Paige Bueckers to UConn

[OxiDiva]

Just announced via Twitter...

 

[OxiDiva]

 

[Wbbfan1]

Paige Bueckers, top-ranked 2020 recruit, picks UConn

Hopefully this is the 1st and they'll be a couple more for 2020..

 

[irsh4242]

Is this an April Fools?! I see it's on her twitter

 

[Wbbfan1]

 

[futuretitles]

 

[lebronfan23]

OmG I just passed out. UConn future is bright!!!!!!

 

[Plebe]

Okay I'll wait until tomorrow to be sure. Can't be sure of anything on April 1.

 

[Vowelguy]

 

[TheFarmFan]

Congrats to you guys. So much for the supposed decline of Geno's recruiting pull. And I guess I called that she wouldn't end up at Stanford, if only by a few hours:

I'm not a recruiting insider/guru who follows this stuff super closely, but based on the chatter I hear, I think the most realistic candidates are Natalija Marshall (6'5" post ranked #14) and possibly Dalayah Daniels (6'3" post ranked #16). In theory Paige Bueckers is also on our short list and there's a lot of (hopeful) chatter about her, but she is getting attention from a lot of the top programs and I haven't seen the kind of "4.X academic all-star" or "academics is really important to me" kinds of signals that are typical of the kinds of recruits who ultimately get admitted to Stanford and choose to come to the Farm.
But that's all wild speculation on my part.

 

[enigmatic]

WOW!!!!

 

[Plebe]

A refresher for those of us who don't fancy ourselves recruiting experts:

The commitment comes as welcome news to Huskie nation as the 5’10 point guard from Eden Prairie, Minnesota is one of the most hyped high school players in the past decade. An excellent ball handler, a smooth transition game, excellent court vision, and big-time scoring ability, Bueckers will likely see the court from day 1 in Storrs, something many freshmen haven’t been able to do in recent years.​

Paige Bueckers, top-ranked 2020 recruit, picks UConn

 

[mdakota]

I don't think she'd do that as an April's fools joke.

 

[lebronfan23]

Her and Azzi are BFF’s too

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Shut the front door! This is amazing news. I just hope Geno is able to pull something out of his sleeve to help for next year.....
But I hope that Bueckers friends that are UCONN recruits also want to come

 

[HuskyNan]

Paige Bueckers, top-ranked 2020 recruit, picks UConn
Hopkins top recruit Paige Bueckers headed to UConn

From the second article:
"When you're in those environments you quickly see why those programs are so good," Bueckers said. The Huskies advanced to the Final Four on Sunday with an 80-73 victory over Louisville. "It was electric."

Good job, Husky fans!

 

[Topsail]

Without a lot of hoopla too...

 

[Plebe]

The past two days have been mighty felicitous for us UConn fans.

TURN ME UP.

 

[j66kicker]

Future's so bright I gotta wear shades!!

 

[Plebe]

I'm all about this celebration, but:

How if at all does this impact the recruitment of Azzi Fudd?

 

[Orangutan]

Y'all are having a good couple of days, eh?

 

[Kurebeach5]

Okay I'll wait until tomorrow to be sure. Can't be sure of anything on April 1.

I as well almost passed out but the date really scares me !

 

[Argonaut]

But, but...

Geno has lost his touch and we should just be concentrating our efforts in the Northeast.

Excited for Paige and UConn!

 

[VAMike23]

Can I get an A-MEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HuskyNan]

More from the Star Tribune article: Hopkins top recruit Paige Bueckers headed to UConn

Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said Auriemma was the difference-maker in the recruiting process. He showed up countless times at Hopkins High School and in the school's Linbergh Center gymnasium.

"It makes a difference when he's showing up for games and other schools are sending their assistant coaches," Cosgriff said.