Transfer thread

[oldude]

I find it curious that Maryland still seems to be a top destination for highly rated kids while other top rated kids leave in droves (compared to other elite programs). Besides Tennessee, is there another upper tier school that has as many high profile transfers?

We've heard rumblings of things, I'm sure we can all speculate, but has there been a transfer from Maryland who's spoken on the record as to what is going on there? Or is it just all coincidence?

Transfers seldom, if ever, trash the school they transfer from. With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence.

 

[Checkmate 2.0]

Transfers seldom, if ever, trash the school they transfer from. With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence.

At least in public. Privately there are a lot of reasons starting with a disingenuous coach.

 

[fightinterp]

Oldude....your quote "

With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence. " regarding MD's transfers....WTF is your basis for that comment???? Austin left because of her ego & Owens left because of playing time (like most before her). Mikesell is the only one that doesn't add up.....Sometimes I wonder about you, maybe it's all the bamboo your eating​

 

[DefenseBB]

Oldude....your quote "
With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence. " regarding MD's transfers.... is your basis for that comment???? Austin left because of her ego & Owens left because of playing time (like most before her). Mikesell is the only one that doesn't add up.....Sometimes I wonder about you, maybe it's all the bamboo your eating

Umm, I think it is the preponderance of evidence over the years of ALL the top players who have left-Gillespie, Brown, Staiti, Slocum to name a few off the top of my head. Most of us can't understand why starters/stars would leave a top program who stay stars at other programs with such regularity. There has to be more than meets the eye is what Oldude and I am saying.

 

[HuskylnSC]

Oldude....your quote "
With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence. " regarding MD's transfers.... is your basis for that comment???? Austin left because of her ego & Owens left because of playing time (like most before her). Mikesell is the only one that doesn't add up.....Sometimes I wonder about you, maybe it's all the bamboo your eating

I agree with @DefenseBB and @olddude

 

[Carnac]

When you use initials in reference to someone, you can’t assume that everyone that reads your comment will know who you are referring to. Remember, we have newbies coming into the yard everyday. They don’t know CD from GA, or SR.

 

[oldude]

Oldude....your quote "
With that said, all of MD’s transfers are certainly not a coincidence. " regarding MD's transfers.... is your basis for that comment???? Austin left because of her ego & Owens left because of playing time (like most before her). Mikesell is the only one that doesn't add up.....Sometimes I wonder about you, maybe it's all the bamboo your eating

DefenseBB pretty much summed up my argument. Players like Owens leave programs all the time for PT. That includes UConn. What stands out specifically for me and others, is the substantial number of MD starters, like Austin, who left the program through the years to transfer to other programs. That doesn’t add up.

As for Mikesell, her transfer actually makes sense to me. With the emergence of outstanding MD freshman Owusu, Mikesell saw her PT & starting role diminishing over the course of this past season. The writing was clearly on the wall.

 

[AmeriConn]

When you use initials in reference to someone, you can’t assume that everyone that reads your comment will know who you are referring to. Remember, we have newbies coming into the yard everyday. They don’t know CD from GA, or SR.

Thank you! It doesn't take that much more effort to use a first/last name.

 

[JonathanXIV]

When you use initials in reference to someone, you can’t assume that everyone that reads your comment will know who you are referring to. Remember, we have newbies coming into the yard everyday. They don’t know CD from GA, or SR.

In fairness, there's a banner on the wall at Gampel with the initials "CD."

 

[fightinterp]

per ESPN...."DiJonai Carrington will transfer to Baylor for her final season of eligibility."​

 

[EricSD]

I wonder, now that Carrington has decided, if there are any top level transfers left, or anyone that might be interesting.

 

[Plebe]

I wonder, now that Carrington has decided, if there are any top level transfers left, or anyone that might be interesting.

Probably the only ones that could be considered "name" players are Alexis Morris (Rutgers), Dara Mabrey (Virginia Tech) and maybe Janai Crooms (Ohio State).

 

[EricSD]

Dara Mabrey hasn't announced for ND yet? I thought that was done weeks ago??

 

[Carnac]

In fairness, there's a banner on the wall at Gampel with the initials "CD."

