September 2020 UConn Recruiting Thread

[slug25]

1. Maryland is close to home, so, if fans are allowed, her family and friends can see her play in person.

2. Maryland is an Under Armour sponsored school. The UA founder and former CEO is an alum of Maryland and SJC. SJC is also an Under Armour school. The AAU team that Tim and Katie run and Azzi plays for is also UA sponsored. So Azzi has played for UA teams in high school and AAU.

She’s sporting a Nike logo in the pic posted above.

 

[bluedevil]

The first post of this September thread was a post about "Her."

Odds on the last post being about "Her?"

About the same odds that the sun will rise in the east tomorrow..

 

[MilfordHusky]

It makes one wonder how much influence (if any) her association with Under Amour will have in her final decision. Will she be allowed to decide where she wants to go without any parental/outside coaxing/prodding?

Does she want to stay close to home (some recruits do), or is she predisposed to join her bff in Storrs?

I can see her announcing her reveal on her November 11 birthday, a day that would be special for her in another way. She can celebrate her birthday and her reveal at the same time. November 11 is also Veterans Day.

Azzi was invited to and won the 3-point shooting contest at the Steph Curry camp the last 2 years. Any guess as to who sponsors Steph?

 

[MilfordHusky]

I just can't see her parents selling her out for a summer league sponsor and some shoes. Especially with no money involved. They seem a lot more honorable than that.

It's not "selling out." It's about loyalty and more. Kevin Plank gave $16 million to SJC. When Azzi becomes eligible, she could sign the biggest shoe contract in the history of women's sports.

 

[visitingcock]

1. Maryland is close to home, so, if fans are allowed, her family and friends can see her play in person.

2. Maryland is an Under Armour sponsored school. The UA founder and former CEO is an alum of Maryland and SJC. SJC is also an Under Armour school. The AAU team that Tim and Katie run and Azzi plays for is also UA sponsored. So Azzi has played for UA teams in high school and AAU.

I would say that the "close to home" factor MAY be stronger this year than usual.

A parent's natural inclination during these crazy times must be to keep their child close to home because of Covid19. If my child tests positive, I want to pick her up and get her home as quickly as possible.

What will be happening in November? Will there be a dependable vaccine? Will there be a spike as we close up doors/windows/selves for Winter? Yes, I know she won't be going to school until next Summer but these considerations would be natural in any parent's mind.

We may even see a rash of decommits and changes this November among other recruits.

I still think she ends up at UConn.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I would say that the "close to home" factor MAY be stronger this year than usual.

A parent's natural inclination during these crazy times must be to keep their child close to home because of Covid19. If my child tests positive, I want to pick her up and get her home as quickly as possible.

What will be happening in November? Will there be a dependable vaccine? Will there be a spike as we close up doors/windows/selves for Winter? Yes, I know she won't be going to school until next Summer but these considerations would be natural in any parent's mind.

We may even see a rash of decommits and changes this November among other recruits.

I still think she ends up at UConn.

Just as the horrific hurricane in Texas caused Charli Collier to decide to stay "home," Covid could cause players to stay closer to home for the next two years or more.

 

[DaBball]

Link to Premier Basketball’s International rankings:

 

[visitingcock]

Thanks DaBball


2021

Rank	Player	Country	Commitment
1	Awak Kuier	Finland	PRO
2	Anna-Gret Asi	Estonia	Arizona
3	Ilaria Panzera	Italy	PRO
4	Reka Dombai	Hungary	PRO
5	Emma Chardon	Switzerland	Maryland
6	Jade Melbourne	Australia	Arizona State
7	Adrielly Francisco de Oliviera	Brazil	PRO
8	Sude Yilmaz	Turkey	PRO
9	Esther Little	England	Gonzaga
10	Alberte Rimdal	Denmark	Florida
11	Caterina Gilli	Italy
12	Ymke Brouwer	Switzerland	Penn State
13	Georgia Woolley	Australia	Buffalo
14	Urte Cizauskaite	Lithuania
15	Janette Aarnio	Finland
16	Kenya Cote-Lysius	Canada	La Salle
17	Kitty Henderson	Australia	Columbia
18	Maud Huijbens	Netherlands	Syracuse
19	Marta Morales Romero	Spain
20	Giulia Natali	Italy
21	Tara Wallack	Canada	Washington State
22	Olivia Pollerd	Australia	Washington
23	Oumou Diarisso	France
24	Silja Viita	Finland
25	Martina Spinelli	Italy

 

[MilfordHusky]

Link to Premier Basketball’s International rankings:

Thanks! Interesting list. Some folks think Kuier is better than Magbegor. I see that she has committed to the pro game.

Jocyte is a fabulous, fabulous player. Geno needs to talk to her.

No one named Makurat or Muhl on the lists?

 

[BobbyJ]

It's not "selling out." It's about loyalty and more. Kevin Plank gave $16 million to SJC. When Azzi becomes eligible, she could sign the biggest shoe contract in the history of women's sports.

As a rich guy who "gave" some of his excess money to a couple of schools as Plank did, I would hope he wouldn't expect a show of loyalty in return from a HS kid trying to maximize her development for a career. And I would hope that Fudd and her parents wouldn't base her decision on some guy they may not even know because of where he spent his excess money. And while I think Fudd may develop into a good college player, I don't see her being great enough to warrant a shoe deal since currently nobody including Taurasi or Stewart has one. Ionescu has a Nike personal services contract but no shoe deal as of yet.

