So why doesn't any of our post recruits want to come to Cal?
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I agree. I like surprises better. Noble. Williams. Maul.xxnatedoggxx said:
Vanessa de Jesus is now going to Notre Dame. It was almost better not knowing the prospects before, so I wouldn't be disappointed.
I am guessing we are weighted down by three factors:3Cats4CAL said:
So why doesn't any of our post recruits want to come to Cal?
1. Limited NIL versus others who are signing people
2. We had a great winning season, but have lost five of our top six players and other frontline people have now also entered the portal to transfer out. A single good player is probably wondering about the possibility of being the only one coming in.
3. Academics - Come here and you actually have to go to class.
However, there are still a few good posts still out there, so let's see what happens,
There are approximately 1000 uncommitted players still in the portal, and perhaps more to come. Hope springs eternal
I had a list of posts with proven production, and still have four people on it, including Jamiyah Barker from UCLA. After that, I think we will go after 2-3 non-proven people, and see if at least one of them can develop and rise to the occasion.Woodacre said:
There are approximately 1000 uncommitted players still in the portal, and perhaps more to come. Hope springs eternal
Good post players are like good DEs or Offensive Tackles … everyone needs/wants them but demand exceeds supply
Plus we probably don't have a competitive NIL
Isn't there a few big donors for WBB? Seems like a NIL dollar goes a lot farther for WBB compared to MBB and FB
Plus we probably don't have a competitive NIL
Isn't there a few big donors for WBB? Seems like a NIL dollar goes a lot farther for WBB compared to MBB and FB
I liked Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda in the final four. kind of a unique player, long and tall but incredible slashing to the rim. from South Dakota. In the portal and kind of the only intriguing possibility at this point but who knows. no clue if she's ever been in touch with Charmin.
She did have a great tournament game. She is listed as a 6'2" guard and has shot only 15% from three in three years at Texas, including 5.6% (1 for 18) this year. But if she wants to be a slashing wing for us, we have an opening.wbbilluminati said:
I liked Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda in the final four. kind of a unique player, long and tall but incredible slashing to the rim. from South Dakota. In the portal and kind of the only intriguing possibility at this point but who knows. no clue if she's ever been in touch with Charmin.
ESPN listed their top 25 transfers, and Marta is #22
Not sure why she was so under appreciated here at Cal by some
ESPN did recognize that at Cal she really developed and had the opportunity to shine. That's a good recognition of the Cal coaching staff:
"After getting lost a bit in her first two seasons at Tennessee, Suarez found more opportunity with Cal and took advantage. Her 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game were career highs"
Not sure why she was so under appreciated here at Cal by some
ESPN did recognize that at Cal she really developed and had the opportunity to shine. That's a good recognition of the Cal coaching staff:
"After getting lost a bit in her first two seasons at Tennessee, Suarez found more opportunity with Cal and took advantage. Her 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game were career highs"
Marta did a lot for us, and that should be appreciated. But her TO's were always tough to watch. And in her final tournament game, she shot 1-8 with 8 TO's and 0 assists. Her new coach at TCU , Mark Campbell, runs a low TO team with a lot of talent, so this will be a great chance for her to put it all together.HoopDreams said:
ESPN listed their top 25 transfers, and Marta is #22
Not sure why she was so under appreciated here at Cal by some
ESPN did recognize that at Cal she really developed and had the opportunity to shine. That's a good recognition of the Cal coaching staff:
"After getting lost a bit in her first two seasons at Tennessee, Suarez found more opportunity with Cal and took advantage. Her 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game were career highs"
I think that frustrates Charmin. So, her next course of action was to get Meghin Williams hired as general manager to help approach these big donors and find others. Show them how they can broaden their philanthropic pursuits and the benefits of adding WBB to their current donations to football and men's basketball.HoopDreams said:
Good post players are like good DEs or Offensive Tackles … everyone needs/wants them but demand exceeds supply
Plus we probably don't have a competitive NIL
Isn't there a few big donors for WBB? Seems like a NIL dollar goes a lot farther for WBB compared to MBB and FB
some matchups were good for her. some matchups were badannarborbear said:Marta did a lot for us, and that should be appreciated. But her TO's were always tough to watch. And in her final tournament game, she shot 1-8 with 8 TO's and 0 assists. Her new coach at TCU , Mark Campbell, runs a low TO team with a lot of talent, so this will be a great chance for her to put it all together.HoopDreams said:
ESPN listed their top 25 transfers, and Marta is #22
Not sure why she was so under appreciated here at Cal by some
ESPN did recognize that at Cal she really developed and had the opportunity to shine. That's a good recognition of the Cal coaching staff:
"After getting lost a bit in her first two seasons at Tennessee, Suarez found more opportunity with Cal and took advantage. Her 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game were career highs"
she had multiple double-doubles (7.2 rebounds/game), was a stretch 4, shot 82% FTs, defended the post and grabbed rounds
in our NCAA loss, there weren't anyone else scoring besides Lulu in the first half and Michelle in the second half. Yo and Kayla were shut down.
