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Who will be next on the Wall? Who has the next retired number?

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The 2013-2014 team had six future wallers: Dolson, Hartley, KML, Jefferson, Stewart and Tuck.
The 2014-2015 team had six future wallers: KML, Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse and Gabby Williams.
The 2015-2016 team had seven future wallers: Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse, Williams, Collier and Samuelson
The 2016-2018 teams had four future wallers: Nurse, Williams, Collier, and Samuelson.
the 2018-2019 team has two wallers to date: Collier and Samuelson.

Who is the next waller? Is she currently on this team? An optimistic look at the future.

Who will follow Lobo's number 50? #10? #3? A nostalgic look at the past.
 
I see Williams as a future "waller" aka All-American. I think that Dangerfield is an AA caliber player, but her stats aren't as flashy as Sabrina's or other PGs like maybe say Carter's. I would pick Dangerfield over anyone not Ionescu, but I feel like she is slighted when it comes to the AA teams.

Walker and ONO can be up there, considering that they are being coached by Geno and have a lot of potential.
 
Next waller:

Crystal next year. I think we will have between 0 and 3 All-Americans next year. My best guess is 1 or 2. Crystal is likely, but I'm not sure whether Megan or Christyn is more likely. I think Liv also has AA potential.

Next retired number:

Tough one! Does Jen's coaching add enough to her resume? Was Sveta successful enough as a pro? I think Sue and Diana are first ballot selections. But Swin may be HOF worthy as well. And she's already retired.
 
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Predicting is fun. You either are correct or you miss the target. So I suppose that everyone has a 50-50 chance which is not bad odds for the effort. If you are correct, then you are the guru of the future. If not, nobody will remember anyway.
So, I predict that if Crystal does not make All American this year, she will not make it next year. C. Williams: don't know. Perhaps if they recruit a couple of 8 footers to help win, then she will be on an extra ordinary team.

So, are predictions like opinions? Well, you know what opinions are like don't you. They are like sphincters. Everyone has one, perhaps.
 
Retired number -- If the standard is Naismith - and it should be - then you wait for DT and Sue.

Then who knows. However, I would accept an argument that Rebecca should stand alone.

If they turn it into something like the graveyard they keep in left center of Yankee stadium it’ll be lots more -

They’ll run out of wall space for the AA’s. - that standard is already established

Currently there are 19 in Springfield -- and there are only 7 on the review committee for nominations -- plus the voting is secret --- a very high standard

No low standards here -- remember - even perennial AS Nykesha was kept off the WNBA's all decade team.

Nineteen player inductees are women: Lusia Harris-Stewart (1992), Nera D. White (1992), Ann E. Meyers (1993), Uļjana Semjonova (1993), Carol A. Blazejowski (1994), Anne T. Donovan (1994), Cheryl Miller (1995), Nancy I. Lieberman (1996), Joan Crawford (1997), Denise M. Curry (1997), Lynette Woodard (2004), Hortência de Fatima Marcari (2005), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (2010), Teresa Edwards (2011), Katrina McClain Johnson (2012), Dawn Staley (2013), Lisa Leslie (2015), Sheryl Swoopes (2016)[4] and Lobo (2017). Among these, Lieberman, Woodard, Cooper-Dyke, Edwards, Staley, Leslie, Swoopes and Lobo have played in the Women's National Basketball Association.[6][4][83][84][85][86][87] Harris-Stewart is the only female drafted by an NBA team,[88] while Meyers is the only one to have been signed by an NBA team.[89]
 
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HuskyNan said:
Meg and Eric said that anyone inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame will have her number retired. Pretty specific criterion
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I heard the same thing. Based on that, there only 2 potential candidates right now - Sue Bird and Diana. And please notice I said potential candidates.
 
huskeynut said:
I heard the same thing. Based on that, there only 2 potential candidates right now - Sue Bird and Diana. And please notice I said potential candidates.
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Is their any doubt Sue and Diana will make the Naismith Hall of Fame ?? :confused::confused::eek::eek:

and Maya and Stewie will ultimately join them. (although a small doubt for Maya may be the affects of her shortening her career ?)
 
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So hypothetically if DT's number 3 had been retired this weekend, would Megan have to change numbers for the USF game and all games for the rest of her career?
 
