6 overall recruit in the Class of 2023 by ESPN, she is averaging 23.4 points, 7.5 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 steals, shooting 48.2 percent . " We were able to get exactly what we needed. She was named the AP's Wisconsin State Player of the Year. With the three signings, ESPN ranks UConn's 2023 recruiting class as No. UConn women's basketball officially announces 2022 recruiting class Isuneh Brady and Ayanna Patterson both signed their national letters of intent to play for the Huskies on Wednesday. But most importantly, she wanted a team that had a family atmosphere. With that criteria, its little surprise Shade ended up with UConn. STORRS We've clearly entered a new era in UConn women's basketball, one in which transfers and . She has represented Egypt in FIBA competition three times, including the 2021 FIBA U16 African Championship, the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup and the 2022 FIBA U18 African Women's Championship. This is a carousel. "I'm really excited to get the opportunity and time when we both can put on our jerseys together and play together just because we played against each other in high school all four years, so it will be really exciting for us to be together and play with each other next year," current UConn freshman and fellow Indiana native Ayanna Patterson said. UConn on SNY. Archives. to its first state championship since 1987, made a fan of Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton, Recruiting: Ashlynn Shade is a perfect fit for UConn, State of the roster: What Ashlynn Shade's commitment means for UConn, With 2022 recruiting class, Huskies hope to have assembled frontcourt of the future, UConn womens basketball officially announces 2022 recruiting class. WNBA and International Basketball. So we knew what we needed and we got it.". In 2021, Arnold also helped the U.S. win the FIBA Americas U16 Championship. 4 Huskies to Host Xavier on Senior Night, No. Off Topic. She arrived in Connecticut on Sunday and began classes Monday. She was named Gatorade's Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Outside of writing, she enjoys spontaneous adventures, reading, hiking and visiting her family back home in Portland, Ore. Maggie Vanoni / Hearst Connecticut Media Grouo, 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, Girls ice hockey top performances from conference tournaments, GameTimeCT Top 10 Girls Basketball Poll (March 1), CIAC boys basketball tournament scoreboard and schedule, UConn men kick off March with last home game of season vs. DePaul, CT native named Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator, Latest GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Hockey Poll. Shade led Noblesville High School to the state championship last season, scoring 31 points in the title game. She can push the tempo for us. ESPN ranking: 6 A lifelong UConn fan, Arnold was the first 2023 recruit to commit to the Huskies. 0. Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? I think we accomplished all those things. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. 5 recruit Ashlynn Shade commits to UConn womens basketball, Preview: No. "And relatively speaking, they were not hard to recruit. She comes to UConn with extensive USA Basketball experience. The UConn women's basketball team added to their 2023 recruiting class on Saturday morning as 2023 4-Star G Qadence Samuels announced her commitment to the Huskies.The 6'2 star from from Forestville, Maryland announced the news on Twitter. BIG EAST Conference. 2024 Women's Basketball Commitments By raoul on August 29, 2021 ( 0 ) D-I women's basketball commitments for the 2024 recruiting class, arranged alphabetically by school (last updated: February 21, 2023 ). Before joining Hearst, she covered all things UCLA athletics for the OC Register. You can't even pigeonhole her into a position, you can just say she's just a really good basketball player.". NCAA Women's Bracketology: 2023 women's college basketball projections. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com. In the summaries below, the date when a list was announced is noted in parentheses. Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (38th season in 2022-23). They kept basketball at the forefront of why they wanted to be here. Note for early signing period and beyond: Players who signed an NLI with the school (or are otherwise definitively committed) are indicated with ^ before their name. Shade comes to Storrs from Noblesville, Indiana. Before joining Hearst, she covered all things UCLA athletics for the OC Register. 41. