Skinner and Deal would be lethal if the staff could pull that off. Those are top 10 kids in multiple ranking services.
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She's a 26, he mixed up Bjorn with Libby Fandel in the original tweet as well. At least we got some 📸.
Recruiting is so frustrating for me; can't imagine what it's like for the staff. They're such a class act.
Ok. I sat there watching them the whole time. But you go ahead and tell me what I saw.
I believe the lady in the gray Iowa shirt is Deals mom.
Love that she has an Iowa shirt on! Hopefully, she and Maddyn's mom bonded lol
Lewis got in on a paid ticket...so would not have had the access that others did. Notice on the photo posted she did not have the access badge.
Yes. The whole staff hugged her mom. dad and brother.
That would be incredible, Would love to add a post like Hays as well.🙏
2028 G Logan Girias from Washington recently visited
Addie sar a few rows in front of us. She seemed like she was into the hawks!
Resort to name calling...classic diversion tactic. But you are still incorrect.
I'm curious: where do they seat the recruits? Families in the same section I assume?
What a stupid, petty thing to argue about. The coaches know a heck of alot more about how to recruit these young ladies, than you both do. They know how to balance their time and attention on each. FWIW, time is spent before and after the game with these young ladies. Something we don't see.
Getting them to Iowa City is a big deal. Carver was loud and proud, probably like nothing they have ever witnessed. Great campus and facilities, weather was nice and Iowa City is a nice community. I truly appreciate what coach Bluder and her staff feels is important besides basketball - preparing these young women for the next 40 years.
Wow. so there are pictures of Addi Deal and her mother and your saying that she wasn't there. And as far as the name calling, I just call them as I see them.
The recruits and families are in the lower parts of LL and KK. It was awesome last game. Lots of them.
Just going by what I was witnessing. And no, I wasn't behind the scenes to see how much attention was spent on the other recruits. But what I witnessed was pretty telling who they are recruiting the hardest out of all the recruits that were there.
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I sat next to Teagan Mallegnis dad. Nice guy.
The one game I seen of her on TV that's a big 10-4
I understand that the focus of these threads is around finding the best hoop prospects and winning games. As much as I occasionally question Bluder's decisions, I absolutely admire her perspective around recruiting great students and young women of character. She understands that "student" comes before "athlete", and that she is helping to prepare those in her charge for the world, not just for the WNBA.
The overall excitement around the Iowa program, and the insane atmosphere in these games has to be an incredible recruiting tool for a program that might otherwise be a tough sell. I'll be a bit shocked if the past two seasons doesn't swing a few major recruits our direction.
I’m shocked that it hasn’t already paid huge dividends. Really we’ve only received one commitment that is what I would call unusual for our program to this point in Ava Heiden. Hopefully the upcoming classes change that.
And Heiden, like O’Grady, has family connections to the State of Iowa that made the Hawkeyes an easier sell.
I believe the next two classes (25&26) will determine whether Iowa truly takes the next step in becoming a true elite program, Lisa and staff realize they may have a once in a lifetime chance to truly elevate the program to be on a UConn/S.Carolina/LSU level in the near future, The iron will never be hotter in regard to positive energy and media surrounding the program. I guess for me the one X factor when going after the truly elite players is how much of a factor will NIL play.
I agree-- I think being competitive in the NIL space and our team's performance this postseason will have a significant impact.
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It would be great if the SWARM could provide an option to donate any amount directly to the WBB team rather than only allowing donations of $1K or more. More people would be willing to donate if a more affordable donation option was available. Additionally, I hope they will make more of an effort to promote donations to the Swarm for WBB, especially during this post-season when our program will be most visible. Our WBB team has a legitimate chance to become a top-tier program post-Clark if we approach this properly. Otherwise, it may be too little, too late.
Furthermore, I feel like once we secure a big-name recruit from out of state in the 2025 class (looking at you, Addie Deal), the rest of the recruits will be more inclined to commit. If we get a commitment from her and another top recruit, we may have a chance at landing Lewis, Greenway, and Bjorn, as they clearly seem to be friends and have already visited the campus a lot.
Well said, and I respect the obvious stepped-up effort Bluder, Jensen & staff are making on the recruiting trail. I also agree with the calculated risk they are taking in not offering a player like Zediker, and letting her go to Creighton. But even with all the momentum in the program, the recruiting hill is still steep for Iowa.
I’ve been skeptical that they can up their recruiting game and attract McDonald AA tier players, which is what it takes to have any kind of staying power as an elite WBB team. It’s hard after 24 years to become something new. But if ever there was a time to try, it’s now.
Yes - but can be done. South Carolina made their first Final Four in 2015.
Not sure Dawn Staley’s ability to elevate recruiting at South Carolina is a good comp for Bluder at Iowa.
If Caitlin is 6', Bjorn is 6'??????
Black and gold would look good, Miss Addison!
Anyone know how tall she is, or how tall her parents are? She looks like she might be around 5'8" or 5'9 as an eighth grader.
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Listed at 5'11" here.
After what has transpired with cc, the publicity, the iowa fans, the national championship game, just everything that has happened the last few years if we don't get some high, high level recruits to come we never will
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