I sincerely hope that Crystal makes the WOH, because next year, as Crystal goes, so go the Huskies.

As for retired numbers, clearly Sue, DT, Maya & Stewie are destined for Springfield. Maya appears to have a new calling, and may be the next UConn great to retire. If that’s the case, then 23 will be the next number to be retired.
 
Naismith is tough----its a thin list and it looks like they'll pick 1 or 2 a year, at least for players....reality is the WNBA is a rather small league, and you have to leave some room for internationals, gold medals, conrtibutors, coaches, etc

Lauren Jackson may be next from the Leslie, Swoopes years, Dawn went in before the two of them.....maybe.....if not, then its a few more years to Dianna

DT is a lock, then Bird

Then you got Candace, Maya

Can't talk Stewie for 10 yrs

Only 7 people on that review committee for women -----one person can keep somebody off for a loooong time
 
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UConn has attracted more than its' share of Hall of Fame level players, Looking forward 200 years or so, if this trend continues, Uconn players will have to put names on their uniforms because there will be no numbers left.
 
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oldude said:
I sincerely hope that Crystal makes the WOH, because next year, as Crystal goes, so go the Huskies.

As for retired numbers, clearly Sue, DT, Maya & Stewie are destined for Springfield. Maya appears to have a new calling, and may be the next UConn great to retire. If that’s the case, then 23 will be the next number to be retired.
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Simply retiring from basketball will not make Maya’s number eligible for retirement. She would have to be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame
 
huskeynut said:
I heard the same thing. Based on that, there only 2 potential candidates right now - Sue Bird and Diana. And please notice I said potential candidates.
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I think both Maya Moore and Tina Charles have pretty good resume's given their collegiate, Olympic, International/WNBA pro careers that both will also be inducted into the Naismith HOF. That means 4.

From an All-America perspective, Chrystal Dangerfield, Crystal Dangerfield WILL BE an AA next year. She's played at an elite level this year but is overshadowed by Pheesa/KLS and Ionescu as the pre-eminent PG this year. That all changes next year.
As @MilfordHusky aluded to, don't sleep on Megan Walker given her emergence this year as a glimpse of what we will need next year.

Respectfully, DefenseBB
 
Wow, Dr. Swintayla Marie Cash gets no love here. Swin is a 3-time WNBA champion, is a multiple-time gold medalist, and was ranked in the top 10-15 of several WNBA career categories when she retired. She was also a key member of arguably the greatest WCBB team of all time. I think her resume is definitely worthy of Naismith consideration. I'd definitely put her above Ruth Riley.
 
HuskyNan said:
Simply retiring from basketball will not make Maya’s number eligible for retirement. She would have to be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame
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You miss my point. The HOF does not consider players until their playing days are over, so the next number to be retired by UConn will be the next player enshrined in Springfield. I am certain that Maya is one of four former Huskies who have a spot waiting for them in Springfield, and that Maya could in fact be the first of those 4 to retire from basketball.
 
Oldbones said:
The 2013-2014 team had six future wallers: Dolson, Hartley, KML, Jefferson, Stewart and Tuck.
The 2014-2015 team had six future wallers: KML, Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse and Gabby Williams.
The 2015-2016 team had seven future wallers: Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse, Williams, Collier and Samuelson
The 2016-2018 teams had four future wallers: Nurse, Williams, Collier, and Samuelson.
the 2018-2019 team has two wallers to date: Collier and Samuelson.

Who is the next waller? Is she currently on this team? An optimistic look at the future.

Who will follow Lobo's number 50? #10? #3? A nostalgic look at the past.
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Since being in the Naismith HOF is a prerequisite for consideration for having one’s number retired, it makes sense that the next player would be one that is retired or close to it (Taurasi & Bird). Both should be “no brainers” for the hall. Stewie should be a lock, but that ship won’t sail for at least another 25 years. Lobo is 45 (Oct 1973). I assume that Dee and Sue should be around that age when they are considered for enshrinement in Naismith’s hall. UConn should quickly follow with number retirement plans soon after.
 
