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Congrats Saylor! Seen her a week ago at Nike Nationals and she’s very good, better than I thought in fact. Much more than a shooter and has deceptive speed for a 6’2” guard. Some may not agree but she reminds me of KLS in a lot of ways. She needs to get better defensively but that’s nothing Geno can’t handle. I also like her Fairfax Stars teammate Kira Rice.
 
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Geno was watching her before she entered HS. Article from January:

"When the Knights opened this season against Frederick, Maryland head coach Brenda Frese was there. When the Knights played Smithsburg on Jan. 8, a UConn assistant was there.

"Also coaches — usually assistants — from Tennessee, Kentucky, Penn State, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Florida, Arkansas, Oregon and Missouri have showed up at games or practices this year to watch Poffenbarger.
The guard already has at least 20 scholarship offers. She has yet to decide where she’ll play.


"It’s easy to see what draws such interest. Aside from Poffenbarger, there aren’t many 6-foot-2 guards on girls basketball teams in these parts, especially ones who can flourish anywhere on the court, be it inside the paint or outside the 3-point arc.

Poffenbarger started turning plenty of heads at an AAU tournament in Chicago the summer before her freshman year at Middletown. Two of the coaches who watched her play there were Frese and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.

“It was a cool thing for a lot of kids that were from Maryland to see Brenda and Geno and Geno’s entire staff just watching her play,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “It was a great experience, not just for Saylor but all of her teammates, too.”

Prep Report: Knights' Poffenbarger thrives with recruiters' eyes on her

Obviously Geno has learned the art of the full court press.
 
It gets so tiresome doesn't it? NOT:

"I've always dreamt of going to UConn," she said. "It was surreal when they started recruiting me."

"Poffenbarger said she has felt a connection with coach Geno Auriemma since the recruiting process started. After talking with him Wednesday afternoon, she was ready to commit. She called him back that evening and made it official. Then, she got her nails done to celebrate.

"I feel it," she said. "I don't want to wait."

Since she was a kid, Poffenbarger has idolized UConn legend Maya Moore. Now she'll be following in her footsteps in Storrs."

"I was that little girl who was watching her play," Poffenbarger said. "Since I was 4 years old I've always said I want to go to UConn, I want to play at UConn, I want to win a national championship."

Women's basketball recruiting -- UConn lands commitment from 2021 guard Saylor Poffenbarger

Thank you once again Maya and Geno.
 
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UConn Nation Welcomes you Saylor!! Another recruit from my area...DMV. I am looking forward to 2020-2021 season. UConn will be playing in the Big East, and I will be able to see them play live. #UConnnumber1fan!!#BleedBlue!!
 
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2020
G CD
G Molly
F Irwin
F/C Camara
F Adebayo

2021
F Walker

2021/22
G Westbrook

2022
G CW
C Ono

2023
W Makurat
F Griffin

2024
G Bueckers
G Muhl
W McLean

2025
W Poffenbarger

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Roster size
2020: 10/11 players
2021: 9
2022: 8/9
 
DavidinNaples said:
From UConnCat..
"Staff did the work early here. She first visited Dec 31, 2017 (with Brunelle). Other schools (ND, Tenn) tried to get involved but credit to SP for making her decision.

She does a lot of things really well and shoots better than her U16 showing."

Good insight and agree 100%. On that U-16 team she was 2nd in steals (16 in 6 games), 2nd in assists (22) and shot 86% from the free-throw line (6-7). She played 110 minutes (4th highest) even though she did not start any games. She also had an assist/turnover ratio of 2.75 and took 29 of her 44 shots from 3 range. Tied for 3rd place with 5 blocks.

Not making excuses for the medium shooting % (31.8%) but someone I trust called her a "scrapper." Does lots of little things other than score. Still young and entering Junior season in high school.

Good job Uconn.!!
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No worries about the shooting. A big factor is that these foreign tournaments always seem to have the balls over inflated and the rims are always tight. Not many kids shoot well from outside and it’s also tough on shots off the glass inside.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
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Geno was watching her before she entered HS. Article from January:

"When the Knights opened this season against Frederick, Maryland head coach Brenda Frese was there. When the Knights played Smithsburg on Jan. 8, a UConn assistant was there.

"Also coaches — usually assistants — from Tennessee, Kentucky, Penn State, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Florida, Arkansas, Oregon and Missouri have showed up at games or practices this year to watch Poffenbarger.
The guard already has at least 20 scholarship offers. She has yet to decide where she’ll play.


"It’s easy to see what draws such interest. Aside from Poffenbarger, there aren’t many 6-foot-2 guards on girls basketball teams in these parts, especially ones who can flourish anywhere on the court, be it inside the paint or outside the 3-point arc.

Poffenbarger started turning plenty of heads at an AAU tournament in Chicago the summer before her freshman year at Middletown. Two of the coaches who watched her play there were Frese and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.

“It was a cool thing for a lot of kids that were from Maryland to see Brenda and Geno and Geno’s entire staff just watching her play,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “It was a great experience, not just for Saylor but all of her teammates, too.”

Prep Report: Knights' Poffenbarger thrives with recruiters' eyes on her

Obviously Geno has learned the art of the full court press.
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What a mismatch Geno vs Frese. 1 on 1
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
It gets so tiresome doesn't it? NOT:

"I've always dreamt of going to UConn," she said. "It was surreal when they started recruiting me."

"Poffenbarger said she has felt a connection with coach Geno Auriemma since the recruiting process started. After talking with him Wednesday afternoon, she was ready to commit. She called him back that evening and made it official. Then, she got her nails done to celebrate.

"I feel it," she said. "I don't want to wait."

Since she was a kid, Poffenbarger has idolized UConn legend Maya Moore. Now she'll be following in her footsteps in Storrs."

"I was that little girl who was watching her play," Poffenbarger said. "Since I was 4 years old I've always said I want to go to UConn, I want to play at UConn, I want to win a national championship."

Women's basketball recruiting -- UConn lands commitment from 2021 guard Saylor Poffenbarger

Thank you once again Maya and Geno.
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I think DT still leads Maya in the "most influential recruiter" category (after Geno of course)
 
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Saylor is a great get for UConn. Good all round player. The rest will be developed and she will grow. Welcome to the Great WCBB team in America.
 
oldude said:
Currently 21 on Hoopgurlz, although that will certainly get the “UConn bump” ;)
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Well if she was one of the 12 USA 16u players I wouldn’t necessarily say a “UConn bump” but a true “talent bump”. I was impressed with her body agility to slip in, under and around the hoop. Happy to have her aboard. :)
 
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Geno may have some interesting challenges with this one. ;)

Saylor's Favorite class is English, because there is more than one answer, depending on how you interpret the reading.
 
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