Jonathan, that's true. But what does that have to do with a new first time visitor (that's never been inside Gampel) to the BY reading a comment that features initials ? Those initials on the wall in Gampel won't be of any use to them in that instance. All of the regulars in the yard know who CD is. Hey, it was just a suggestion. Do as you wish.

 

[militarydog]

Probably the only ones that could be considered "name" players are Alexis Morris (Rutgers), Dara Mabrey (Virginia Tech) and maybe Janai Crooms (Ohio State).

What about Olivia Owens? Wasn’t she ranked fairly high coming out of high school? Also, will A Morris have to sit out the entire coming season? She can’t have a lot of eligibility left.

 

[Steelerone]

G

MPG

FG%

FT%

3P%

ORPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

Jayla Alexander

Fr., 5'9" guard

Ole Miss

Georgetown

30​

31.3​

0.342​

0.828​

0.322​

0.7​

3.5​

2.5​

1.3​

0​

9.5​

Jorie Allen

Fr., 6'1" wing

Indiana

DePaul

32​

11.1​

0.474​

0.308​

0.3​

0.6​

1.8​

0.5​

0.2​

0.1​

1.9​

Shakira Austin

Soph., 6'5" forward

Maryland

Ole Miss

32​

23.7​

0.509​

0.643​

0​

1.9​

6.8​

1.7​

1.8​

1.3​

12​

Azana Baines

Fr., 6'1" guard

Duke

29​

14.8​

0.368​

0.648​

0.172​

1​

3.2​

0.8​

0.6​

0.5​

4.8​

Trinity Baptiste

^ Jr., 6'0" forward

Virginia Tech

Arizona

30​

23​

0.438​

0.848​

0.373​

1.8​

6.4​

1​

0.5​

0.2​

9.5​

Kierstan Bell

Fr., 6'1" guard

Ohio State

30​

21​

0.394​

0.667​

0.318​

0.8​

4.4​

1.6​

1.2​

0.9​

10.9​

Kayla Belles

Soph., 6'3" forward

Michigan State

BYU

30​

16.1​

0.484​

0.538​

0.5​

2​

4.5​

0.3​

0.5​

1​

6.9​

Sara Bejedi

Fr., 5'7" guard

Arizona State

Florida State

31​

10.8​

0.301​

0.704​

0.246​

0.1​

1​

0.5​

0.5​

0​

3.5​

Robyn Benton

Soph., 5'9" guard

Auburn

Kentucky

20​

26.7​

0.33​

0.843​

0.318​

1.8​

2.9​

1.4​

2.8​

0.5​

10.1​

Katie Benzan

^ Sr., 5'6" guard

Harvard

Maryland

Niya Beverley

Jr., 5'7" guard

Wisconsin

30​

28.1​

0.345​

0.737​

0.333​

0.2​

2.1​

2.6​

0.8​

0​

7.8​

Chloe Bibby

Jr., 6'1" wing

Mississippi State

Maryland

33​

23​

0.404​

0.769​

0.317​

1.4​

5.2​

0.8​

0.6​

0.2​

7.5​

Essence Booker

Soph., 5'8" guard

Nevada

Ball State

31​

27.6​

0.377​

0.844​

0.358​

0.9​

3.6​

2.4​

1.1​

0​

12.5​

Leigha Brown

Soph., 6'1" wing

Nebraska

Michigan

30​

25.9​

0.436​

0.763​

0.341​

0.9​

3.4​

2.1​

0.5​

0.1​

14.4​

Deja Cage

^ RS Jr., 5'8" guard

Ole Miss

Middle Tennessee

29​

26.3​

0.366​

0.75​

0.333​

0.4​

3​

2.1​

0.7​

0.1​

12.9​

Nicole Cardaño-Hillary

Jr., 5'7" guard

George Mason

Indiana

30​

34.4​

0.356​

0.774​

0.277​

1.3​

5.1​

3.2​

2.2​

0.1​

18.3​

