UConn General Team Recruiting Thread

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Re the Big O, I was very confident about our chances a couple of years ago. She obviously liked Uconn, a Croatian connection with Nika, and she was in the northeast. In fact I thought she was a likely early commit.

It is possible our odds have not diminished, but if someone is a heavy lean towards one school, it seems odd to me they would have such a large initial "short" list and then a second finalist list, and be taking so many visits. Could just be due diligence, but I used to feel she was close to a lock, and now it feels more like we are just one of several top contenders. Who knows, time will tell.

I completely agree. That said, we've often seen kids arrive at UConn after following a similar process and say "I've dreamed of going to UConn since I was a little kid. Once I took my visit here I knew it was the place for me". The fact that it now feels like we are just one of several top contenders for Olivia is why I'm looking to the Croatian connection to close the deal.

 

[ConnMotors]

With Harpring choosing North Carolina our goal to recruit a PG from high school now lies in the Class of 2027. The top player in this Class is Kaleena Smith who every school wants on their team. Also in the Top 5 is Jezelle Banks. Either of these ladies would be a score for any team. Kayleigh will be a Senior and Kelis a Junior by then. However, with the portal door swinging both ways there is always an option. For me I prefer to recruit and add players. Use the portal only as a necessity, which Geno has done well over the past few years.

But first we need for Olivia, Jerzy and Addison to say I commit to UCONN.

 

[ec33]

With Harpring choosing North Carolina our goal to recruit a PG from high school now lies in the Class of 2027. The top player in this Class is Kaleena Smith who every school wants on their team. Also in the Top 5 is Jezelle Banks. Either of these ladies would be a score for any team. Kayleigh will be a Senior and Kelis a Junior by then. However, with the portal door swinging both ways there is always an option. For me I prefer to recruit and add players. Use the portal only as a necessity, which Geno has done well over the past few years.

But first we need for Olivia, Jerzy and Addison to say I commit to UCONN.

As long as top players at other positions keep choosing UConn everything will be fine.

Experienced, quality lead guards see the game at a high level and are natural leaders so I don't worry too much about integrating them.