight to the pros?
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I think it's kind of up in the air. Ezi Magbegor had the option of going to one of the better basketball leagues in the world and playing under a great coach and former player who she was acquainted with. Plus the money was good. The Lithuanian league is also very good, although not quite as good as the Australian league. For Juste the advantage is initially playing close to home, and in the long run, making more money in Europe. The advantage of playing here in the states is after 4 years at UConn a player of her caliber is guaranteed a spot on a team in the best league in the world while playing in Europe after the Association finishes up. I'd say, as I said with Magbegor, it's about 60-40 she stays home. But still,

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Mdoggie said:
Im a keyboard warrior. In that I have voiced my opinion on every blonde basketball player with any skill being compared to our latest and greatest UConn player does not work for me. A talented ball player is a talented ball player. Not the next coming of anyone but themselves.
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It’s very interesting how some view the “She’s the next coming of Stewie” or “He’s the next Bird” as some kind of negative put-down while others see it as a compliment. I think it is virtually always a compliment! There is nothing in that statement that is negative toward that player. It doesn’t even preclude the possibility that the player could conceivably be better than Stewie (or whoever you are comparing the player to. I just don’t understand it, I guess. I do concede it could go the other way if the player is compared to a bad player but I don’t recall seeing that happen. Every time I’ve seen it, it was meant as a compliment and taken as such imo by most people, including the player him/herself!
 
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