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment, No. University of Connecticut Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sport Navigation Menu Women's Basketball More Schedule Roster Coaches News Stats 2022-23 Season Stats (PDF) 2022-23 BIG EAST Stats. We needed to be quicker at point guard and we did, you know, KK's like that. . Shade is ESPN's No. El Alfy is a 6-foot-4 center from Cairo, Egypt and chose UConn over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Maryland, Michigan, NC State, Louisville, Oregon, UCLA and UNC. 7, and Samuels is ranked 35th in the class.women's college basketball 2022women's college basketball full gamewomen's college basketball highlightsuconn women's basketball azzi fudduconn women's basketball paige bueckersuconn women's basketball geno auriemmaazzi fuddazzi fudd basketballazzi fudd uconnazzi fudd espnazzi fudd highlightskamorea arnold uconnkamorea arnold basketballkamorea arnold commitmentkamorea arnold highlightskamorea arnold espnkk arnoldkk arnold uconnkk arnold highlightskk arnold espnkk arnold uconnwomen's college basketballwomen's college basketball livewomen's college basketball 2022women's college basketball highlightswomen's college basketball espnwomen's college basketball tournamentwomen's college basketball uconnwomen's college basketball dunkswomen's college basketball full gamewomen's college basketball championship 2022women's college basketball highlights 2022women's college basketball recruitingwomen's college basketball paige bueckerspaige bueckers uconnpaige bueckers interviewpaige bueckers highlight reelpaige bueckers injurypaige bueckers dunkpaige bueckers and azzipaige bueckers uconn full gamepaige bueckers uconn vs arkansaspaige bueckers uconn vs ucfpaige bueckers uconn vs indianapaige bueckers uconn vs nc statepaige bueckers uconn vs stanfordpaige bueckers uconn highlightsuconn women's basketballuconn women's basketball 2022uconn women's basketball 2021uconn women's basketball highlightsuconn women's basketball snyuconn women's basketball gameuconn women's basketball full gameuconn women's basketball geno auriemmauconn women's basketball vs south carolinauconn women's basketball vs nc stateuconn women's basketball vs bayloruconn women's basketball liveqadence samuelsqadence samuels basketballqadence samuels highlightsqadence samuels espnqadence samuels uconn The Huskies look to keep their momentum rolling against the Blue Demons. Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. On Monday night, UNC landed a commitment from five-star post player Ciera Toomey. It was hearing UConn coach Geno Auriemma repeat the words of her late grandmother that helped convince Samuels that Storrs was where she needed to be. UConn women's basketball came back in the. She was named Gatorade's Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. El Alfy Enrolls Early, Joins UConn Women's Basketball Program - University of Connecticut Athletics Skip To Main Content University of Connecticut Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sport. 6-ranked recruit in the Class of 2023 and the second-ranked point guard. Shade, who committed to the Husky program in January, is a 5-foot-10 guard from Noblesville, Indiana. JANA El ALFY Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Utah take the top-four spots; each team would take the No. The 5-9 guard from Noblesville picked up yet another noteworthy . [email protected] @maggie_vanoni, UConn women's basketball's recruits KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade named McDonald's All-Americans. The Connecticut Huskies will be throwing Shade come the 2023-24 women's basketball season. Watching her play this summer, it was especially noticeable how aggressive she was getting into the lane, and defensively being disruptive. Here in this new video we break down the latest in women's basketball recruiting, as UConn has sent an offer to 2023 5-Star P Ciera Toomey. I think she's one of the better shooters coming out of this class. She was a member of the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, helping the team to gold. Name. 20 Providence. Odds & lines subject to change. She comes to Connecticut after growing up and working all along the West Coast, including stops at The Seattle Times and The Orange County Register. 1 LSU and No. This summer she represented Egypt in the FIBA U18 African Championship and averaged 24.7 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the tournament. There's an understanding from everyone of where Jana wants to go and what Jana wants to be. 0.9751. UConn women's basketball 2023 recruits Kamorea "KK" Arnold and Ashlynn Shade have been named McDonald's All-Americans, as announced by ESPN's NBA Today Tuesday afternoon. We need to get tougher physically and be able to score other than just the 3-point line and Ashlynn does that and (she) defends like crazy. She wants to set an example for all the young girls not just in Egypt but in all of Africa.". Director of Women's Basketball Recruiting Operations and Student-Athlete Development. STORRS, CT The University of Connecticut women's basketball team will be welcoming two top 5 freshmen next season as head coach Geno Auriemma announced the program's 2022 signing class. The Huskies are ranked No. . 