[TheFarm07]

[ And leaving a spot open would also allow Lepolo to come back. Not sure that's in our long term best interest, but I agree that we probably could survive a season with 14 rather than 15 players.]

You never know who might leave in the Spring...  I think you take all you can.  Seems like Coach has been waiting on what Wynn did to put the full press on either Ngenda or Ayo depending on team need. Now she might push hard for both.  They seem to be close friends and both very academically oriented.  Ngenda's other visits were only to Ivies and Northwestern.

From a baskteball lens, both have a lot to offer.  Ayo is raw, but her size and athleticism are enticing. Also good that Dawn Staley wants Ayo, but SC also has 7 slots to fill. Ngenda looks pretty polished and shot 55% from 3 last year.  Seems underrated to me because she also seems to have good athleticism and be a strong floor leader... maybe punished for doing it against weaker competition? I'm for taking a PG/CG in every class.

I'd love to have Lepolo back - poised to make a strong run if all our top 7 return....

I would be fine if we have an eye on potentially top recruits in the Class of '27 and feel like that could be another big haul for us and saving some spots there, but who knows after striking out this year on basically all the elites who were considering us.

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if we whiff on top players, let's leave some roster spots open for transfers rather than fill slots with bench-warmers.

While Stevenson and Heal transferred in, I don't think we were in line for any of the top transfers this past offseason (Miles, Latson, Fulwiley, among others). Given our academic standards, unless a transfer had us in their final 2 or 3 coming out of HS, I highly doubt we can get anyone headline-grabbing.

[TheFarm07]

[ And leaving a spot open would also allow Lepolo to come back. Not sure that's in our long term best interest, but I agree that we probably could survive a season with 14 rather than 15 players.]

You never know who might leave in the Spring...  I think you take all you can.  Seems like Coach has been waiting on what Wynn did to put the full press on either Ngenda or Ayo depending on team need. Now she might push hard for both.  They seem to be close friends and both very academically oriented.  Ngenda's other visits were only to Ivies and Northwestern.

From a baskteball lens, both have a lot to offer.  Ayo is raw, but her size and athleticism are enticing. Also good that Dawn Staley wants Ayo, but SC also has 7 slots to fill. Ngenda looks pretty polished and shot 55% from 3 last year.  Seems underrated to me because she also seems to have good athleticism and be a strong floor leader... maybe punished for doing it against weaker competition? I'm for taking a PG/CG in every class.

I'd love to have Lepolo back - poised to make a strong run if all our top 7 return....

I would be fine if we have an eye on potentially top recruits in the Class of '27 and feel like that could be another big haul for us and saving some spots there, but who knows after striking out this year on basically all the elites who were considering us.

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if we whiff on top players, let's leave some roster spots open for transfers rather than fill slots with bench-warmers.

While Stevenson and Heal transferred in, I don't think we were in line for any of the top transfers this past offseason (Miles, Latson, Fulwiley, among others). Given our academic standards, unless a transfer had us in their final 2 or 3 coming out of HS, I highly doubt we can get anyone headline-grabbing.