DiJonai Carrington

^ Sr., 5'11" wing

Stanford

5​

14.6​

0.486​

0.4​

0.286​

1.4​

5.2​

1​

0.2​

0.6​

7.6​

Jasmine Carson

Soph., 5'10" guard

Georgia Tech

West Virginia

31​

22​

0.359​

0.78​

0.338​

0.7​

3.2​

0.6​

1​

0.1​

9.7​

Mi'Cole Cayton

^ RS Jr., 5'9" guard

Cal

Nebraska

Andrea Cecil

^ Sr., 6'1" forward

Bowling Green

Florida Gulf Coast

Emma Clarke

Soph., 6'1" guard

Colorado

Texas Tech

30​

28.1​

0.375​

0.613​

0.308​

1.5​

4.6​

0.9​

0.8​

1​

9.7​

London Clarkson

Fr., 6'2" forward

Florida State

25​

7.4​

0.438​

0.696​

-

0.6​

1.4​

0.4​

0.1​

0.1​

1.2​

Lucy Cochrane

Fr., 6'5" forward

Oregon

18​

6.6​

0.625​

0.833​

-

0.3​

1.2​

0.7​

0.1​

0.5​

1.4​

McKenna Dale?

RS Soph., 6'0" guard

Brown (withdrew?)

27​

25.9​

0.39​

0.848​

0.339​

1.4​

5.3​

1.9​

1​

1​

13.4​

Maori Davenport

Fr., 6'4" center

Rutgers

Georgia

29​

9.9​

0.522​

0.533​

0​

1​

2.3​

0.1​

0.2​

0.4​

2.7​

Alana Davis

Jr., 6'2" forward

Memphis

31​

22.3​

0.448​

0.776​

0​

2.2​

4.8​

0.5​

0.6​

0.1​

8.3​

Asiah Dingle

Soph., 5'4" guard

Kent State

Stony Brook

28​

26.5​

0.473​

0.681​

0.1​

0.9​

3.6​

3.3​

2.1​

0.2​

13.1​

Rokia Doumbia

Soph., 5'9" guard

Arkansas

32​

16.3​

0.43​

0.5​

0.296​

1.3​

4.2​

1.2​

0.8​

0.3​

3.2​

Lauren Ebo

Soph., 6'4" forward

Penn State

Texas

30​

20.3​

0.418​

0.661​

0​

1.5​

4.8​

0.7​

0.2​

0.7​

5.3​

Tiana England

^ RS Jr., 5'7" guard

St. John's

Florida State

31​

33.5​

0.454​

0.737​

0.356​

0.3​

4​

5.2​

1.2​

0.4​

9.5​

Karla Erjavec

Soph., 5'10" guard

Wyoming

Miami (FL)

22​

27​

0.333​

0.821​

0.309​

0.2​

3​

3.1​

0.4​

0.1​

6.3​

Jayla Everett

Soph., 5'10" guard

New Mexico

Pitt

19​

27.3​

0.314​

0.75​

0.29​

0.9​

3​

3.4​

1.6​

0.6​

11.5​

Courtney Fredrickson

^ RS Jr., 6'2" wing

Wisconsin

DePaul

14​

11.3​

0.23​

0.714​

0.231​

1.1​

2.6​

0.4​

0.1​

0​

2.6​

A'Tyanna Gaulden

^ RS Jr., 5'7" guard

Arkansas

32​

16.7​

0.467​

0.742​

0.364​

0.2​

2.1​

3.1​

0.6​

0​

6.9​

Sydney Goodson

^ Jr., 5'8" guard

Texas Tech

Kansas State

24​

30​

0.411​

0.729​

0.281​

2​

5.7​

2.8​

2​

0​

7.9​

Steph Gorman

Soph., 6'0" guard

Utah State

30​

35.6​

0.299​

0.761​

0.327​

0.5​

3.7​

2.8​

2​

0.2​

10.8​

Da'Ja Green

^ Jr., 5'6" guard

Wofford

Virginia Tech

30​

34.4​

0.353​

0.694​

0.352​

1.2​

4.1​

4.7​

0.7​

0​

12.7​

Zaay Green

RS Fr., 6'0" guard

Tennessee

Texas A&M

2​

23​

0.407​

1​

0.222​

2​

4.5​

2​

1​

0.5​

13​

Keyen Green

^ RS Jr., 6'1" forward

Liberty

Tennessee

31​

22.3​

0.59​

0.624​

0​

3.9​

7.5​

1​

0.9​

0.7​

13.9​

D'Asia Gregg

Soph., 6'2" forward

Florida State (JC)

