5 star guard, Addie Deal commits!
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It's terrific Iowa (Bluder) can go to-toe with the UConns and SCs.
Get off your lazy ass Ferentz and start recruiting like a grown-up.
Not picking a fight here.
I just felt 3A gbb in DM wasn't very good this year. I thought the girl from ELC was the best player on the court in the finals game, imo. But they can't give the award to a player that finishes on the runner-up team.
I've watched Levin for three years as they play in the WAMAC.
Deal had neither a UConn nor a South Carolina offer (assuming you meant S. Carolina and not USC).
another Hannah would be great. Curious how the scholarship room looks for 2025 and 2026 now.
Are things getting tight or could they bring in a portal player too?
Ummm...did you watch the final minutes of the SEC final the other day???
Stop not wanting Maddyn Greenway to come to Iowa. You did a good job in helping to land Deal...........don't blow your good will up so soon.
Excuse me. Mea Culpa for the UConn, SC reference. I took it for granted it would be taken as top tier. How dare I assume. However, point taken.
"By the time Deal reached five-star status last October, she had piled up offers from Iowa, Stanford, Oregon, Arizona, Tennessee, Indiana, LSU, TCU, Baylor, Oregon State, Ohio State, Iowa State, Columbia, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, BYU, Utah, USC, California, Oklahoma, Harvard, Washington State, Vanderbilt, UCLA ..."
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What a stupid post.
I watched her at state as well; she looked pretty good. However, she was also playing against 3A competition, so she should be way better than the field if she landed an offer from Iowa. So, I don't think her state tournament will tell us anything regarding how she will translate to the B1G. Sorry, but 3A Iowa GBB and B1G are completely different animals.
Jenica looked really good as well.
I look forward to seeing Levin play and compete for minutes next year and hopefully landing Jenica Lewis and the rest of the 2026 trifecta (Greenway and Bjorn).
We will see how everything shakes out.
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I would include UConn, South Carolina, LSU, Stanford, and Notre Dame as the truly ELITE schools that basically clear the rest in terms of recruiting. I'd then put Louisville right below them and a step ahead of the next tier (Ohio State, Maryland, Baylor, a few more). USC and UCLA are very trendy at the moment but haven't really achieved much yet to suggest that they will become the next blue blood (though USC has a very promising future).
With the exception of Notre Dame, the coaches in that list hold multiple national titles. Ivey is new to ND but has done an outstanding job recruiting and has returned ND to the top of the ACC in her short tenure. Louisville doesn't have a title but Jeff Walz has been to the Final Four 4 times and the title game twice -- I think that speaks for itself. Of Iowa's top targets for 2025 and 2026, it looks like the only ones with such offers include:
2025:
- Jordan Speiser: Notre Dame, LSU
- Brynn McGaughy: UConn, Stanford (though she turned the latter)
- Dee Alexander: UConn, LSU, South Carolina, Notre Dame
2026:
- Vukosa: UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford
- Lewis: UConn, Notre Dame
- Greenway: Stanford
- Bjorn: UConn, Stanford
FWIW I think Stanford and Louisville are trending down, as is UConn to a lesser extent (all 3 have a long way to go before collapsing though). Regardless, I think it would be quite a coup for Bluder to get one of the recruits who has a UConn offer. Thats a realistic next benchmark IMO.
I've done some browsing on other message boards/social media since Deal committed. LSU fans are a bit bummed/annoyed, while Stanford fans are more flabbergasted (Mater Dei is a bit of a feeder school to Stanford). It'd be very interesting to see what Husky fans would say if Bjorn or McGaughy were to choose Iowa (Lewis to Iowa might be more predictable...but she has reportedly said UConn was her dream school...and they're aware lol).
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You make valid points in regard to her level of competition but I do recall she was getting some pretty high praise last year on the AAU circuit playing against some pretty good competition. Obviously she is stepping up to a different level at Iowa but I do believe she has a really nice skill set.
Good list, though not sure LSU belongs. Not sure LSU is an elite HS recruiting school, but appears LSU will be an elite transfer/portal school.