So yeah, she forced it sometimes but nothing else was working
I liked that she gave us a fourth reliable three-point option on the floor and that she could also bring the ball upcourt when the pressure was on. That was usual for a frontcourt person, and something that we really needed. But I don't think that they will look for her to dribble the ball in the half court as much at TCU,HoopDreams said:some matchups were good for her. some matchups were badannarborbear said:Marta did a lot for us, and that should be appreciated. But her TO's were always tough to watch. And in her final tournament game, she shot 1-8 with 8 TO's and 0 assists. Her new coach at TCU , Mark Campbell, runs a low TO team with a lot of talent, so this will be a great chance for her to put it all together.HoopDreams said:
ESPN listed their top 25 transfers, and Marta is #22
Not sure why she was so under appreciated here at Cal by some
ESPN did recognize that at Cal she really developed and had the opportunity to shine. That's a good recognition of the Cal coaching staff:
"After getting lost a bit in her first two seasons at Tennessee, Suarez found more opportunity with Cal and took advantage. Her 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game were career highs"
she had multiple double-doubles (7.2 rebounds/game), was a stretch 4, shot 82% FTs, defended the post and grabbed rounds
in our NCAA loss, there weren't anyone else scoring besides Lulu in the first half and Michelle in the second half. Yo and Kayla were shut down.
So yeah, she forced it sometimes but nothing else was working
bearchamp said:
Is there any activity on the Women's side to recruit from the portal? Any recruiting progress whatsoever?
From Talia Goodman, On3: (good reminders)
FAQs:
When does the transfer portal window close for womens basketball?
April 23rd (Wednesday)
When do players have to be committed by?
There is no deadline on when a player can commit to a new program.
So no new players can enter the portal after Wednesday?
Nope, grad transfers can still enter at any time during the academic year. Players who had a recent coaching change can also enter for up to 30 days after the change was made.
Additionally, undergrads can still enter outside of the window, but they won't be immediately eligible to play for a new team and will need to sit the season out.
UCLA'S Barker to Tennessee. One more down.
6'6" Medina Okot of Mississippi State, also on my remaining list, signed with South Carolina today.
I doubt we were every in the running for herannarborbear said:
6'6" Medina Okot of Mississippi State, also on my remaining list, signed with South Carolina today.
since she was already in a SEC team, she was only going to go to a top SEC or B1G team that gave her a big NIL bag
Cal doesn't have those types of funds
Zahra King to SMU. I was hoping she had changed her mind about leaving, but I guess not.
Posted just now on Instagram.
Posted just now on Instagram.
I was just looking at the portal activity of UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. Each school has only one transfer out, and all four of these individuals are grad transfers after receiving their degrees. So stability and real student-athletes still do exist in college sports. But you have to decide that that is what you want.
She was recruited over...I mean, not sure under what circumstances she stays....SFCALBear72 said:
Zahra King to SMU. I was hoping she had changed her mind about leaving, but I guess not.
Posted just now on Instagram.
That's one reason why I'd like Cal to be in a league with those schools.annarborbear said:
I was just looking at the portal activity of UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. Each school has only one transfer out, and all four of these individuals are grad transfers after receiving their degrees. So stability and real student-athletes still do exist in college sports. But you have to decide that that is what you want.
Good luck to her. They have brought in at least 9 other players, while losing 9 so far. Not sure what kind of playing time she'll earn/receive.
She'll now be playing for Adia Barnes.Woodacre said:
Good luck to her. They have brought in at least 9 other players, while losing 9 so far. Not sure what kind of playing time she'll earn/receive.
While looking at the additions by SMU, it's almost like they are taking all the guards like TCU took all the forwards. lolWoodacre said:
Good luck to her. They have brought in at least 9 other players, while losing 9 so far. Not sure what kind of playing time she'll earn/receive.
I agree. I think we're in ACC due to football unfortunately.
What are these UC schools NIL situation.......and does NIL exist at the D2 and D3 level.....annarborbear said:
I was just looking at the portal activity of UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. Each school has only one transfer out, and all four of these individuals are grad transfers after receiving their degrees. So stability and real student-athletes still do exist in college sports. But you have to decide that that is what you want.