Lauren Hansen

Fr., 5'8" guard

Auburn

Missouri

25​

24.3​

0.358​

0.864​

0.333​

0.2​

1.4​

1.6​

0.8​

0​

7.9​

Jayla Hemingway

Fr., 5'8" guard

Mississippi State

West Virginia

25​

6.7​

0.333​

0.6​

0​

0.3​

1​

0.7​

0.3​

0​

1.6​

Petra Holešínská

^ RS Jr., 5'10" guard

Illinois

North Carolina

30​

26.8​

0.389​

0.771​

0.41​

0.7​

2.7​

1.4​

1​

0.1​

12.6​

Erin Howard

Soph., 6'1" wing

Auburn

Florida State

29​

27.7​

0.392​

0.625​

0.344​

1.1​

4.2​

1.1​

1.4​

0.7​

7.6​

Tori Hyduke

RS Fr., 5'6" guard

George Washington

30​

29.4​

0.383​

0.658​

0.4​

0.1​

2.4​

2​

0.7​

0.2​

9​

Erin Jones

^ RS Jr., 6'1" wing

Rhode Island

North Florida

29​

34.8​

0.448​

0.644​

0.342​

1​

5​

2.3​

0.4​

0.3​

10.4​

Loretta Kakala

RS Soph., 6'2" center

Pacific

16​

7.9​

0.5​

0.346​

-

0.5​

1.6​

0.3​

0.1​

0.3​

4.6​

Nikola Kovacikova

Soph., 5'11" guard

Georgetown

27​

26.2​

0.338​

0.786​

0.333​

0.7​

3.2​

2.4​

1​

0.3​

7.9​

Kyra Lambert

^ Gr., 5'9" guard

Duke

Texas

30​

25.3​

0.401​

0.739​

0.338​

0.8​

3.3​

1.7​

1.2​

0.1​

5.8​

Imani Lucy

Soph., 6'0" forward

Nevada

27​

22.1​

0.455​

0.683​

0.444​

1.9​

5​

0.9​

0.8​

1.3​

11.4​

Dara Mabrey

Soph., 5'7" guard

Virginia Tech

30​

32.5​

0.393​

0.845​

0.364​

0.3​

2.7​

1.8​

0.7​

0.1​

11.9​

Ellie Mack

^ Sr., 6'3" forward

Bucknell

Oregon State

30​

31.6​

0.507​

0.815​

0.432​

0.9​

7.4​

2.4​

0.6​

0.7​

15​

Marissa Mackins

Soph., 5'8" guard

Temple

30​

29.6​

0.367​

0.783​

0.328​

0.4​

2.8​

2.7​

1​

0.2​

12.4​

Destiny Marshall

RS Soph., 5'10" guard

Jacksonville

22​

24.9​

0.435​

0.778​

0.316​

2.7​

5​

0.8​

1.4​

0.3​

14.9​

Jazmine Massengill

Soph., 6'0" guard

Tennessee

Kentucky

31​

28.4​

0.399​

0.756​

0.283​

0.8​

4.7​

4.1​

0.9​

0.7​

6.5​

Taylor Mikesell

Soph., 5'11" guard

Maryland

32​

29.6​

0.405​

0.913​

0.425​

0.2​

2.5​

2.3​

1.4​

0.2​

11.2​

Kayla Mokwuah

Soph., 6'4" center

George Washington

30​

17.6​

0.482​

0.673​

0​

1.3​

4.5​

0.8​

0.6​

0.9​

8.2​

Brooke Moore

Soph., 5'7" guard

Auburn

Purdue

22​

22.4​

0.315​

0.762​

0.25​

0.7​

1.4​

0.8​

0.9​

0​

8.2​

Alexis Morris

RS Soph., 5'6" guard

Rutgers

7​

8.1​

0.25​

0.5​

0​

0.1​

0.7​

0.6​

0.7​

0​

1​

Karly Murphy

^ RS Soph., 6'1" forward

Green Bay

Colorado State

32​

18.4​

0.437​

0.667​

0.083​

1.6​

4.6​

1.2​

0.6​

0.2​

8.3​

Abby O'Connor

Jr., 6'0" wing

Loyola Chicago

