Other Recruiting NEW, Jan 6 Women's Basketball Recruiting

[CompSci87]

I think even after the switch to the Princeton it's still the case that Stanford's sets mostly use two posts and three perimeter players. So the 1 is point guard, the 2/3 are basically the same position even though 3 is often called "small forward", and the 4/5 are pretty much the same, although the 5 will more often be in the low post, depending partly on shooting range.

A tall player with guard skills might play 3/4, but that requires learning a lot more since 3 and 4 are so different. Haley Jones could do it as a freshman -- in fact she could play 1/3/4! -- but not everyone is that quick a learner.

[BobK]

I see Brink as a 5 afer watching her play. Slim or not.

Watching Demetre now 7 times in travel ball last two summers I see a clasic 3. She rebounded more as Frosh, more 4, played more outside O and D as a Soph.

Demetre's Team will be playing near me late July but I'll bet on no fans. She plays for Cal Stars like Brink Jump and Jones did. And Ionescu and Moore sister before her.

Of course how they fit in depends some on the other players.

[BosCard]

So say it's March 2022, what is our talent-maximizing lineup on the floor?

Jones-PG
Lexie-SG
Demetre-SF
Brink-Forward
Belibi-Forward

I think its more likely to be:

Van Gytenbeek-PG (assuming she has a very good handle and can shoot the three very well)
Lexie-SG
Jones-SF
Brink-Forward
Belibi-Forward

Would have a pretty competitve game against this team of bench players:

Brown-PG (assuming by senior year she has confidence in a jump shot)
Jump-SG
Lacie-SF
Demetre-Forward
Prechtel-Forward

This team could beat the first one if they got hot from the outside.  Not as strong defensively though

[CardinalWBBFan]

The StanfordWBB twitter and Instagram pages has followed a few more potential recruits, some old and some new:
- Courtney Ogden (GA - ‘23)
- Madison Booker (MS - ‘23)
- Ysabella Fauntleroy (MO)
- Indya Nivar (NC)
- Laci Steele (OK - ‘23)
- Lauren Betts (CO)
- Christeen Iwuala (TX)
- Grace Vanslooten (OH)
- Judea Watkins (CA - ‘23)
- Maya Nnaji (MN)
- Shay Bollin (MA)
- Jennah Isai (AZ)
- Donovyn Hunter (OR - ‘23)
- Ashlynn Shade (IN- ‘23)
- Ashlon Jackson (TX)
- Maggie Mendelson (UT - ‘23)
- Zyanna Walker (KS)
- Londynn Jones (CA)
- Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (SD)
- Ebelechukwu Mbagwu (CA - ‘23)

[BobK]

Hunter was my secret. Until now lol
Mendelson is ranked 22 by ESPN and is a 2023. She used an super recruit in wvb as well

[jonnyss]

Hunter was my secret.  Until now lol
Mendelson is ranked 22 by ESPN and is a 2023.  She used an super recruit in wvb as well

mendelson appears to play for fremont in salt lake city, the same team as timea gardiner.

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quiz: who was the other volleyball player to play women's basketball for stanford. other as in not kristin folkl.

[CardinalWBBFan]

Hunter was my secret.  Until now lol
Mendelson is ranked 22 by ESPN and is a 2023.  She used an super recruit in wvb as well

mendelson appears to play for fremont in salt lake city, the same team as timea gardiner.

They also have 2021 top-50 player 6-4 Emma Calvert. Quite the frontline for a HS team. 

I assume Mendelson will decide between volleyball, basketball, or both in college.

Lauren Ware will be doing both at Arizona, and a 2021 just committed to Louisville for both (attends the same school as the potential recruit from SD). 

Appears Donovyn Hunter camped at Stanford in 2017 and impressed Tara: 

Will play for Cal Stars 17U with Demetre.

[BobK]

Many of the same also being followed by Stanford WBB on Instagram. I’ll look tomorrow as I post all the new athletes

[qwerty49]

Hunter was my secret.  Until now lol
Mendelson is ranked 22 by ESPN and is a 2023.  She used an super recruit in wvb as well

mendelson appears to play for fremont in salt lake city, the same team as timea gardiner.

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quiz: who was the other volleyball player to play women's basketball for stanford. other as in not kristin folkl.

Lindsay Yamasaki? No wait — it was a MB who also played post. Sara...McGee?

[BobK]

Yamasaki
McGee
That’s two
Wiggins never played in 2004 but she practiced with the wvb team and got the championship ring

[Class_of_75]

Yamasaki
McGee
That’s two
Wiggins never played in 2004 but she practiced with the wvb team and got the championship ring

Paula McNamee

[jonnyss]

Appears Donovyn Hunter camped at Stanford in 2017 and impressed Tara: 

Will play for Cal Stars 17U with Demetre.

donovyn hunter sure can dribble!
link

[BobK]

All updated with the new follows. Most but not all also on Stanford WBB Instagram. Maybe will be added there soon.

[BostonCard]

Hey Bob... can I make a request?  As recruits commit elsewhere, instead of erasing them from the list, can you just use the strikethrough function to cross them off and put their destination in parentheses.  I think it would be useful to see who we've lost out to.

BC

[BobK]

Offer

[jonnyss]

Offer

https://mobile.twitter.com/maya_nnaji23/...4154466305

https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/...-maya.aspx

her older brother stars for arizona; paige bueckers is her teammate.

[mbdude]

a few of her other offers:

Stanford, SCar, Oregon, UCLA, ASU, L'Ville, Miss St, Michigan, LSU, Vandy, TTU

[CardinalWBBFan]

StanfordWBB (in addition to Kate Paye) has began following Elena Bosgana, the 6-2 SG/SF from Greece. Not sure if she is a 2021 or 2022.

[BobK]

https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16bw...ni-Bosgana

Just can’t tell what class

[kjimenez707]

Is Stanford not requiring test scores for 2021, and if so does that mean they can possibly snag an international recruit who would have other wise not passed the required testing needed for admissions?