2019/20 UConn Recruiting

[Sluconn Husky]

Some Rickea Jackson mixtapes:

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Meant to post this one above:

 

[CocoHusky]

Rickea Jackson is very intriguing. 3 ball, functional handles, defensive intensity, runs like a deer, pogo stick jumping ability. Swin Cash lite?
BTW prospect nation has Jackson ranked ahead of Baby Bruney in 2019 class.

 

[winlots]

The page has been deleted due to lack of maintenance. There are many separate threads tracking UConn interest in recruits by specific class(es).
Sam Brunelle appears to UConn's #1 priority for 2019 as evidence by Geno's presence at her AAU games at Boo Williams recently. A very wise woman recently informed us that despite the "UConn connection" the staff has not shown any interest in Faith. That piece of information about Faith is a good as the gospel or better yet the 10 commandments it that it is practically written in stone.

COCO : Thank you very much. Just getting on here from my off-season slumbers to give RSHERM a boost on his health thread and saw this - and appreciated your news. A shame as I always found that page very interesting - in the old days it even had pictures of the kids, so that was nice too and kind of brought the names to life in a way.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Meant to post this one above:

Ooh!

 

[Charliebball]

Per Raul - A follow up article on Cameron Brink:

http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/ar...mily-friend-steph-curry-usa-basketball-trials

 

[Go/huskies]

I like Brink, sounds like she'll be an impact player wherever she goes.

 

[Charliebball]

I like Brink, sounds like she'll be an impact player wherever she goes.

 

[Charliebball]

Not sure how much UConn interest but these players are all top talents:

1. Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 22h22 hours ag
   Noted the latest recruiting info on Ramani Parker earlier today
   Raoul added,
   
   
   
   Raoul @Raoul_000
   WBB: Recruiting update on Ramani Paker, 6-3 F, Central HS (Fresno, CA–2019)—offers incl. Michigan, L'ville, AZ State High School Hot Shot: Ramani Parker …
   1 reply2 retweets5 likes
   
2. Replying to @Raoul_000
   Among the offers reported for Cameron Brink, 6-5 C, Southridge HS (OR-2020): Oregon, Oregon State, South Carolina, Arizona, and Ohio State
   
3. Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 22h22 hours ago
   Replying to @Raoul_000
   Offers reported last fall for Kylee Watson, 6-4 F, Mainland Regional HS (NJ-2020)—UVA, Villanova, Louisville, Ohio State, Rutgers, Minnesota
   
   Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 22h22 hours ago
4. Replying to @Raoul_000
   Schools recently mentioned recruiting Zia Cooke, 5-9 PG, Toledo Rogers HS (OH-2019), include S. Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio St., Michigan St.
5. Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 22h22 hours ago
   Replying to @Raoul_000
   Among the offers reported for Ashley Owusu, 5-11 G, Paul VI HS (VA-2019), are Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, UVA, Georgia, Michigan
6. Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 23h23 hours ago
   Replying to @Raoul_000
   Jordan Horston, 5-11 PG, Columbus Africentric HS (OH-2019)—recent report had her favorites as, in no order, UNC, Ohio State, UMD, Louisville
7. Raoul‏ @Raoul_000 23h23 hours ago
   Replying to @Raoul_000
   Azzi Fudd is a 5-11 guard out of Falls Church, VA; offers from Maryland, Michigan, Michigan St., Louisville, UVA; named after Jennifer Azzi.
   
   
   

 

[CocoHusky]

What kind of convoluted advise is this: "don't go where you wanna go, but go where they want you"?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Surprised Louisville only has offers with four of those seven players. They are slacking off.

 

[Carnac]

Surprised Louisville only has offers with four of those seven players. They are slacking off.

Yeah. Walz's recruiting philosophy is to use the "shotgun" approach. Offer everybody, and sort them out later.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I like Brink, sounds like she'll be an impact player wherever she goes.

She's ... um ... on the brink of greatness.

 

[Charliebball]

What kind of convoluted advise is this: "don't go where you wanna go, but go where they want you"?

When most AAU coaches talk recruiting..................I grab my daughter and run the other way..........

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Blue Star has revamped their rankings for both 2019 and 2020.

In a shocker they've dropped Sam Brunelle from #1 to #5 in the '19 class. Their new #1 is Aliyah Boston ahead of Breanna Beal at #2. Celeste Taylor is #6 and Zia Cooke up to #7.

They shook up the 2020 class too. Kylee Watson is their new #1. Maddie Burke moved from 10th to 6th and Paige Bueckers moved from the 20's to #10.

 

[Charliebball]

Blue Star has revamped their rankings for both 2019 and 2020.

In a shocker they've dropped Sam Brunelle from #1 to #5 in the '19 class. Their new #1 is Aliyah Boston ahead of Breanna Beal at #2. Celeste Taylor is #6 and Zia Cooke up to #7.

They shook up the 2020 class too. Kylee Watson is their new #1. Maddie Burke moved from 10th to 6th and Paige Bueckers moved from the 20's to #10.