Gonzaga

29​

32.7​

0.38​

0.806​

0.302​

1.9​

8​

2​

0.8​

0.7​

12.3​

Jaden Owens

Fr., 5'8" guard

UCLA

Baylor

28​

9.6​

0.276​

0.679​

0.238​

0.2​

0.9​

1.2​

0.6​

0​

2.5​

Olivia Owens

Soph., 6'4" center

Maryland

1​

0​

-

-

-

0​

0​

0​

0​

0​

0​

Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu

Jr., 6'2" center

Robert Morris

26​

16.2​

0.557​

0.566​

-

3.3​

8.6​

0.4​

1​

0.5​

9.3​

Ryann Payne

Soph., 5'6" guard

TCU

LSU

26​

8.1​

0.421​

0.714​

0.2​

0.1​

0.5​

0.6​

0.8​

0​

2.9​

Enna Pehadzic

Jr., 5'9" guard

South Florida

Vanderbilt

28​

13.1​

0.27​

0.682​

0.278​

0.6​

1.6​

0.6​

0.4​

0​

4.2​

Destiny Pitts

Jr., 5'10" guard

Minnesota

15​

32.4​

0.398​

0.857​

0.459​

0.7​

4.8​

3.3​

1​

0.3​

16.3​

Briyanah Richardson

Soph., 5'6" guard

St. Peter's

29​

35.5​

0.344​

0.793​

0.321​

0.6​

4.8​

4.4​

1.5​

0.1​

11.3​

Danielle Sanderlin

Jr., 6'0" forward

Canisius

30​

31.4​

0.427​

0.729​

0.242​

2​

7.6​

1.3​

0.8​

0.4​

13.5​

Destiny Slocum

^ RS Jr., 5'8" guard

Oregon State

Arkansas

32​

29.7​

0.448​

0.789​

0.368​

0.7​

2.9​

4.7​

0.7​

0​

14.9​

Alisia Smith

Jr., 6'3" forward

Penn State

Michigan State

28​

20.9​

0.423​

0.728​

-

2.1​

5.3​

0.3​

1.2​

0.6​

6.4​

Aaliyah Stanley

Fr., 5'5" guard

Eastern Michigan

18​

29.1​

0.37​

0.6​

0.339​

0.7​

3.3​

1.1​

1.2​

0.1​

12.4​

Taylor Sutton

Soph., 5'3" guard

Middle Tennessee

Alabama

30​

35.8​

0.358​

0.761​

0.33​

0.8​

2.9​

1.3​

1.3​

0.1​

12.6​

Caterrion Thompson

^ RS Jr., 5'10" guard

Bowling Green

31​

30​

0.41​

0.745​

0.367​

1​

5.3​

1.9​

1​

0.1​

13.7​

Ashtyn Verbeek

Soph., 6'2" forward

Nebraska

Dordt (NAIA)

29​

21​

0.441​

0.778​

0.348​

1​

4.3​

1​

0.6​

0.4​

7.4​

Tereza Vitulová

Jr., 6'2" forward

Wyoming

South Florida

29​

25.1​

0.55​

0.837​

0.442​

2.2​

5.6​

0.5​

0.5​

0.7​

14.3​

Aspen Williston

Soph., 6'4" center

Oklahoma

South Dakota

19​

6.4​

0.579​

0.556​

-

0.2​

0.8​

0.1​

0.2​

0.3​

2.8​

Holly Winterburn

Fr., 5'10" guard

Oregon

UC Davis

28​

11.4​

0.366​

0.8​

0.326​

0.3​

1.5​

0.8​

0.5​

0.1​

3.4​

Bendu Yeaney

Jr., 5'10" guard

IndianaWow

Arizona

6​

12.7​

0.455​

0.833​

0​

0.2​

1.5​

0.3​

0.2​

0.2​

2.5​

Jazmine Young

Soph., 5'8" guard

Tennessee State

Buffal

28​

29​

0.375​

0.819​

0.298​

1.3​

3.7​

2.1​

1.4​

0.2​

12.4​

Wow, Jmul, I can see that you;ve kept busy during the quarrintine.