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Oldbones said:
The 2013-2014 team had six future wallers: Dolson, Hartley, KML, Jefferson, Stewart and Tuck.
The 2014-2015 team had six future wallers: KML, Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse and Gabby Williams.
The 2015-2016 team had seven future wallers: Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck, Nurse, Williams, Collier and Samuelson
The 2016-2018 teams had four future wallers: Nurse, Williams, Collier, and Samuelson.
the 2018-2019 team has two wallers to date: Collier and Samuelson.

Who is the next waller? Is she currently on this team? An optimistic look at the future.
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I could see Dangerfield, Walker, Williams and ONO all making it up there at some point in their career.

Like after the Stewart/Jefferson/Tuck class left, the remaining player are going to have to put up some good numbers next year. Like KLS and Collier did, they will get plenty of minutes.

I would expect Dangerfield and either Walker or Williams to be AA next year.
Oldbones said:
Who will follow Lobo's number 50? #10? #3? A nostalgic look at the past.
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Bird or DT, whoever retires first. But that's still a ways away. They'll probably play a couple more years, then it is at least 4 years before they can be inducted. Then you have to wait for UCONN to do it. So probably 7-8 years away (minimum). Geno may not be around for that.
 
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Pretty simple to be added to the WOH. Must be a 1st team AA on one of the designated AA teams; that is likely not going to change in the future. The thought with the criteria is that it is objective with no subjectivity as an added ingredient. If it remains that way, CDanger has this year and next year to "make it".
 
From Naismith
Criteria for induction

3 yr wait post retirement

Individuals who receive at least seven votes from the North American Screening Committee or five votes from one of the other screening committees (women's committee) in a given year are eligible to advance to an Honors Committee, composed of 12 members plus rotating groups of 12 specialists (one group for female candidates, one group for international candidates, and one group for American and veterans candidates) who vote on each candidate. Each screening committee has a limited number of candidates it may submit to the Honors Committee—10 from the North American Committee, and two from each of the other committees. Any individual receiving at least 18 affirmative votes (75% of all votes cast) from the Honors Committee is approved for induction into the Hall of Fame. As long as the number of candidates receiving sufficient votes from a screening committee is not greater than the number of finalists that the committee is permitted to submit, advancement to the Honors Committee is generally pro forma, although the Hall's Board of Trustees may remove from consideration any candidate who "has damaged the integrity of the game of basketball".

So for women
Screening committee - 5/7 yes votes , can submit 2 names to Honors
Honors Committee - 12 standing and 12 "women's game specialists" - 24 votes - need 18/24 for election

2019 committee submitted 1 players name and 2 coaches - that's right 1 name
Teresa Weatherspoon Announced As Finalist For The 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Election - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

BUT ....teams can be nominated, like Immaculata - so there is hope you'll get to see you're fav up there, ( if you're under the age of 30)
 
Crystal will be AA next year and earn a spot on the wall. But it won't be in time to be revealed at her Senior day. Sue, Diana and Maya are already locks for the HOF. Stewie likely with more success and longevity in the WNBA. In ten years UConn could have five individuals from its program (Women's side) in the HOF - Geno, Rebecca, Sue, Diana and Maya. Pretty damn impressive.
 
Tina will probably retire with the WNBA rebounding record and, depending on what Dee does, may get the career scoring record as well. She's a Hall of Famer based on her current resume, which will only grow. She was NPOY, WNBA MVP, 2x NCAA champion, and multiple time world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Don't overlook Tina!
 
hoopsfan22 said:
So hypothetically if DT's number 3 had been retired this weekend, would Megan have to change numbers for the USF game and all games for the rest of her career?
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She might be grandmothered in, as Mariano Rivera was grandfathered for the MLB number 42. But she will be long gone from UCONN before that happens, as Dee has her eyes on the 2020 Olympics and beyond. It will be some future 03, 10, 23 or 30 Husky that will have that other new giant shadow up on the "rafters" looking down on them.

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Oldbones said:
She might be grandmothered in, as Mariano Rivera was grandfathered for the MLB number 42. But she will be long gone from UCONN before that happens, as Dee has her eyes on the 2020 Olympics and beyond. It will be some future 03, 10, 23 or 30 Husky that will have that other new giant shadow up on the "rafters" looking down on them.

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What is behind the other black curtain?
 
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