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OTOH we did have a WVB MB transfer recently who got into grad school on her own. The real question is, are there enough more like her to target as recruits?

There aren't many like her (Madeleine Gates). Stanford was her dream school, but there wasn't room for her in the amazing WVB class that included Plummer, Gray, Hentz, Fitzmorris, and the Keefe twins. So she went to UCLA, finished her undergrad in 3 years, got admitted to Stanford grad school, and joined the team for what would have been her senior year. And she was a great addition and became a starter.

That's correct plus I read she has a genius IQ.  I would guess there are some out there with a similar combination of talents.  Maybe some ACC wbb players might be inspired to look at Stanford in future years for grad school.

And PalmTree, it sounds like the professors and department administrators who evaluate applications for their major don't put too much weight on an applicant being able to bounce a basketball.

I have no doubt you are right re attitude toward the importance of understanding the physics of a bouncing basketball which eventually goes through the hoop to graduate work. But that could change. We no longer insist on “the best and brightest” in our graduate admissions. We now place DEI aspects of an applicant above or equal to  undergraduate academic success in importance for being admitted.  Many bb applicants , say from an Ivy or with good grades from good schools would have the DEI attributes.  

I’m not ready to give up on this avenue of recruiting. IT will take some educating , some cajoling and maybe even some leadership .to get admissions folks to understand this logical adder To DEI goals.

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OTOH we did have a WVB MB transfer recently who got into grad school on her own. The real question is, are there enough more like her to target as recruits?

There aren't many like her (Madeleine Gates). Stanford was her dream school, but there wasn't room for her in the amazing WVB class that included Plummer, Gray, Hentz, Fitzmorris, and the Keefe twins. So she went to UCLA, finished her undergrad in 3 years, got admitted to Stanford grad school, and joined the team for what would have been her senior year. And she was a great addition and became a starter.

That's correct plus I read she has a genius IQ.  I would guess there are some out there with a similar combination of talents.  Maybe some ACC wbb players might be inspired to look at Stanford in future years for grad school.

And PalmTree, it sounds like the professors and department administrators who evaluate applications for their major don't put too much weight on an applicant being able to bounce a basketball.

I have no doubt you are right re attitude toward the importance of understanding the physics of a bouncing basketball which eventually goes through the hoop to graduate work. But that could change. We no longer insist on “the best and brightest” in our graduate admissions. We now place DEI aspects of an applicant above or equal to  undergraduate academic success in importance for being admitted.  Many bb applicants , say from an Ivy or with good grades from good schools would have the DEI attributes.  

I’m not ready to give up on this avenue of recruiting. IT will take some educating , some cajoling and maybe even some leadership .to get admissions folks to understand this logical adder To DEI goals.