 

[JonathanXIV]

Jonathan, that's true. But what does that have to do with a new first time visitor (that's never been inside Gampel) to the BY reading a comment that features initials ? Those initials on the wall in Gampel won't be of any use to them in that instance. All of the regulars in the yard know who CD is. Hey, it was just a suggestion. Do as you wish.

Just getting to this now? And where did it say in the original post that it was a first time visitor who has never been inside of the Gampel?

 

[Carnac]

Just getting to this now? And where did it say in the original post that it was a first time visitor who has never been inside of the Gampel?

Yes, just getting to it now. How many first time visitors to the Boneyard would you estimate have been inside Gampel? I'm guessing not many. I think you'll agree that there are many visitors here from all across the country. I'd venture to say that most of them have NEVER been to Connecticut, let alone Gampel Pavilion. I met a lot of UConn fans here in California when the team came west to play Stanford and UCLA.

I only met one (in the very small sample size I’m using here) that had been to Gampel (showed me pictures). My suggestion was more in reference to using initials in general. I’ve read comments in the “general “ section of the women’s yard, and posters used initials in reference to a player on a non-UConn team. I’m here several times a day every day, and I had no idea who the poster was talking about.

To answer you question, nowhere. I threw it in for effect. The fact remains that banners inside Gampel won't help visitors figure out who posters are referring to when they use initials. If I'm missing something, please advise. As I said, It was only a suggestion, DO AS YOU LIKE. This is not a big deal.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

What about Olivia Owens? Wasn’t she ranked fairly high coming out of high school?

She was ranked higher than Maryland's current center Mimi Collins in HoopGurlz.

There are rumors that she may pull a Kiki Herbert Herrigan and return to Maryland. Right now the thinking is she is waiting to see if the NCAA will make transfers immediately eligible this season. She missed all of last year with an illness so if she transfers, that would mean she'll miss two years even though she'll be a prime candidate for a waiver. If I was OO, I would return to Maryland for my redshirt sophomore year, graduate (she is a great student), then transfer as an graduate student. Both Kiara Leslie and A'Lexus Harrison went this route.

 

[DefenseBB]

She was ranked higher than Maryland's current center Mimi Collins in HoopGurlz.

There are rumors that she may pull a Kiki Herbert Herrigan and return to Maryland. Right now the thinking is she is waiting to see if the NCAA will make transfers immediately eligible this season. She missed all of last year with an illness so if she transfers, that would mean she'll miss two years even though she'll be a prime candidate for a waiver. If I was OO, I would return to Maryland for my redshirt sophomore year, graduate (she is a great student), then transfer as an graduate student. Both Kiara Leslie and A'Lexus Harrison went this route.

Well, that is actually good to hear! I hope she does return as I think she can help Maryland and to see her happy. Side note is Mikesell transferring to Oregon is worse playing time situation than at Maryland. Not sure she will outplay all that talent especially after sitting out a year. Basically, me thinks Taylor messed up...thoughts?

 

[JonathanXIV]

Yes, just getting to it now. How many first time visitors to the Boneyard would you estimate have been inside Gampel? I'm guessing not many. I think you'll agree that there are many visitors here from all across the country. I'd venture to say that most of them have NEVER been to Connecticut, let alone Gampel Pavilion. I met a lot of UConn fans here in California when the team came west to play Stanford and UCLA.

I only met one (in the very small sample size I’m using here) that had been to Gampel (showed me pictures). My suggestion was more in reference to using initials in general. I’ve read comments in the “general “ section of the women’s yard, and posters used initials in reference to a player on a non-UConn team. I’m here several times a day every day, and I had no idea who the poster was talking about.

To answer you question, nowhere. I threw it in for effect. The fact remains that banners inside Gampel won't help visitors figure out who posters are referring to when they use initials. If I'm missing something, please advise. As I said, It was only a suggestion, DO AS YOU LIKE. This is not a big deal.

This seems like way too much time invested to a tongue in cheek comment in response to other Boneyard responses.

 

[bballnut90]

Well, that is actually good to hear! I hope she does return as I think she can help Maryland and to see her happy. Side note is Mikesell transferring to Oregon is worse playing time situation than at Maryland. Not sure she will outplay all that talent especially after sitting out a year. Basically, me thinks Taylor messed up...thoughts?

