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. 14 UConn mens basketball vs. DePaul | 7 p.m. UConn women's basketball picked up its first 2023 recruit as Kamorea "KK" Arnold, the No. She has participated in the NBA Academy Women's Program since 2019 fellow alums include current UConn players Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Mhl. 4 UConn pulls out 72-69 win over DePaul. SLC semifinals between Cromwell, Morgan should be classic, UConn men vs. DePaul: Time, TV and what you need to know, Patrick Cantlay commits to 2023 Travelers Championship, ESPN ranks UConn's 2023 recruiting class as No. Its crazy, Patterson told the IndyStar postgame. 13 guard. El Alfy is the first player from Egypt in program history. As a junior, Shade averaged 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals last season. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. A 6-foot-4 center from Cairo, Egypt Welcome to UConn, Jana! Gambling problem? She also won Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 along with being named the AP MaxPreps Player of the Year for her home state. A third recruit from the high school Class of 2023 has decided to join the UConn women's basketball team. She also won both awards in 2021 as a sophomore. Shes regarded as a bulldog on the court despite her smaller stature and is willing to do whatever is needed to help her team win. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 15), Qadence Samuels (No. 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. So that's even better. The Connecticut Huskies will be throwing Shade come the 2023-24 women's basketball season. KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade both earned the honor of being the best girls basketball players in their respective home states. A 6-foot-2 guard, Poffenbarger was a huge get for Arkansas. 14 UConn mens basketball vs. DePaul | 7 p.m. 4 UConn for the first time . In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com. El Alfy will be UConn's first player from Egypt. 11/9/2022 7:45:00 PM. By. Bracketology: Huskies stock rising after dispatching Providence, UConn mens hockey survives Alaska Anchorage in overtime, 4-3, Takeaways: Huskies offense shines in beatdown of No. The 2023 McDonald's All-American game will be played in Houston at the Toyota Center on March 28, 2023. Main Board. 41) and Jana El Alfy all signed with the Huskies as part of the Class of 2023 incoming freshmen class. 1 . 41. Until there is definitive word that a player will be taking advantage of this extra year, the WBB Blog scholarship charts will not reflect this extra eligibility. Shade and Samuels' trip will mark their official visits to Storrs after both previously verbally . She appeared in 12 games at UConn before entering the transfer portal on Nov. 15 and committing to Arkansas on Nov. 26. KK Arnold earned the Wisconsin Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year while Ashlynn Shade claimed the Indiana Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year. 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 H. 41-ranked player by ESPN. 2022-23 stats: 29.1 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 apg. She could be UConn's point guard of the future, replacing Paige Bueckers after the star graduates. Offers come and go, so some offers listed may no longer be on the table, and some offers are erroneously reported. All three of UConn women's basketball's Class of 2023 commits will be in attendance at First Night Friday at Gampel Pavilion. UConn womens basketballs 2023 commits named state Gatorade Players of the Year, Preview: No. Kamorea Arnold, 5-8 PG, Germantown HS (WI) The 5-9 guard from Noblesville picked up yet another noteworthy . MaxPreps put Arnold on its All-American Second Team last year as well. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment, No. Current Huskies Ice Brady, Ayanna Patterson, Azzi Fudd, Paige Bueckers, Caroline Ducharme, Amari DeBerry and Aubrey Griffin were also named McDonald's All-Americans while in high school. She was named Gatorade's Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She sent a congratulatory text to fellow 2023 commit Qadence Samuels when she made. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "I think the skills Jana has are skills that translate well into the way basketball is played today. South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Utah take the top-four spots; each team would take 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. But she has this edge to her that's really dynamic. Samuels is the No. 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. I like the history behind the school and how competitive their basketball program was and currently still is. She's a really impressive shooter and she's not adverse to mixing it up and she wants to take big shots. Patterson has already earned a spot in the McDonalds All-American game and was presented with her jersey on Tuesday. The Pennsylvania native has a loaded list of offers that also includes Baylor, UNC, Ohio State, Maryland, NC State and many others. "KK's probably the first point guard since Moriah [Jefferson] that plays at that pace and is a little bit stronger. Currently, the high school senior is averaging 23.6 points, 7.4 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game. It's also our second-to-last ESPN . . Ashlynn Shade, the No. Maggie.Vanoni@hearstmediact.com @maggie_vanoni, UConn women's basketball receives National Letters of Intent from four Class of 2023 recruits. I think she's one of the better shooters coming out of this class. Arnold has been in touch with many of her future teammates, including Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Nika Mhl. Qadence Samuels on her unofficial visit to UConn on June 16, 2022. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. UConns other 2022 signee, Ice Brady, will also participate in the McDonalds All-American game and was named a Naismith Second Team High School All-American. Gambling problem? El Alfy will be UConn's first player from Egypt. She is third 2023 recruit to commit to UConn, following guards Ashlynn Shade and KK Arnold. