Ursuline's Sonia Citron commits to Notre Dame

[WFFL]

After the Boston Debacle , saying any recruit is a sure gone conclusion would be ludicrous .

 

[DefenseBB]

Do 5s even exist anymore? All the 6'3 girls are "small forwards" now.

Anyhow, I'm guessing that will wait until 2022. The timeline of ND's return to the elite of wcbb will depend on how good Westbeld and Marshall can be and how soon.

Citron makes 13 on ND's 21-22 roster by my count. We'd be looking at:

Seniors: Vaughn (RS), Cosgrove
Juniors: Brunelle, Peoples, Prohaska (RS), Gilbert (RS)
Sophomores: Marshall, Westbeld, Campbell, Hayes, Abdur-Rahim
Freshmen: Miles, Citron

I'm thinking ND would gladly hand a scholarship to Fudd or Rivers but otherwise the Irish are likely done with 2021 recruiting.

Given today's "transfer mindset" and not withstanding Niele Ivey now being the ND coach, I am not sure all the players you list stay at ND for 4 years. I am curious as to why all the ND posters think that Westbeld will be such a huge star for the Irish. I get her sister was a "glue" player who was ranked #21 and had a nice career but it's not like Kat was a "star". Maddie is #20 and again, has nice skills but I don't foresee All-American written in her future as I see higher profile players on this team who will be the focus of the offense. What am I missing here?

 

[CL82]

I guess that Coach McGraw's retirement had no bearing on one of the top recruits in the country committing to the Fighting Irish.

Conspiracy Kitty says:
Or did it?

 

[Steelerone]

I'm going to use the analogy of a garden. You can have excellent soil and the best organic seed but you had better know how, when and where to plant them and then do the proper pruning. Geno's done a pretty good job over the years and his methods of planting, nurturing, and harvesting have produced great crops every year.

 

[tower1]

After the Boston Debacle , saying any recruit is a sure gone conclusion would be ludicrous .

Is this a Notre Dame board now, It seems some of the fools on this board like reporting on other schools recruits more than Uconn.

 

[Orangutan]

Given today's "transfer mindset" and not withstanding Niele Ivey now being the ND coach, I am not sure all the players you list stay at ND for 4 years. I am curious as to why all the ND posters think that Westbeld will be such a huge star for the Irish. I get her sister was a "glue" player who was ranked #21 and had a nice career but it's not like Kat was a "star". Maddie is #20 and again, has nice skills but I don't foresee All-American written in her future as I see higher profile players on this team who will be the focus of the offense. What am I missing here?

I think it's pretty self-explanatory why fans of team would be excited for a HS All-American and top-20 recruit.

If she is approximately as good as her sister, well, her sister started on a National Championship team. Plus, there is some reason to think she might end up better given that she is an inch or so taller and has shown more offensive ability from the perimeter.

Also, Muffet gave this quote on signing day, which I'm sure hyped people up a bit:

“I think Maddy Westbeld is a Larry Bird type of player. She’s a 6-3 guard who can shoot, pass, rebound, take the ball off the rim and go coast-to-coast. She’s underrated from the national scouting services. She’s going to be a huge impact player for us.”

Now, as we all know, Muffet has never been guilty of exaggeration, so I'm sure we can all take her at her word

 

[domerduck]

Do 5s even exist anymore? All the 6'3 girls are "small forwards" now.

I have a feeling Sedona Prince might be a 5. Of course she is 6'7". I

 

[CTisballers]

They have shows together overtime and wslam will follow their games highlights and maybe have interviews. That’s there brand

 

[NYCHUSKIES]

Why? UConn can sign multiple players that play the same position, but other schools can't?

Other schools aren't Uconn