Building something special and top talent is noticing.
Addison Deal ‘25 G #12 espnW (committed)
Emilee Skinner ‘25 G #10 espnW
Addison Bjorn ‘26 G #8 espnW
Maddyn Greenway '26 G #17 espnW
All seriously looking at Iowa. Add 3 of these guards with a big like Hays and these B1G trophies will be stacking up in Iowa City and maybe some even bigger ones. 🏆
Addison Deal ‘25 G #12 espnW (committed)
Emilee Skinner ‘25 G #10 espnW
Addison Bjorn ‘26 G #8 espnW
Maddyn Greenway '26 G #17 espnW
All seriously looking at Iowa. Add 3 of these guards with a big like Hays and these B1G trophies will be stacking up in Iowa City and maybe some even bigger ones. 🏆
Seen Madynn Greenway at the top of the stairs as I was leaving the Michigan game and she had a Hawkeye sweatshirt on. Maybe that's a clue. I wish anyway.
Is Speiser to LSU a for sure? We need front court help. 247 projects Journee as a G/F but 5'11"" is marginal. The film clips I've seen on Deal are amazing (is it true she can dunk?) Heiden at 6'4" has the post-up and forward type mobility to fit Bluder's offense. Imagine having multiple mobile bigs capable of posting with mid range, and with Heiden, 3 point range.
I would think Carver will be bursting at the seams anticipating this group of young and seasoned
Hawkeye women basketball players. Maybe Caitlin is gone but I hope the winning tradition remains.
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Well they did have the #1 recruiting class in 2023. I guess I’m just referring to Mulkey. Her titles from Baylor still factor into her sales pitch.
Good point. But struck out this year on top targets.
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Atrocious, although not shocked. Iowa survived the Georgia NCAA game last year with 2 technicals called in the last 3.8 seconds of the game for rough play. Caitlin got nailed on the last one for absolutely no purpose with the game decided.
The women must practice with the football teams.
I don't think we should let the behavior of those "girls" dictate how the game should be played and disregard for sportsmanship.Ummm...did you watch the final minutes of the SEC final the other day???
a couple minutes of highlights
Great scorer.
She wasn’t playing PG and saw only one pass. Hope she has 1/4 of CC’s vision.
She wasn’t playing PG and saw only one pass. Hope she has 1/4 of CC’s vision.
It's weird to hope that a basketball player has good vision?
No deep 2's. Not 100% sold on her yet.
Thanks for sharing. Watching these highlights of AAU (or whatever the organization) games it always looks like defense is just an annoyance. Do we really have to play defense?
Looks great! Super smooth and has that appearance that the game "slows down" for her. Gonna be a ton of fun to watch her!
Bluder coached the women up and used the talents of a generational player
Different jobs…if she had Caitlin’s court vision she probably would be a point guard
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ESPN does write ups from time to time on stand-out recruits and she was included in such a story. She was listed among the 2 most versatile players in the Class of 2025. She could conceivably play anything 1-4, especially in Iowa's system. My guess is she will start at the 3 as a freshman (replacing Affolter). She could of course play the 2 as well if her defense is as good as described (see below) -- but I suspect McCabe will be our go to SG for the next two seasons and the 3 will make most sense.
However, if injuries were hamper our backcourt (not out of the realm of possibilities, considering Guyton has already torn an ACL) or perhaps if Jensen strikes gold with more SF/Ws in '25/'26, Deal could easily slide to SG, PF or PG (in the latter case, it could be an invaluable way to keep the most talented players all on the floor). The relevant excerpt about her category of players below:
These are the players who bring everyone together. They can fill needs on their teams even if it changes game to game. They are comfortable all over the floor and know how to make the best of each and every opportunity. They can lead their team in scoring, they can facilitate, or they can take on the number one defensive assignment. Sometimes it can be subtle, but not to the coaches who recruit them - it is outstanding. Here are some of the most versatile players in the country.
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Oh, I understood your point. It was just silly. It's like mocking someone for wanting Hannah Stuelke to develop a three point shot.
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