 

[Argonaut]

Thanks! Interesting list. Some folks think Kuier is better than Magbegor. I see that she has committed to the pro game.

Jocyte is a fabulous, fabulous player. Geno needs to talk to her.

No one named Makurat or Muhl on the lists?

I was surprised to see Agata Makurat off of the list. She was on the U16 national team in 2019 with Kalenik and, IMO, had better stats throughout. And, more recently, their U16 team just won the Polish championship and Makurat was named the MVP of that tournament.

 

[JoePgh]

Re "her", my uninformed and idle speculation is that she may be a person (and come from a family) for whom academics are important, and that may lead her to consider Duke (now with Kara Lawson as coach, which Tim Fudd tweeted about when it was announced) or even Notre Dame. But I still HOPE (that's all I can say) that she comes to Storrs.

 

[Carnac]

I would not be surprised if she who shall not be named does not make a decision by the early signing date if she is, in fact, terrible at making decisions as she has said in multiple interviews. Could be like Sabrina and wait until the very last minute.

For those who forgot, or is not aware, Ionescu signed late in the 11th hour. I’m talking 11:59:59. pm. If memory serves, she announced a day or two of classes beginning at Oregon, and was the last player in her class to announce.

 

[Alydar]

I just can't see her parents selling her out for a summer league sponsor and some shoes. Especially with no money involved. They seem a lot more honorable than that.

I agree. The wait for her decision may be simply be as she says, she hates making decisions. or maybe if she waits till Nov 11, when she becomes 18, she takes her parents off the hook with UA since her decision doesn't need their approval.

I would not be surprised if she who shall not be named does not make a decision by the early signing date if she is, in fact, terrible at making decisions as she has said in multiple interviews. Could be like Sabrina and wait until the very last minute.

Or she could wait till April like Wilson.

 

[visitingcock]

Close of the month question regarding "She who is not to be named."

I hear mostly about UConn and Maryland with some hopes from the Notre Dame folks. Even Duke has popped up in conversation lately.

Are there any other schools that are thought to be in the picture? If I'm a college prospect in any sport, Stanford would always be on my mind. Other contenders?

FWIW I believe SCar is completely out of the picture, but don't know that to be absolute fact. Baylor? UNC?

 

[BobbyJ]

Thanks DaBball


2021

Rank	Player	Country	Commitment
1	Awak Kuier	Finland	PRO
2	Anna-Gret Asi	Estonia	Arizona
3	Ilaria Panzera	Italy	PRO
4	Reka Dombai	Hungary	PRO
5	Emma Chardon	Switzerland	Maryland
6	Jade Melbourne	Australia	Arizona State
7	Adrielly Francisco de Oliviera	Brazil	PRO
8	Sude Yilmaz	Turkey	PRO
9	Esther Little	England	Gonzaga
10	Alberte Rimdal	Denmark	Florida
11	Caterina Gilli	Italy
12	Ymke Brouwer	Switzerland	Penn State
13	Georgia Woolley	Australia	Buffalo
14	Urte Cizauskaite	Lithuania
15	Janette Aarnio	Finland
16	Kenya Cote-Lysius	Canada	La Salle
17	Kitty Henderson	Australia	Columbia
18	Maud Huijbens	Netherlands	Syracuse
19	Marta Morales Romero	Spain
20	Giulia Natali	Italy
21	Tara Wallack	Canada	Washington State
22	Olivia Pollerd	Australia	Washington
23	Oumou Diarisso	France
24	Silja Viita	Finland
25	Martina Spinelli	Italy

Arizona is getting a gem in #2 Gret Asi from Estonia. Excellent shooter from everywhere and very comparable style and skill level to Ionescu coming out of HS.

 

[Alydar]

About the same odds that the sun will rise in the east tomorrow..

And who else in the '21 class are of interest to UConn fans? There's a non-UConn thread on the sub-board.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Close of the month question regarding "She who is not to be named."

I hear mostly about UConn and Maryland with some hopes from the Notre Dame folks. Even Duke has popped up in conversation lately.

Are there any other schools that are thought to be in the picture? If I'm a college prospect in any sport, Stanford would always be on my mind. Other contenders?

FWIW I believe SCar is completely out of the picture, but don't know that to be absolute fact. Baylor? UNC?

I thought Stanford (former home of Jennifer Azzi) would be a natural fit, but I've heard nothing about mutual interest, and the Cardinal roster appears to be full.

I don't think Baylor was a contender. UNC may have some appeal, especially with Tshitenge there. I don't see S.C. in the current picture. I think UConn and Maryland are the leaders. Possible surprises? Princeton or Europe?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[MilfordHusky]

 

[j66kicker]

Nike again. I don't think there's anything to this UA paranoia

 

[MilfordHusky]

Nike again. I don't think there's anything to this UA paranoia

I noticed! Every time I see a pic of Azzi, I look for the logo. I hope you're right.

Nike again:

 

[BobbyJ]

Nike again. I don't think there's anything to this UA paranoia

There never was.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[UConnCat]

Nike again. I don't think there's anything to this UA paranoia

Bluestar is Nike. Wear it or don’t attend. .