Olivia Vukosa to UConn (merged)

[oldude]

There have been a few posters who predict that she will get fouled quite a big because of her aggressive moves in the post.

Do we know anything about her FT %s?

In the 2025 FIBA tournament where Olivia was the MOP, she shot 59-42-96 in 6 games, going 8/19 from the arc and 25/26 from the FT line. Now that’s some serious shooting Tex….. 🤠

 

[DRBackup]

Moves really, really well for someone her size!

 

[Charliebball]

Moves really, really well for someone her size!

She's trimmed down and improved her athleticism markedly since she was a high school freshman.....I expect she's going to see more gains when she starts training at UConn....

 

[Bills Fan]

In the 2025 FIBA tournament where Olivia was the MOP, she shot 59-42-96 in 6 games, going 8/19 from the arc and 25/26 from the FT line. Now that’s some serious shooting Tex….. 🤠

Wow, you ain't wrong! That totals 197 when 180 is the magic number few can ever attain, including Paige. Has any UCONN player ever made the 50/40/90 = 180 club for any season. let alone a career?

I know the stats you showed were a small sample size but doing it in 6 games isn't an accident and when she is at 197 for those six games, all I can say is bring it on to Storrs. As oldude wrote, "that's some serious shooting...."

Moves really, really well for someone her size!

In addition to moving really well, I hope anyone watching this video noted that she, unlike many bigs including some recent Huskies, does not bring the ball down to her waist (with one exception) from passes or rebounds before shooting or passing.

 

[oldude]

Wow, you ain't wrong! That totals 197 when 180 is the magic number few can ever attain, including Paige. Has any UCONN player ever made the 50/40/90 = 180 club for any season. let alone a career?

I know the stats you showed were a small sample size but doing it in 6 games isn't an accident and when she is at 197 for those six games, all I can say is bring it on to Storrs. As oldude wrote, "that's some serious shooting...."

In addition to moving really well, I hope anyone watching this video noted that she, unlike many bigs including some recent Huskies, does not bring the ball down to her waist (with one exception) from passes or rebounds before shooting or passing.

Paige & Azzi both made a run at 50/40/90 this past season before falling short, against considerably better competition than the Eurobasket tournament that Olivia played in this summer. But the Big O just turned 17 last month and she’s a 6’4” center with incredible shooting skills at all 3 levels.

Think about that for a minute. Then imagine just what she might achieve as a 21 year old college senior……

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[PJCLaw]

She is a 6-foot-4 post, but moves gracefully on the court for her size and has skills that stretch the floor beyond the three-point line as well, but still maintains the ability to post hard and punish opponents on the block. Her rebounding efforts in the last calendar year have improved tremendously as she found the value of attacking the offensive glass. Defensively, her mobility will allow her to play in multiple schemes and strategies while maintaining the physical presence demanded of post players.

I noticed that she always kept the ball high when she either got an entry pass or an offensive rebound, to allow her to shoot the ball without worry about those pesky guards slapping the ball out of her hands. I did not see any midrange shots, but, man, can she dominate in the paint. A true back to the basket post player of the Stefanie Dolson or Big Girl mold. The high/low post game with SS is going to be fun to watch.

 

[Bone Dog]

I noticed that she always kept the ball high when she either got an entry pass or an offensive rebound, to allow her to shoot the ball without worry about those pesky guards slapping the ball out of her hands. I did not see any midrange shots, but, man, can she dominate in the paint. A true back to the basket post player of the Stefanie Dolson or Big Girl mold. The high/low post game with SS is going to be fun to watch.

I love that she keeps the ball high. She's been very well-coached. She also seems to favor playing like a 4 rather as much as the 5. She can post up back to the basket just fine. But she also likes flashing to the basket, and she's really good at diving to the rim for O-boards.