Vanderbilt

[YoDore]

Next stop appears to be Georgia Tech.

Is she a '23 or '24 recruit?

 

[Argonaut]

Is she a '23 or '24 recruit?

‘23

 

[YoDore]

Story on the two grad transfers coming in for next season.

Dores Add Pair of Graduate Transfers

Ciaja Harbison, Marnelle Garraud to play final season at Vanderbilt

vucommodores.com

 

[YoDore]

 

[YoDore]

The above-mentioned Julianna LaMendola committed to Indiana.

 

[TC22]

The above-mentioned Julianna LaMendola committed to Indiana.

And she’s 1000% committed….for now anyway.

 

[Mdoggie]

I wanna see a 99.5 commitment.

 

[TC22]

I wanna see a 99.5 commitment.

Wonder what Committed without a % means….

 

[Mdoggie]

Wonder what Committed without a % means….

Right lol

 

[Mdoggie]

Wonder what Committed without a % means….

It’s like crossing your fingers behind your back when saying “I promise”. Gives you and out if things don’t work.

 

[YoDore]

Stole this from @Sluconn Husky on the May Recruiting thread. Just happy to have a wee bit of Vandy news.

P Kate Koval (Class of '24)
6-foot-5
Long Island Lutheran (New York)
Unranked to No. 20

Koval has created quite the buzz among recruiters from high school play and now into club basketball. As size is a premium, skilled size is highly sought after -- so much so that she already boasts offers from Vanderbilt, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oregon, Louisville, Ohio State, NC State, Miami and Maryland.

She knows her game -- physical and on the block. She has a feel that allows her to play against double teams, whether she passes to the open teammate or takes advantage of her strengths for an easy bucket inside.

Koval has decent mobility and is comfortable away from the paint when she needs to be. She keeps things simple, and as she continues to get more experience in a faster pace, watch for her to continue to blossom. She plays for Exodus (New York) on the Nike EYBL circuit.

 

[CL82]

Wonder what Committed without a % means….

Sort of committed?

 

[YoDore]

Next stop appears to be Georgia Tech.

Any word on whether Agata visited anywhere other than Vandy, Georgia Tech and Miami? Would love to see Shea get this one.

 

[Argonaut]

Any word on whether Agata visited anywhere other than Vandy, Georgia Tech and Miami? Would love to see Shea get this one.

Just those three and they headed back to Poland.

Hopefully Anna puts in a good word about her time playing for Shea and with Kyla.

 

[YoDore]

Just those three and they headed back to Poland.

Hopefully Anna puts in a good word about her time playing for Shea and with Kyla.

Thanks. My thinking is Anna would have given them the scoop on Shea good or bad, so she must have had good things to say since the family used one of their three visits at Vandy. Fingers crossed. We need some good recruiting news.

 

[Plebe]

And she’s 1000% committed….for now anyway.

One thousand percent! Really puts to shame all those people who are only 110% committed. Slackers.

 

[eebmg]

One thousand percent! Really puts to shame all those people who are only 110% committed. Slackers.

Those 1000% er's must have major sleep disorders.

 

[CL82]

One thousand percent! Really puts to shame all those people who are only 110% committed. Slackers.

You have to respect the 1000% committed, at least until someone decides to be 1001% committed.

 

[YoDore]

Nice overview of coach Ralph's first season at Vandy.

Foundation Laid

The Commodores have come alive again

vucommodores.com

Team One:

Year 1, Team 1 by Vanderbilt Athletics on Exposure

Shea Ralph was named the sixth head coach in Vanderbilt women's basketball history on April 13, 2021, after spending 13 seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut.Ralph's inaugural staff included husband Tom Garrick as associate head coach, and Vanderbilt alumna Ashley Early...

anchordown.exposure.co

 

[YoDore]

Lots of competition for this young lady, but at least Vandy's name is in the hat.

 

[UConnCat]

Good for Shea.

 

[YoDore]

Interview with coach Ralph this morning on Nashville's ESPN radio station. Nothing earth shattering. Interview starts at 3:02:00 and runs for about 15 minutes. Interesting discussion between the hosts starting about 3:22:00 about Shea and the program.

 

[YoDore]

SEC schedule but no times, dates or TV info yet. As always, Vandy plays Tennessee home and away. The two other teams we play twice are LSU and Arkansas. Two each against UT and LSU? Thanks for that.

SEC Opponents Set

Vanderbilt to play Arkansas, LSU and Tennessee twice

vucommodores.com

 

[dws3665]

Tennessee is the permanent partner, so the 'Dores are always stuck with that.

 

[YoDore]

Tennessee is the permanent partner, so the 'Dores are always stuck with that.

Yep. The LSU part seems like rubbing it in, though . Probably two of the top three teams in the league behind SC. To be honest, it's year two of a massive rebuild job, and I'm not too worried about wins and losses yet. I'd love to see the same amount of progress as last year, and if that happens, we'll win a few. SC, LSU and UT would be massive upsets, and while I'd love to see it, I simply don't bother myself about winning those games. I would like to see us cut the SC margin under 50, though. Seems reasonable.