11-15-2022, 12:46 PM
(11-15-2022, 12:29 PM)joemontes Wrote:(11-15-2022, 10:30 AM)joemontes Wrote: Which assembly of top ranked players will she spearhead next season?So, responding to my own question, with 2023 #1 overall 6'1 Judea WATKINS
South Carolina:
#2 (2021) - Raven JOHNSON 5'8 PG
#4 (2021) - Sanya FEAGIN 6'3 PF
#5 (2020) - Kamilla CARDOSO 6'7 C (2021 transfer from Syracuse)
#12 (2022) - Ashlyn WATKINS 6'3 C
#13 (2023) - Milaysia FULWILEY 5'6 PG
#14 (2021) - Aubryanna HALL 6'0 SF
#17 (2023) - Chloe KITTS 6'2 PF
#18 (2022) - Talaysia COOPER 6'0 SG/PG
#25 (2023) - Tessa JOHNSON 5'10 SG
#40 (2023) - Sahnya JAH 6'1 SF
Stanford:
#1 (2022) - Lauren BETTS 6'7 C
#3 (2020) - Cameron BRINK 6'4 PF
#10 (2023) - Courtney OGDEN 6'1 SF
#11 (2021) - Brooke DEMETRE 6'3 SF
#19 (2021) - Okikiola IRAFEN 6'3 PF
#20 (2022) - Indya NIVAR 5'10 SG/PG
#37 (2023) - Sunaja AGARA 6'2 PF
#39 (2023) - Chloe CLARDY 5'9 SG
#71 (2022) - Talana LEPOLO 5'7 PG
#78 (2021) - Jzaniya HARRIEL 5'10 PG
USC:
#8 (2022) - Aaliyah GAYLES 5'9 SG
#11 (2018) - Kadi SISSOKO 6'2 SF/PF (2022 transfer from Minnesota/Syracuse)
#21 (2021) - Clarice OKUNWAFO 6'6 C
#27 (2021) - Rhaya MARSHALL 6'4 PF
#29 (2021) - Taylor BIGBY 6'1 SG (2022 transfer from Oregon)
#49 (2023) - Malia SAMUELS 5'6 PG
#63 (2019) - Koi LOVE 6'0 SF/PF (2022 transfer from Arizona/Vanderbilt)
#72 (2019) - Kayla WILLIAMS 5'7 PG (2022 transfer from UC Irvine)
Analysis:
Even without WATKINS, both South Carolina and Stanford will be pre-season
Top 5 teams next season. However, if one of them gets WATKINS,
that team will easily be the pre-season Top favorite (along with UConn).
On the other hand, USC without WATKINS won't even be a Top 25 team
next season. However, with WATKINS, they probably become
a Top 15 team next season - definitely a boost of immense proportion
to a long stagnant program.
committing to USC, she will spearhead the following collection of
also-ranked players at USC next season:
USC:
#1 (2023) - Judea WATKINS 6'1 SF/SG
#8 (2022) - Aaliyah GAYLES 5'9 SG
#11 (2018) - Kadi SISSOKO 6'2 SF/PF (2022 transfer from Minnesota/Syracuse)
#21 (2021) - Clarice OKUNWAFO 6'6 C
#27 (2021) - Rhaya MARSHALL 6'4 PF
#29 (2021) - Taylor BIGBY 6'1 SG (2022 transfer from Oregon)
#49 (2023) - Malia SAMUELS 5'6 PG
#63 (2019) - Koi LOVE 6'0 SF/PF (2022 transfer from Arizona/Vanderbilt)
#72 (2019) - Kayla WILLIAMS 5'7 PG (2022 transfer from UC Irvine)
At least, Stanford gets to compete against USC and WATKINS twice next season.
After that, off they go to the Big 10....pretty much and sadly, off to oblivion...
? Next season twice? I thought they and UCLA were gone after 2022-13
At any rate, wish we could have her