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Post by nomar33 on Apr 4, 2020 11:00:38 GMT -5
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Post by bigredfan on Apr 4, 2020 15:38:43 GMT -5
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Post by nomar33 on Apr 4, 2020 20:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by shooter on Apr 4, 2020 21:17:39 GMT -5
I wonder what her other offers were, or if she had any yet. Nothing on Raoul's site yet on her.
Will this be Marist's first Section 3 star since Leanne "The Lockdown" Ockenden?
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Post by oldfox on Apr 6, 2020 17:47:57 GMT -5
I clipped this Conn. Post Article on recruiting in the age of COVID19 from the Fairfield Board. I thought the speculation regarding early commits was interesting.
In a perfect world, if the coronavirus had not spread across the globe like wildfire and forced the sports world into an indefinite hiatus, coaches would’ve converged in New Orleans this weekend for the Women’s Final Four. Sometime late Sunday, a champion would’ve been crowned.
Joe Frager planned to be there. He and his staff would’ve spent most of their time in the Big Easy scouting, networking and attending coaching clinics.
Instead, Frager, who just completed his 13th season at Fairfield, is stuck at home practicing social distancing. He still, of course, has work to do, but continues struggling to adjust to new his normal. The coronavirus pandemic has upended many aspects of his job, including recruiting.
The NCAA had originally banned all in-person recruiting, whether on or off campus, through at least April 15, forcing coaches to limit their contact with prospects to phone calls, texts messages and written correspondence. But this week it was announced that the NCAA would be extending its recruiting “dead” period to May 31.
“We normally have evaluation periods coming up soon where we can get out on the road and watch AAU tournaments live,” Frager said. “That’s where we do the bulk of our recruiting off of, through AAU. Now we can’t.”
Given the fluid and uncertain nature of the coronavirus, the deadline could get pushed back even further. In Connecticut alone, COVID-19 had infected 5,675 and killed 189 as of Sunday.
For the time being, coaches are relying on less conventional means to gather intel on prospects. In lieu of in-person evaluations, Frager and his staff are now watching more film and making additional phone calls. Normally, he’d also be hosting unofficial visits this month, but those too have been halted.
“We almost have to treat it like we’re recruiting a kid from overseas, initially,” Frager said. “It’s a challenge.”
He added: “There’s also the NCAA transfer portal, they all want to get out and they want to visit schools. They just really can’t do that right now. You have to do the best you can to sell your school, to get kids acclimated with it using your laptops. You try to do as much face-to-face stuff remotely as you can.”
With no telling what the next several weeks — or months — will bring, many coaches are beginning to wonder if all this uncertainty will push more uncommitted prospects to hop on a pre-existing offer. Do they dare wait?
“The kids that don’t have a lot of offers but have a few may feel pressure to grab one of those because they don’t know what the summer’s going to look like,” UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey said. “For the others, maybe they have a number of offers, they pretty much know where they want to go and maybe this pushes them to make a commitment now instead of waiting. It’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out.”
This past week, UConn landed a commitment from Massachusetts guard Caroline Ducharme. While Ducharme, ranked 41st overall by ESPN in the Class of 2021, had been offered by several other top programs, she was hesitant to prolong her search in this unpredictable climate.
“When the virus hit, it was kind of time to just really sit down and think about it,” Ducharme said. “I had those hard conversations and I heard what I needed to hear. Nothing was going to change from now until May, so I might as well (commit).”
But what about those who still aren’t entirely sure where to go? There’s no rush, says Quinnipiac coach Tricia Fabbri.
“Now it almost feels like the 90-minute setup, your marriage in 90 days,” Fabbri said. “I actually feel like people are like, ‘You better say yes, you better trust it more.’ … Maybe slowing this down isn’t a bad thing as opposed to ‘You better say yes, or it’s not going to be there.’ If that kid knows that’s truly where she wants to go, well then it’s the right time. If they don’t, well they don’t. If you’re pressuring them to say yes, chances are in two years they’re not going to be really happy, and neither are you as the coach.”
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Post by bigredfan on Apr 6, 2020 20:09:08 GMT -5
Good article Oldfox. What's important is Marist now down to 2 scholarships.
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Post by nomar33 on Apr 8, 2020 7:01:25 GMT -5
Would be a really nice get -
Olivia Olsen, Jr., Niskayuna: A dominant force in the paint for the Silver Warriors, Olsen topped the team with averages of 22.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 3.3 steals per game. Standing 6-2, the junior center is extremely athletic and capable of handling the ball in transition. She was named to the Suburban Council's first team.
BC who has offered her just got commitment from a top 6'2" player so maybe they are out?
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Post by tlippy15 on Apr 8, 2020 7:45:58 GMT -5
Her clips look fantastic. This would be a STEAL!
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Post by tlippy15 on Apr 8, 2020 8:54:29 GMT -5
I really am curious to see if all of this speeds up or slows down the process.
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Post by nomar33 on Apr 8, 2020 16:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by shooter on Apr 8, 2020 16:55:52 GMT -5
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Post by oldfox on Apr 8, 2020 17:14:02 GMT -5
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Post by tlippy15 on Apr 9, 2020 7:49:05 GMT -5
Prototypical Marist forward who can step out and hit the three.
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Post by bigredfan on Apr 11, 2020 19:10:39 GMT -5
Notice that Caitlin Weimer is tied for 21st place @ 16.4 RPG.
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Post by bigredfan on Apr 16, 2020 13:15:43 GMT -5
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