Olivia Vukosa to UConn (merged)

[Topdawg]

Great news! Congratulations to Olivia for making a decision which I hope leads to a great college experience and distinctive basketball career!

 

[maple]

Welcome to UConn Olivia!!!

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Blakeon18]

We have several great games in November....high quality opponents. I sure hope Olivia and
her family can attend some of them....and get a sense of where she might fit in...maybe partake
of a lovely dinner provided by Kathy A? That allowed?

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Zarathustra]

Congratulations to the Vukosa family and to the UCONN family!
A "Royal" addition to the UCONN family (i.e. the Christ the King
teams are the "ROYALS". So much for that "hint' that Olivia
in an ORANGE uniform indicated TEXAS. The CTK home jersey
is orange. I'm getting a little giddy = forgive me but a
Christ the "King" member is coming from "QUEENS" to join
the "ACE' of a team of players and coaches! Happiness is
a warm HUSKY and the BONEYARD. Z

 

[NYCHUSKIES]

That high-low game is going to be nuts next year. Olivia already spaces out the entire floor. This will be a dream school for an upcoming pure shooter because big O will demand more than one defender down there, and this will leave one or two players open for a shot.

 

[Husky pride]

Huge win!! Others will follow!!!

 

[Vowelguy]

Her mom iz tall !

 

[Husky fanatic]

Should a really big smile hurt?

 

[pghhuskydoc]

Front court next year—Vukosa, Strong, El Alfy, Ice and Gandy. SWEET!! 😍

 

[Vowelguy]

4 - KK, Shade, Ice
3 - Strong, Heckel, Jana, Patterson, Cheli, Allie
2 - Kelis, Blanca, Gandy
1 - Olivia

2 spots open

 

[EdSaid]

Once again, THE RICH JUST KEEP GETTING RICHER!!!

Hoping to see either Bjorn or Robinson join the BIG O at UConn. Either would make for an exceptional recruiting class.

Don't forget about Sara Okeke. 6'3" from Spain. She is still in the mix.

How many ways can you spell Sara, Serah, Sarah?

 

[Bone Dog]

"Ultimately, what sealed my decision was how I felt around the team. During my visit, the players welcomed me like I was already part of the family, and that sense of belonging made UConn truly feel like home."

As we've always said!

Now Sarah has a partner for her final two seasons.

 

[WBBZen]

Huge get. A front court of Sarah and Olivia gonna be iconic

 

[JonathanXIV]

Front court next year—Vukosa, Strong, El Alfy, Ice and Gandy. SWEET!! 😍

Still, need more bigs. 🙄

 

[dtbtbtb]

Great News! we are good on Bigs for the next few years

 

[pghhuskydoc]

OMG, I forgot about Patterson!! 😃

 

[donalddoowop]

Still, need more bigs. 🙄

Huge get. A front court of Sarah and Olivia gonna be iconic

Don't expect Vukosa to be a major player in her first season. It will take some time.

 

[veivoli]

Her mom iz tall !

Agreed. Dad looks to be about the same height and mum is at least 183 cm!

 

[Baroloboy]

Once again, THE RICH JUST KEEP GETTING RICHER!!!

Hoping to see either Bjorn or Robinson join the BIG O at UConn. Either would make for an exceptional recruiting class.

As F. Scott Fitzgerald said..........and the poor get children

 

[Cuango]

Let’s not forget Jana in all this excitement. So happy when I opened up the Boneyard and saw one of my favorite sentences! “Vukosa to UConn”. Jana and Olivia are going to be a load and then in a year or two they will be joined by a developed Gandy! “Where are my sunglasses?” 😎 Now I’m hoping for two more sentences beginning respectively with Robinson & Bjorn! I hope you guys don’t think that’s being greedy?

 

[Bills Fan]

Next year we will surely have a repeat of last year's thread questioning "will Sarah Strong start or not"?

Just substitute Olivia for Sarah. I think what we all learned was that Geno would not hesitate to start a player with Olivia's talent even with skilled upperclass(wo)men on the roster. Olivia's dominance as a shooter, rebounder and passer in top level high school and international competition portends a replay of Sarah's immediate impact!

Welcome to Husky Nation. It just keeps getting better.

 

[Huskee11]

This does not come as a shock, she seems like a perfect fit for UConn and Skim Milkey is seemingly never wrong. UConn is set up for championship level success for the foreseeable future. Now let’s go and get the two remaining elite possibilities.

Got my season tix and South Garage parking passes in the mail today too, so all and all a great UConn day!

 

[rugbymate]

Wow….great to be a UCONN fan. I wonder , given the nickname being foisted on Olivia of Big O, whether she would consider wearing either number 1 or 14.They were the numbers the original BigO wore. Oscar Robertson was perhaps the greatest player of his generation. His reputation suggests that he would be tickled by the gesture.

 

[ec33]

It went from never being in doubt, to Texas (and the abundance at UConn) making it more interesting than anticipated, to finally back where she was always meant to be.

Glad she wasn't scared off by the competition. She is going to be a heck of a player and carve out plenty of time for herself.

 

[reelfan]

Thank you Tina for the Alum support.

 

[Plebe]

 

[Lafayette]

Hip Hip!

 

[Crossover]

Next year we will surely have a repeat of last year's thread questioning "will Sarah Strong start or not"?

Just substitute Olivia for Sarah. I think what we all learned was that Geno would not hesitate to start a player with Olivia's talent even with skilled upperclass(wo)men on the roster. Olivia's dominance as a shooter, rebounder and passer in top level high school and international competition portends a replay of Sarah's immediate impact!

Welcome to Husky Nation. It just keeps getting better.

Ummm, no!! Sarah is 1 of 1.