5 player in the class of 2023 according to ESPN. In landing three top-20 recruits, Niele Ivey's Fighting Irish went from unranked to No. El Alfy also competed for Al Ahly Sporting Club. Meanwhile, Shade is a 5-foot-10 guard from Noblesville, Indiana. Updated: 8:30 PM EST November 9, 2022. The outright Big Ten champions for the first time in program history acquitted themselves well, even in defeat, and were 1.5 seconds away from . 41-ranked player by ESPN. UConn women: Senior Night deja vu for Juhasz, Senechal. After initially leaning toward committing to Miami, Samuels committed to UConn in June after taking a last-minute unofficial visit to Storrs. We think of all the point guards that are coming out of high school, she fit us better than anyone else.". 5 in the recruiting class rankings for the 2023 cycle. Geno Auriemma on Ashlynn Shade: UConn women's basketball's two 2023 commitments have both been named the best players in their respective states. Ranked the No. 12K views 2 years ago Here in this video we break down UConn Women's Basketball and their early targets for the class of 2023. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 15-ranked player. All rights reserved. Yarin Hasson, a versatile 6-foot-9, 205-pound forward from Gan Yavne,. At the other end of the court, it ranks 63rd with 59.8 points allowed per game. She had not verbally committed to UConn, so the announcement that she signed with the program was somewhat of a surprise and came later in the day. Here in this video we break down UConn Women's Basketball and their early targets for the class of 2023. A third recruit from the high school Class of 2023 has decided to join the UConn women's basketball team. This is a carousel. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Speaking of Patterson, the 6-foot-2 forward may have missed out on Gatorade Player of the Year but shes still picked up plenty of accolades. 13 guard. Arnold is ESPN's No. UConn and Women's College Basketball. As a junior last season, Arnold averaged 24.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 4.4 steals per game, leading Germantown to the Greater Metro Conference championship. All rights reserved. As a junior, Shade averaged 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals last season. She has participated in the NBA Academy Women's Program since 2019 fellow alums include current UConn players Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Mhl. Gambling problem? Earlier in the state tournament, Shades Nobesville team ended the high school career of fellow UConn commit Ayanna Patterson, who will join the Huskies ahead of next season. 2022-23 Media Center. We rank the top 25 girls' high school basketball programs in the country for the 2022-23 season. 2 despite the loss to Iowa. pic.twitter.com/cbpoqG8RH8. Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). Team. Shade recently led Noblesville High School to its first state championship since 1987 and made a fan of Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton with 31 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals in the title game. Samuels is the No. Women's Basketball She was named the 2022 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year. 2 Arizona. UConn announced the signings on social media to mark the first day of the early national signing period (which runs Wednesday through Nov. 16). 64 13 1. . "We're excited as can be about our class," Auriemma said. Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth . and was offered nearly 40 Division I scholarships. The Pennsylvania native has a loaded list of offers that also includes Baylor, UNC, Ohio State, Maryland, NC State and many others. Qadence Samuels on her unofficial visit to UConn on June 16, 2022. Arnold was named the 2022 AP Wisconsin State Player of the Year and the Wisconsin Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year. Nika Mhl breaks UConns single-season assist record vs. Xavier. Women's Basketball She sent a congratulatory text to fellow 2023 commit Qadence Samuels when she made. They are guard's Judea Watkins, Milayisa Fulwiley and Jada. She played her first three years at Noblesville High before transferring to La Lumiere, a local prep school. Its crazy, Patterson told the IndyStar postgame. At the 2022 U18 African Championship, El Alfy led the tournament with 24.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, leading Egypt to silver. She can score, she can rebound. 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