The Way Too Early ESPN Top 25

[militarydog]

Chloe Bibby entered the transfer portal yesterday. How many others will transfer with a new coach coming in?

C Bibby actually entered the day after Coach Schaefer left. She just signed yesterday. J Hemingway had entered about a week or so prior to that and committed to West Virginia. However both players entered in an effort to get more playing time and not due to the coaching change. So far all the current players have come out on social media saying they are staying.

 

[hart2hart]

6-1/2 months and counting down to pre-season! Hoping............

 

[tchalla1]

I think UCONN next year could do what SC did this year. Hear me out:

Yes-We lose CD and Megan, but what we gain is Anna, Olivia, Aubrey, and CW being a year older, is huge. IMO-I know Christyn had a tough season, but she was still the best basketball player on our team. IF she can blossom the way I think she can, I think she could be a 1st team AA next season.

The wildcard here is Evina. I think she will be the alpha and this will be her team from day 1.

Throw in what we can get from the freshman and I think that by seaon's end, nobody will want to play us.

Overall, I thoroughly agree with your team assessment and our key players being more experienced, and basically our gains for next year exceed our losses. However, I will strongly disagree that CW was "the best basketball player on our team" last season--in what way? Statistically and otherwise, that was Megan--she just so happened to be the AAC POY, a consensus first team All-American, and is projected to be a a top six pick in the WNBA draft tomorrow. IMO, CD and Liv also had better years, evidenced by their being cited as AA honorable mention and CW was not. I feel CW has all the potential in the world, but she was far from being UConn's best player last season...

 

[Steelerone]

With the group we have returning and the players coming into the program I am going to see the glass as completely full and for those who say "Why", I say "Why not"?