(04-02-2019, 05:51 AM)TheFarm07 Wrote: That's frustrating. I thought we would have a chance with Bueckers, especially since she posted some dunks of Fran Belibi on her Twitter.
We weren't even in her list of final 9 schools mentioned in the ESPN article. Unless there was something about our program that
really turned her off, I'm guessing it became clear she wasn't admissible. I never saw any mention of "academics are important" or "4.x GPA," which are the types of story color that usually signal a future Stanford commitment. I the ship sailed on her quite a while ago.
(04-02-2019, 05:51 AM)TheFarm07 Wrote: Maybe this will help in getting Azzi Fudd the following year since they play the same position.
I think Fudd is more of a SG, so I think they'd be complementary (and terrifying), and they're very good friends. So if anything, I think this enhances UConn's chances of landing Fudd, unfortunately.
The reality is that the nature of the Stanford admissions process means we're not really in the running for many tippy top recruits. Often times folks like Bueckers and Fudd are listed among those we are recruiting early on, in their freshman or sophomore years, and then as they get into their junior years they suddenly seem to lose interest in Stanford and folks we hadn't earlier heard of with sterling academic credentials (e.g. Marshall) suddenly become prominent. I'd love for Azzi Fudd to follow her namesake Jennifer Azzi to Stanford, but if I'm being realistic, the odds are probably not great.