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We wanted to get quicker in the back court, we wanted to get longer on the wing, we wanted to physically get a little tougher and we wanted to add more athleticism and skill up front. 3, committed to the Husky program in January, Geno Auriemma gives bleak assessment as UConn womens basketball looks to find footing in March: 'Poorly coached team. 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 . Jayden Ross Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, NY) She's one of those kids that is deceptively competitive. The last week of regular-season play for ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC women's basketball brought some huge crowds, historic victories and unforgettable shots. This summer, Arnold represented the U.S. on the international stage at the 2022 3x3 World Cup. Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (38th season in 2022-23). 20182023 WBB Blog. Score By Period. Shade was in Storrs and sat behind the Huskies bench. 4 Huskies to Host Xavier on Senior Night, No. Arnold, Shade, Samuels and El Alfy will make up the Huskies' four-player. We feel like we're getting a great group and they're all coming here for the right reasons.". Rankings; Champ Week; Women's Tournament Challenge; NCAA Tournament Dates; 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. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Wednesday is the first day of the weeklong early signing period for Division I men's and women's basketball players. Samuels plays AAU for Team Takeover. Shade is the second 2023 prospect to commit to UConn, joining KK Arnold, a guard rated as the No. Shade led Noblesville High School to the state championship last season, scoring 31 points in the title game. This is a carousel. She was named the AP's Wisconsin State Player of the Year. "There were needs that we felt we needed to address, and we feel that we addressed each and every one of them. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 10. She was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year and last season as a junior averaged 20.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. UConn womens basketball 2023 recruits Kamorea "KK"Arnold and Ashlynn Shade have been named McDonalds All-Americans, as announced by ESPNs NBA Today Tuesday afternoon. The junior surpassed Sue Birds mark of 231 assists in the first quarter of Mondays game. PG, 5-9, Germantown, Wis., Germantown High School 2022-23 BIG EAST Stats (PDF) Additional Links. UConn women's basketball will have nine players available for the first time since Dec. 21 as Caroline Ducharme makes her return from a concussion against Creighton on Wednesday night.. She's a big kid who's athletic and can play on the perimeter. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Transfer Waiver Tracker for 2021-22 Season, Transfer Waiver Tracker for 2020-21 Season, Whos In, Whos Out for the 2020-21 Season, Transfer Waivers Granted for 2019-20 Season, Power 5 Transfer Additions for the 201920 Season, Transfer Waivers Granted for 2018-19 Season, Extra Eligibility Tracker: Players Returning to Current School, Programs Opting-Out of /Discontinuing Season. D-I women's basketball commitments for the 2023 recruiting class, arranged alphabetically by school (last updated: February 21, 2023 ). 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. " We were able to get exactly what we needed. Ranked the No. Outside of writing, she enjoys spontaneous adventures, reading, hiking and visiting her family back home in Portland, Ore. 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. February 26, 2023. Though she's not necessarily the tallest player at 5-foot-9, she has a strong frame and uses. Kamorea Arnold, 5-8 PG, Germantown HS (WI) [offered July 2021; committed 11/22/2021: other finalists: Baylor, Duke,Florida,Kentucky,Louisville, Marquette,North Carolina,Notre Dame,Ohio State,South Carolina, and Wisconsin], Jana El Alfy, 6-4 C, Cairo, Egypt [signed 11/9/2022; enrolled early, in January 2023], Qadence Samuels, 6-1 W, Bishop McNamara HS (Forestville, MD) [committed 6/25/2022], Ashlynn Shade, 5-10 G, La Lumiere School (La Porte, IN) {previously attended Noblesville HS (IN)} [offered July 2021; committed 1/12/2022; other finalists: Indiana, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt], Madison Booker, 6-1 W, Germantown HS (Madison, MS) [offered July 2021; UConn among nine finalists announced in September 2021, not among three finalists announced in September 2022], Breya Cunningham, 6-4 C, La Jolla Country Day School (San Diego, CA) [UConn among eight finalists announced in August 2021; not among five finalists announced in May 2022], Riley Stack, 6-4 W/F, Wren HS (Piedmont, SC) [committed to Coastal Carolina, July 2022], Ciera Toomey, 6-4 F/C, Dunmore HS (PA) [offered July 2021; UConn among eight finalists announced in October 2021; committed to North Carolina, April 2022], See next page for 2024 commitments and targets for UConn womens basketball. Carley Mooney. Andrea Hudy . ', Weather service warns of black ice as snowstorm winds down, 'Saturday Night Live' skit with Woody Harrelson takes place at Naval Submarine Base New London, Bo Hickey, former New Canaan hockey, football coach and NFL player, has died. SLC semifinals between Cromwell, Morgan should be classic, UConn men vs. DePaul: Time, TV and what you need to know, Patrick Cantlay commits to 2023 Travelers Championship, become Paige Bueckers replacement at point guard, Geno Auriemma gives bleak assessment as UConn womens basketball looks to find footing in March: 'Poorly coached team. South Carolina Women's Basketball: News Recruiting Schedule Roster Stats SEC Polls Scholarships South Carolina women's basketball targets Maliyiah Mason, Forward, 6-0 Gray Collegiate, West Columbia, SC HoopGurlz rank: NR Recruiting profile (+) Qadence Samuels a 6-foot-2 wing from Bishop McNamara High in Forestville,. Director of Women's Basketball Recruiting Operations and Student-Athlete Development. Title. pic.twitter.com/cbpoqG8RH8. UConn women's basketball's two 2023 commitments have both been named the best players in their respective states. Before joining Hearst, she covered all things UCLA athletics for the OC Register. ASHLYNN SHADE Shes a great player and I hope to play with her one day.. QADENCE SAMUELS 5 player in the class of 2023 according to ESPN. 5 recruit Ashlynn Shade commits to UConn womens basketball, Preview: No. Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). She helped led Team USA to victory to earn her second gold medal. You can't even pigeonhole her into a position, you can just say she's just a really good basketball player.". She played her first three years at Noblesville High before transferring to La Lumiere, a local prep school. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. 5 recruit Ashlynn Shade commits to UConn women's basketball The Huskies land their second 2023 commit. 2023 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. 4 Huskies to Host Xavier on Senior Night, No. SG. St. John's beat No. 20 Providence. The UConn women's basketball team's sophomore had surgery to repair her left hip labrum on April 28, an injury she sustained in high school. Hopefully one day she is bleeding blue at UConn. We rank the top 25 girls' high school basketball programs in the country for the 2022-23 season. UConn Women's Basketball Recruiting 2025 UConn Women's Basketball Commitments Kelis Fisher, 5-9 PG, IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) / hometown: Baltimore, MD [offered October 2022; committed 1/27/2023] 2025 Targets Jasmine "Jazzy" Davidson, 6-1 W, Clackamas HS (OR) Bella Hines, 5-9 CG, Eldorado HS (Albuquerque, NM) The 2022-23 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 38th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on their campus in Storrs and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. COMMITTED #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/RT3fFVrS3V. A 6-foot-2 wing from Forestville, MDWelcome to UConn, Qadence! 15), Qadence Samuels (No. Tracking women's basketball prospects in the 2023 recruiting class who have (or had) a publicly reported list of finalists (last updated: November 16, 2022 ). * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 4 UConn pulls out 72-69 win over DePaul. STORRS, Conn. The UConn women's basketball team will welcome four freshmen next season as head coach Geno Auriemma announced the program's 2023 signing class Wednesday. 5 player in the class of 2023, announced her commitment to UConn womens basketball on Wednesday morning. UConn women's basketball recruiting 2023 No. UConn commit KK Arnold in Minneapolis for the Final Four. Updated: 8:30 PM EST November 9, 2022. 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 ). Archives. KK Arnold earned the Wisconsin Gatorade Girls' Basketball Player of. Meanwhile, Shade is a 5-foot-10 guard from Noblesville, Indiana. The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a . So we knew what we needed and we got it.". UConn women's basketball came back in the. UConn Women's Basketball Forum This forum is for fans to discuss UConn's 11 National Championships; UConn women's basketball recruiting; Coach Geno Auriemma; music; trivia, etc. She was named Gatorade's Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. In the same story, she also laid out the parameters for what she wanted in her future home. 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. 8 player in the class by ESPN. Number of 2024 prospects committed: 95 Arnold also represented Team USA at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup, aiding the team to bring home gold for the third straight year. Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: South Carolina still on top, Baylor rising 2y ESPN.com 2021 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: South Carolina starts at No. 2 despite the loss to Iowa. We need to get bigger and longer, more athletic on the wing and Qadence certainly is that and can shoot it. Out of Middletown High School in Maryland, she was the No. 30 recruit in the class of 2020 and the No. UConn womens basketballs two 2023 commitments have both been named the best players in their respective states. It was her third major surgery in five years. UConn and Women's College Basketball. WNBA and International Basketball. She was named a Naismith First Team High School All-American and is one of five finalists for the Indiana Miss Basketball Award. "I like who we're bringing in," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Wednesday. SG, 5-10, Noblesville, Ind., La Lumiere 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment, No. In landing three top-20 recruits, Niele Ivey's Fighting Irish went from unranked to No. Samuels averaged 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season. Geno Auriemma on Ashlynn Shade: "When I talk about getting tougher, getting physically tougher, and getting more athletic, I don't think there's anyone like Ashlynn who's physically tougher and who's that athletic and has that kind of midrange and is that competitive defensively. The Huskies look to keep their momentum rolling against the Blue Demons. Before joining Hearst, she covered all things UCLA athletics for the OC Register. Signed. UConn commit Ashlynn Shade has been playing basketball since the second grade. Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth . UConn commit Ashlynn Shade of Noblesville High in Indiana. On Monday night, UNC landed a commitment from five-star post player Ciera Toomey. They kept going back to I want to play basketball at UConn, I want to go to UConn because I think that's where I can reach my full potential. The 2023 McDonald's All-American game will be played in Houston at the Toyota Center on March 28, 2023. 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. ", A 5-foot-10 guard from Noblesville, INWelcome to UConn, Ashlynn! Jaylin Stewart Garfield (Seattle, WA) 6-6 / 210. With fatigue taking an . "Qadence addresses our desire to get more athletic, to get longer. Assistant AD for Women's Basketball Administration. 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