04-07-2021, 10:27 AM
(04-07-2021, 07:29 AM)TheRicker Wrote:(04-07-2021, 12:39 AM)treetop11 Wrote: My biggest concern is how they find enough minutes for the many talented players.A concern which many potential 2022 & 2023 recruits may be pondering.
That doesn't seem like much of a problem for UConn or South Carolina.
4 of the top 14 recruits for the Class of 2021 (including 3 of the top 5) are joining Staley's team, just two years after she got 4 of the top 11 recruits.
UConn adds 3 of the top 15 to a team that had no seniors on their roster, though as pointed out, Makurat has announced her transfer, but she wasn't a top recruit and with the boatload of talent and the already incredible depth on the Huskies' roster, she knew she was not getting significant playing time.
But it's not like we've been immune to transfers ourselves.
In the '22-23 season, we would have:
Seniors:
Haley Jones, Ashten Prechtel, Fran Belibi, Hannah Jump, Jenna Brown (5th year senior?)
Juniors:
Cameron Brink, Jana van Gytenbeek, Agnes Emma-Nnopu
Sophomores:
Brooke Demetre, Okikiola Iriafen, Jzaniya Harriel, Elena Bosgana
Freshmen:
Lauren Betts
We will need to reload the roster as key players will be set to graduate; in particular, the PG position will be thin, but we also lose a lot of depth at the 3, 4 and 5 with Jones, Prechtel and Belibi graduating after the '22-'23 season. Picking up Kiki Rice's commitment is essential, IMO. We'll have the premier frontcourt in the game with 6'7" Betts and 6'4" Brink for two seasons together, but that doesn't mean we should shy away from getting a top post in 2023 as Brink will be a senior by the time the Class of '23 arrives.