Thank-you....I am at the FAFO state of mind! Azzi Fudd's mother wears a T-Shirt: Fudd Around and Find Out!!!
Well our freshmen transfers both transferred to high D1 teams
That means both could have helped us if they stayed and are losses
Good luck to both
That means both could have helped us if they stayed and are losses
Good luck to both
Cal WBB posted on socials that coaches are traveling in South Carolina (that was successful!), Phoenix, Arizona , Dallas and Hampton, Virginia
I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:HoopDreams said:
Cal WBB posted on socials that coaches are traveling in South Carolina (that was successful!), Phoenix, Arizona , Dallas and Hampton, Virginia
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
HoopDreams said:
Cal WBB posted on socials that coaches are traveling in South Carolina (that was successful!), Phoenix, Arizona , Dallas and Hampton, Virginia
annarborbear said:
I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
Nice! I thought about making some similar guesswork. One small problem: Chantae Embry "just entered the portal" because she's one of those players out of eligibility who is preparing herself for an unlikely extra year, depending on what the courts and the NCAA decide.
Other ACC players who are similarly ineligible -- each has used up 4 non-COVID years -- but entered the portal anyway:
Andrea Daley, Boston College
Saniaa Wilson, Syracuse
Georgia Woolley, Syracuse
Myles Foster, Clemson
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
Jaeden Zackery, Clemson
Jalen Blackmon, Miami
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, NC State
Ben Middlebrooks, NC State
Breon Pass, NC State
Dontrez Styles, NC State
Jae'Lyn Withers, North Carolina
Ishmael Leggett, Pittsburgh
Jaquan Carlos, Syracuse
Jyre Davis, Syracuse
Eddie Lampkin Jr, Syracuse
Naheem McLeod, Syracuse
Lucas Taylor, Syracuse
Ben Burnham, Virginia Tech
Efton Reid III, Wake Forest
I didn't realize that future college sports eligibility is so up in the air in these various anti-trust lawsuits. I am reading that various ideas floating around include to give everyone five years (not including JC years) while eliminating any kind of additional waivers, while another idea would be to provide endless eligibility so long as you are enrolled as a student. Some say that the only way to resolve this will be for Congress to provide a very specific anti-trust exemption with their own specified eligibility limits. Hope that they will do that because I don't think any of us would like to watch 40 year old perpetual students living off of their NIL,brevity said:
)annarborbear said:
I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
Nice! I thought about making some similar guesswork. One small problem: Chantae Embry "just entered the portal" because she's one of those players out of eligibility who is preparing herself for an unlikely extra year, depending on what the courts and the NCAA decide.
We also have some 2026 class offerees in a couple of those areas:annarborbear said:I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:HoopDreams said:
Cal WBB posted on socials that coaches are traveling in South Carolina (that was successful!), Phoenix, Arizona , Dallas and Hampton, Virginia
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
5'11 PG Sage Henry, Gilbert AZ
6'2 F Cora Bennett, Converse TX
6' G Bella Flemings, San Antonio TX
This would be an excellent pickupSFCALBear72 said:We also have some 2026 class offerees in a couple of those areas:annarborbear said:I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:HoopDreams said:
Cal WBB posted on socials that coaches are traveling in South Carolina (that was successful!), Phoenix, Arizona , Dallas and Hampton, Virginia
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
5'11 PG Sage Henry, Gilbert AZ
6'2 F Cora Bennett, Converse TX
6' G Bella Flemings, San Antonio TX
Just putting a name out there. Jenessa Cotton. Duke freshman forward, 6'2. Mater Dei HS graduate.
She's in the portal.
No commitment yet.
Followed on Instagram by: Coach Eliza Pierre, Cal WBB and Puff Morris.
Hmmm.
I'm sure Puff's Etiwanda HS and Jenessa's Mater Dei HS battled quite a few times in the past few years. So, I would guess these two know each other quite well.
She's in the portal.
No commitment yet.
Followed on Instagram by: Coach Eliza Pierre, Cal WBB and Puff Morris.
Hmmm.
I'm sure Puff's Etiwanda HS and Jenessa's Mater Dei HS battled quite a few times in the past few years. So, I would guess these two know each other quite well.
I see that Chantae Embry has had two season-ending injuries, one in high school and one recently.RedlessWardrobe said:
I have identified three good players we may be after in those locations:
6'2" forward Chantae Embry who has just entered the portal from SMU (11.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
6'3" Center Kadidia Toure, Arizona State (5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg in 2023-24)
6'2" Forward Kayla Rolph, William and Mary (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
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