04-15-2023, 10:14 AM
Regarding the obvious need to fill some critical gaps with the departures of Betts, Emma Nnopu, and Nivar, there is another option (I don't think we've discussed that much, if not at all), that Tara might be exploring.
What about recruiting a couple of HS players coming from outside the U.S.? Perhaps some diamonds in the rough? It might be a bit late to recruit the top players in Canada, Australia, and countries in Europe who have made commitments, but perhaps there are others still available who can provide help.
We need a good shooting guard who can create and we need a 6'4 - 6'5 player who can back up Kiki and Cam. Compared to others teams who have a pipeline to a particular country (think teams like South Florida), I doubt Stanford has a lot of resources to find such players, but if getting talent from the portal is not realistic, I have to believe Tara and staff are looking overseas to help alleviate the departures and give Stanford a fighting chance to compete in 2023-2024 at a high level.
Thoughts?
What about recruiting a couple of HS players coming from outside the U.S.? Perhaps some diamonds in the rough? It might be a bit late to recruit the top players in Canada, Australia, and countries in Europe who have made commitments, but perhaps there are others still available who can provide help.
We need a good shooting guard who can create and we need a 6'4 - 6'5 player who can back up Kiki and Cam. Compared to others teams who have a pipeline to a particular country (think teams like South Florida), I doubt Stanford has a lot of resources to find such players, but if getting talent from the portal is not realistic, I have to believe Tara and staff are looking overseas to help alleviate the departures and give Stanford a fighting chance to compete in 2023-2024 at a high level.
Thoughts?