Texas gets big 2014 recruit

[Vowelguy]

Bret McCormick ‏@ASGR1995
ASGR # 13 Brooke McCarty 5-4 PG 2014 Clear Springs HS TX is staying home. McCarty has committed to Texas. Played AAU for Cy Fair Nike Elite.

#16 Hoopgurlz

 

[meyers7]

5-4? Not sure I'd consider her "big".

 

[southie]

The state of Texas is loaded with some great guard talent in 2014 and 2015.

With McCarty playing the point, this probably knocks Texas out of contention for 2014 PG Recee Caldwell (have no idea how strong a player UT is/was).

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I have a feeling that Texas is going to climb higher in the Big 12 the next few seasons. They have the coach that's got the inside connections that GG couldn't get!

 

[southie]

Coach Aston definitely appears to have what it takes in hiring assistants who know how to recruit the state of Texas. So far, she has landed in-state commitments in the last few months from:

2014

PG Brooke McCartey
W Jalea Bennett


2015

SG Lashann Higgs (asst. coach's daughter)
PG Alyssa Dry
F Jordan Hosey (Brianna Turner's Manvel H.S. tammate)

She should obtain LOIs on Wendesday from four 2013 in-state kids. Not bad considering a late start.

 

[alexrgct]

Solid recruits. No game changers yet. Gail recruited better, for all the criticism she got. If Texas lands Turner, it would obviously be a coup and a game changer. And also somewhat shady as to how it was done (hiring her AAU coach is unseemly in my book).

 

[EricLA]

Solid recruits. No game changers yet. Gail recruited better, for all the criticism she got. If Texas lands Turner, it would obviously be a coup and a game changer. And also somewhat shady as to how it was done (hiring her AAU coach is unseemly in my book).

That doesn't seem to make sense to me (altho totally agree no game changers yet)... What top kids did Gail actually land? Cokie Reed? She was the only top 10 kid Gail landed in her 5 full years of recruiting at Texas, and Stafford was the only top 20 kid (going back to 2008 or so). Her top kids by year if my research is correct...

1. 2008 Ashley Gayle #42 (18th ranked class)
2. 2009 Cokie Reed #5 (13th ranked class)
3. 2010 Tiffany Moore #22 (17th ranked class)
4. 2011 Nneka Enampkali #32 (11th ranked class)
5. 2012 Imani Stafford #11 (13th ranked class)

Now in reality, getting a class in the top 20 every single year since 2008 really should have put her teams squarely in the top 25. She certainly did not recruit as well as aTm or Baylor during the same time period, nor did her teams perform nearly as well - she never made it past the 2nd round in the NCAA's. In fact, after her first year as HC, she never made it past the 1st round...

 

[southie]

Solid recruits. No game changers yet. Gail recruited better, for all the criticism she got. If Texas lands Turner, it would obviously be a coup and a game changer. And also somewhat shady as to how it was done (hiring her AAU coach is unseemly in my book).

While 2015 is a ways off, Higgs and Dry are both national top 10 prospects, I believe. Hosey isn't far behind.

According to recruiting rankings, Coach G's signees may have been "better" (than the 2013 kids expected to sign on Wednesday). But, they didn't translate to all-conference players. Chassidy Fussell may end up being her best signee, and she was one of the least heralded.

 

[easttexastrash]

Solid recruits. No game changers yet. Gail recruited better, for all the criticism she got. If Texas lands Turner, it would obviously be a coup and a game changer. And also somewhat shady as to how it was done (hiring her AAU coach is unseemly in my book).

Hiring AAU coaches is part of what new coaches do now. Would be stupid not to hire qualified coaches who also have connections. Her hires certainly put her a little closer to landing Turner.

 

[southie]

Article on her commitment; AAU coach, Al Coleman is a former Longhorn men's baskestball player:

http://peachstatebasketball.com/no-16-junior-brooke-mccarty-commits-nov-12-2012/

http://peachstatebasketball.com/instant-analysis-mccarty-to-texas-nov-12-2012/