I don’t believe they’ll take one just to fill a roster spot. It should be a serious, impact player. None of those three were major contributors this season and wouldn’t project to be this coming season if staying. If there’s not a seriously talented player available in the portal or in the international market, I would save the slot for the 2027 class this fall with Long or others as possibilities. I’m fairly sure Auriemma has some on his radar.
I'm not saying you are wrong but they didn't lose anyone who played last season or was expected to get minutes this season. /C they lost was Serah Williams and Olivia Vukosa will more than make up for those minutes.
Agreed an athletic rebounder and tough defender off the bench
That was fast. I was wondering if UConn had any interest in Somfai given that we were one of her three finalists a year ago. You'd think portal players and teams on their final list would be a no-brainer in this portal stuff, but maybe not.
I agree with you, however, if you look at the bench, if Sara or Blanca are forced out of a game/games, who's going to be playing up front?
Very surprised both she and Crump (Sp?) are looking elsewhere. Probably seeing dismissed court time with what Vic is bringing in. I think Crump would be a decent fit as Azzi’s replacement. (small forward)
Maybe after some time in college, NIL have more of an influence.
It would certainly have to be someone capable of playing in an emergency. But a reasonably high-quality mid-major player that wants to experience the allure of being the UConn Husky player they dreamed of as a young girl might be out there (among the 1000+ players in the portal). The 6'3" player that was able to excel at that level with their superior size and athleticism compared to those around them. There is likely a nice little pay-day that would come with it.
I think this is an either or situation. I really like Carlton as she has shown flashes of BRILLIANCE, but only has 2 years left. Crump is more “potential” so not sure how elite a shooter she really is. I don’t see UConn going for both and honestly don’t think they will pursue either but I hope they go after one of them.
Yeah and I think TCU has some deep pocketed benefactors. Still all this portal and NIL stuff ruins college sports IMO because it means virtually every player is a free agent at the end of every season. I think Geno has said something about how he feels like he has to re-recruit his team every year, and I'm quite certain there is a ton of tampering going on but everyone just accepts it now because the NCAA has essentially been rendered toothless.
Bingo, I think she would fit in very well, wonder if coming to UCONN to be a rotation player instead of a starter is what she wants.
agree with your post
People were thrown off last year by the roster size of seemingly available players when Geno knew he could not count on Carol, Ice, Ayanna, and Morgan to play and that Gandy was a developmental player. That only leaves Kelis out and we would have seen more of her if there were a few injuries (or had K9 not worked out so well).
That TCU seems like it is just buying players now. I thought for sure we would get Laura Somfai.
This is interesting about Crump. In another post, I believe @southie indicated that Crump had encouraged Bjorn to go to Texas. That wouldn't seem to add up if she was disengaged. Any thoughts on that?
Nan, do you have any sense of how Gandy developed this session? Is she ready to be the backup center behind Jana?
I don’t have enough information to answer that intelligently
I understood her initial attraction to a great program like Stanford..........in choosing TCU, her priorities have markedly changed......
How about a frontcourt rotation of Sarah, Blanca, Olivia and Jana with Morgan/Allie as emergency options?
The Michigan starting line-up that beat the UConn men were all transfers.