I think the"problem" that Sam Brunelle has is that she is a tweener in an age where extra value is given for specialization......... .......for instance, she can play inside but at 6'2" she's not a really a banger...........she's athletic but there are other players that are quicker and can jump higher..............she's got a good outside shot but I'm not sure she's really a three point specialist..............she can handle the ball but she's not adroit enough to play the point regularly...............in other words she's just a really, really good all around basketball player and even ranked at number 5 we'd be lucky to get her!!!!!

 

[CocoHusky]

I think the"problem" that Sam Brunelle has is that she is a tweener in an age where extra value is given for specialization.... ..for instance, she can play inside but at 6'2" she's not a really a banger......she's athletic but there are other players that are quicker and can jump higher....she's got a good outside shot but I'm not sure she's really a three point specialist....she can handle the ball but she's not adroit enough to play the point regularly.....in other words she's just a really, really good all around basketball player and even ranked at number 5 we'd be lucky to get her!!!!!

Agree that we would be lucky to have her because the UCONN staff would know what to do with her. Disagree that the problem is with her. The problem is with the recruiting/ranking services that seem to be going out of their way to find fault with her game.

 

[Golden Husky]

Blue Star has revamped their rankings for both 2019 and 2020.

In a shocker they've dropped Sam Brunelle from #1 to #5 in the '19 class. Their new #1 is Aliyah Boston ahead of Breanna Beal at #2. Celeste Taylor is #6 and Zia Cooke up to #7.

They shook up the 2020 class too. Kylee Watson is their new #1. Maddie Burke moved from 10th to 6th and Paige Bueckers moved from the 20's to #10.

Is one of these evaluation sites--Blue Star, Prospects Nation, ESPN, et al--considered the "gold standard" in this area?

 

[Vowelguy]

In a shocker they've dropped Sam Brunelle from #1 to #5 in the '19 class. Their new #1 is Aliyah Boston ahead of Breanna Beal at #2. Celeste Taylor is #6 and Zia Cooke up to #7.

When is the last time New England had a top 10, let alone #1, kid?

 

[MilfordHusky]

When is the last time New England had a top 10, let alone #1, kid?

Nicole Wolff??

 

[Charliebball]

All of the ratings services are totally subjective and there's no way to know why they sometimes change rankings as radically as they do.......tends to make me doubt their baseline numbers to begin with...........a player doesn't loose skills, they simply may not reach their level of expectations while others may surpass them over time................as long as a player stays in the top tier of ranked players I don't particularly care if they are ranked number one or number fifteen .....if Brunelle averages 20 points and 10 rebounds a game in Argentina and Boston has just an OK week does Brunelle get her number one ranking back?

 

[CocoHusky]

Is one of these evaluation sites--Blue Star, Prospects Nation, ESPN, et al--considered the "gold standard" in this area?

Definitely not. They all have built in biases and inconsistencies based on geography, AAU program affiliation, sneaker company affiliation & down right shady people.

 

[Dillon77]

Blue Star has revamped their rankings for both 2019 and 2020.

In a shocker they've dropped Sam Brunelle from #1 to #5 in the '19 class. Their new #1 is Aliyah Boston ahead of Breanna Beal at #2. Celeste Taylor is #6 and Zia Cooke up to #7.

They shook up the 2020 class too. Kylee Watson is their new #1. Maddie Burke moved from 10th to 6th and Paige Bueckers moved from the 20's to #10.

Thanks for posting this. Switching rating services but not people, I was on Prospects Nation and read saw their thumbnail sketches of each of the U16 players. Kylee Watson and Paige Bueckers are both, of course, on that team and I found the players "they compare with" to be interesting.
I've cut and pasted those two below and put a link into the article.
Meet USA Basketball's U16 Team | Prospects Nation

Kylee Watson (Linwood, N.J.), Mainland Regional – 2020
Watson has all the size to play in the paint but also the ability to get up and down in transition. She matches the European mold of a mobile post as well as anyone on the roster. She has all the tools to be a major contributor.
COMPARISON: Natalie Achonwa (Notre Dame/WNBA)

Paige Bueckers (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Hopkins – 2020
To have a 5-11 guard that can play the point or slide off the ball and still be effective is huge. Bueckers has all the shift and vision to create for her teammates but she has the killer instinct to score it when she has to.
COMPARISON: Lexie Brown (Duke)

Would be interested in other BYer's thoughts on these two comparisons and other U16 team members. I've only seen highlight clips of Watson so it's a bit hard to gauge how she compares to Ace (Achonwa), who drifted seamlessly from high to low post. Her strength to me was her overall approach to the game and ability to take what the other team gave. BTW, she's having a good season off the bench so far for Indiana...

 

[SCGamecock]

All I know is that Paige Bueckers is going to end up being a top-5 player in that class. She is VERY impressive and VERY young. Her potential scares me.

And it's possible she hasn't stopped growing..