We (UCONN) no longer have #1 recruiting class for 2017!?

[MarieYLee]

A #1 recruiting class is great, but who did they sign in 2016? And in 2015, all they signed was Cooper and Jackson.

UConn in 2015 has the #1 player (Samuelson) and a Top 5 or so (Collier), they nabbed a Top 3 player (#1 PG Dangerfield) in 2016 and now the #1 player in 2017 (Walker) along with some other high quality recruits. I'll take that over a top class. Most top classes are based more on quantity.

Obviously a top recruiting class is always nice, Cal had one of the top recruiting class in 2009 (iirc) and they helped lead them to a F4 (even after transfer/Rogers medically retiring). UCLA's class with Canada/etc might be a F4 contender next year (they did lose Caldwell via transfer) though.

When Stanford was very good, I'm 95% sure they never had a Top 5 recruiting class (for sure not Top 3), they did however were able to recruit/land a VERY good player in consecutive years. Appel, Pedersen, N. Ogwumike were all Top 5 recruits. And obviously Chiney was #1.

 

[Kevin G]

Lady Vols add No. 12 prospect Rennia Davis

Tennessee picked up a silent recruit (Rennia Davis)!

Another wasted talent going to Tennessee. I was watching the Penn St/Tenn game and kept thinking about how good Mercedes Russell could have been. She looks lost out there. Pretty sad.

 

[JSB60]

The rankings probably don't include transfers becoming eligible, so I'd say advantage UCONN.

 

[meyers7]

That's a helluva class for TN.
Got a PG, G, F and P. Nice distribution. Combined rankings of #3 (Westbrook), #9 (Davis), #11 (Hayes) and #17 (Kushkituah). That's some real nice work. But they needed it. They've got basically nothing the last couple of years (Cooper who's injured).

Just glad they still have Warlick.

 

[cferraro04]

Meyers 7: Where did you get the #17 ranking for Kushkituah? I have her at #55

 

[watanabe]

As long as Holly is their coach it doesn't matter how many recruits they get.
UT needs to lose their biggest non-performer. Classic nepotism results.

 

[stwainfan]

Looks like a great class

 

[Charliebball]

Read all about it:

Tennessee Lady Vols' top-ranked 2017 recruiting class features Evina Wesbrook, Anastasia Hayes, Rennia Davis, Kasiyahna Kushkituah

 

[Bayareahusky]

Yes, I believe it has been alluded to..... but this great class coming in (and congrats to Tenn staff for getting the recruiting job done here) .... how are you going to do anything with Holly when she consistently makes Sweet 16 or Elite 8 with this group? But that is getting ahead of this thread

 

[HoopsFan21]

Looks like a great class

It is. Too bad for the Vols they have a boat anchor as a coach. Hopefully the incoming talent is good enough to keep things afloat because you know Holly isn't going to help.