Guessing playing time wasn't the issue as much as it's her role and her responsibilities at Maryland. Her role was reduced this year with Owusu entering the lineup. Mikesell's scoring, assists and rebounds were all slightly down this year and 70% of her shots were taken from 3 compared to 60% the year prior. She likely felt her future was to be pigeonholed as a 3pt specialist with Owusu/Reese on the roster.

On the flip side, Oregon utilized combo guards during the Ionescu era and she's joining a young roster with massive upside the next couple of years. That was probably a big sell. Playing time may be a concern but Mikesell is very good so I think she has a good shot to start and should take on a more varied role at Oregon.

I don't see the huge payoff for Oregon though with 6-7 other players lined up to be there in 2022 and 2023. Scherr, Pao Pao, and Parrish are all highly touted, Chavez is a comparable player although I'd probably bet on Chavez starting over Mikesell in 2021-22. Then you have Shelley who is a very good shooter, and another highly touted recruit in Bigby joining fall 2021. I don't think Mikesell is going to be that big of an upgrade compared to the players they have and her presence will cause playing time issues among that group. If they deal with more injuries or defects, it does give them added depth though. Time will show if the decision does or doesn't pay off for the Ducks.

 

[Carnac]

This seems like way too much time invested to a tongue in cheek comment in response to other Boneyard responses.

My point exactly

 

[JonathanXIV]

My point exactly

 

[DefenseBB]

Guessing playing time wasn't the issue as much as it's her role and her responsibilities at Maryland. Her role was reduced this year with Owusu entering the lineup. Mikesell's scoring, assists and rebounds were all slightly down this year and 70% of her shots were taken from 3 compared to 60% the year prior. She likely felt her future was to be pigeonholed as a 3pt specialist with Owusu/Reese on the roster.

On the flip side, Oregon utilized combo guards during the Ionescu era and she's joining a young roster with massive upside the next couple of years. That was probably a big sell. Playing time may be a concern but Mikesell is very good so I think she has a good shot to start and should take on a more varied role at Oregon.

I don't see the huge payoff for Oregon though with 6-7 other players lined up to be there in 2022 and 2023. Scherr, Pao Pao, and Parrish are all highly touted, Chavez is a comparable player although I'd probably bet on Chavez starting over Mikesell in 2021-22. Then you have Shelley who is a very good shooter, and another highly touted recruit in Bigby joining fall 2021. I don't think Mikesell is going to be that big of an upgrade compared to the players they have and her presence will cause playing time issues among that group. If they deal with more injuries or defects, it does give them added depth though. Time will show if the decision does or doesn't pay off for the Ducks.

That was a longwinded way of saying you sort of agree with me...

 

[bballnut90]

That was a longwinded way of saying you sort of agree with me...

Lol largely yes. I think there are some pretty big pros and pretty big cons to choosing Oregon. Definitely interested in seeing how it all works out.

 

[Jorislove]

As nice as Oregon's loading up, they are still missing a punch in a top 3 or even top 5 type of player.
Only one in program history was Sabrina (and I guess Erin Boley).
Maybe they will benefit in a balanced team though I guess.

 

[bballnut90]

As nice as Oregon's loading up, they are still missing a punch in a top 3 or even top 5 type of player.
Only one in program history was Sabrina (and I guess Erin Boley).
Maybe they will benefit in a balanced team though I guess.

Prince could be that player if she's healthy and fully recovered. People also seemed very high on Nyara Sabally pre-ACLs. Hebard/Satou both fit the mold even though both were under ranked coming out of HS. From day 1 collegiately it was clear they were top 5 kids in their respective classes.

I think they definitely have the pieces if players can stay healthy and are as good as advertised.

 

[Figurehead]

Fun facts of Oregon's current roster.



"The crazy thing is that Oregon's 2020-21 roster will have more former five-star recruits on it than any in school history, including last year's 31-2 team" Eight former 5 star recruits.

It also gives the Ducks nine players who were named their respective state Player of the Year in high school.

With Mikesell transfer, Oregon's roster loaded with five-stars

With Mikesell transfer, Oregon's roster loaded with five-stars

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