Iowa WBB 2027 Recruiting Thread
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Known Offers
Brinley Altenburg, 5-7 SG, Sioux Falls Jefferson HS (SD) [offered July 2024]
Caroline Bradley, 6-5 C, Oak Grove HS (LA) [offered July 2024]
Finley Chastain, 6-0 SG, Faith Family Academy (Oak Cliff, TX) [offered June 2024]
Brookeslee Colvin, 5-8 PG, Coeur d’Alene HS (ID) [offered October 2023]
Harper Dunn, 6-6 C, Corona HS (NM) [offered July 2024]
Sydney Savoury, 6-0 SG/W, Belleville HS (MI) [offered April 2022]
Nation Williams, 6-2 F/C, Centennial HS (Las Vegas, NV) [offered June 2024]
Mya Wilson, 6-1 CG, Hill-Murray School (Maplewood, MN) [Visited 10/21/23]
Brinley Altenburg, 5-7 SG, Sioux Falls Jefferson HS (SD) [offered July 2024]
Caroline Bradley, 6-5 C, Oak Grove HS (LA) [offered July 2024]
Finley Chastain, 6-0 SG, Faith Family Academy (Oak Cliff, TX) [offered June 2024]
Brookeslee Colvin, 5-8 PG, Coeur d’Alene HS (ID) [offered October 2023]
Harper Dunn, 6-6 C, Corona HS (NM) [offered July 2024]
Sydney Savoury, 6-0 SG/W, Belleville HS (MI) [offered April 2022]
Nation Williams, 6-2 F/C, Centennial HS (Las Vegas, NV) [offered June 2024]
Mya Wilson, 6-1 CG, Hill-Murray School (Maplewood, MN) [Visited 10/21/23]
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This offer announcement seems like more than your usual statement of gratitude.
“After attending the Women’s Final Four in Dallas in 2023, and watching their dance continue the next year in 2024, I never dreamed I would be talking to the head coach of the Hawkeyes, receiving an offer to play for the University of Iowa. This whole experience feels like a dream and I cannot help but continue to feel so honored and grateful. Thank you for the vote of confidence Coach Jensen.“
~Harper Dunn (July, 2024)
Appears to be exceptionally athletic 6ft6 Center.
“After attending the Women’s Final Four in Dallas in 2023, and watching their dance continue the next year in 2024, I never dreamed I would be talking to the head coach of the Hawkeyes, receiving an offer to play for the University of Iowa. This whole experience feels like a dream and I cannot help but continue to feel so honored and grateful. Thank you for the vote of confidence Coach Jensen.“
~Harper Dunn (July, 2024)
Appears to be exceptionally athletic 6ft6 Center.
While she doesn’t have an offer yet, Another 27 to keep an eye on is Katie Muller from Dowling,
Bradley only has a visit to LSU on her page. She’s from Louisiana. But she follows the Jan/Bluder, Clark, and even Lucy Olsen. Also Martin, Gustafson.. and Jordan Bohannon!
Dunn, Savoury, and Williams have no visits on their page. Williams and Kate Martin have Aces connections with her dad working for the Aces.
Clark in Wilson’s last pic! Love that she was there!
This thread is off to an excellent start.
Here's ESPN's Top 25 for the class: https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2027
One thing that makes this Class tough for Iowa is none of the top 25 are from Iowa or a border state.
Contrast that with 2026 (link here) where 6 of the top 25 players are from Iowa or a border state. Same story so far in 2028 (link here) where again 6 of ESPN's initial 25 names are from Iowa or a border state.
I've held off on posting this thread in part because I don't have a great feel yet for who Iowa's top targets in this class are.
One thing that makes this Class tough for Iowa is none of the top 25 are from Iowa or a border state.
Contrast that with 2026 (link here) where 6 of the top 25 players are from Iowa or a border state. Same story so far in 2028 (link here) where again 6 of ESPN's initial 25 names are from Iowa or a border state.
I've held off on posting this thread in part because I don't have a great feel yet for who Iowa's top targets in this class are.
ESPN Top 25
5. Bradley
11. Williams
18. Chastain
22. Dunn
The coaching staff follows a decent amount of the others on Instagram. Jan, Raina, Abby.. are J/R/A obviously
1. Kaleena Smith
Followed by and Follows J, R, and A
2. Ivanna Wilson Manyacka
Followed by and Follows Raina
4. Jordyn Palmer
6. Jezelle Banks both follow Clark
7. Micah Ojo
Followed by and Follows Jan and Abby
8. Ryan Carter
Follows Iowa Wbb and Clark
13. Jayla Forbes
Followed by J/A Follows Bluder/Jan/CC/Connor/KM/Iowa wbb
14. Jemini Mitchell
Followed by J/A Follows Jan/CC
15. Jessie Moses
Follows Bluder/Jan/Iowa Wbb
16. Eve Long
Followed by J/R/A Follows Jan/CC/Iowa Wbb
17. Khalia Hartwell
19. Miciah Fusilier
Both are followed by J/A Follow Jan
23. Sydney Mobley
Followed by J/A Follows are private
24. KieAundria Acree
Follows Clark
25(on 247). Finley Parker
Follows J/R/Bluder/Iowa Wbb
5. Bradley
11. Williams
18. Chastain
22. Dunn
The coaching staff follows a decent amount of the others on Instagram. Jan, Raina, Abby.. are J/R/A obviously
1. Kaleena Smith
Followed by and Follows J, R, and A
2. Ivanna Wilson Manyacka
Followed by and Follows Raina
4. Jordyn Palmer
6. Jezelle Banks both follow Clark
7. Micah Ojo
Followed by and Follows Jan and Abby
8. Ryan Carter
Follows Iowa Wbb and Clark
13. Jayla Forbes
Followed by J/A Follows Bluder/Jan/CC/Connor/KM/Iowa wbb
14. Jemini Mitchell
Followed by J/A Follows Jan/CC
15. Jessie Moses
Follows Bluder/Jan/Iowa Wbb
16. Eve Long
Followed by J/R/A Follows Jan/CC/Iowa Wbb
17. Khalia Hartwell
19. Miciah Fusilier
Both are followed by J/A Follow Jan
23. Sydney Mobley
Followed by J/A Follows are private
24. KieAundria Acree
Follows Clark
25(on 247). Finley Parker
Follows J/R/Bluder/Iowa Wbb
Not that this is a big deal but noticed there's no offer date for Mya Wilson. Could not find an Iowa offer on her TwitterX or IG accounts. However, think we can safely piece a puzzle together here and arrive at an offer date of 10/21/23 if we agree.
Timeline:
On 10/21/23 Kyle Huesmann post a visit by Mya Wilson.
"2027 G Mya Wilson (@MyaWilson2027) out of Maplewood, MN was on a visit to Iowa City today."
On 10/24/23 she has an Offers List post and it includes Iowa. So we know that the offer happened on or prior to that date.
On 7/5/24 this article states, "During an unofficial visit to Iowa City last year [in 2023], Mya Wilson met Clark and received a Hawkeyes scholarship offer."
Caitlin Clark’s old All Iowa Attack AAU program has dominant Minnesota players now, too
Aaliyah Crump, Chloe Johnson, Ari Peterson and the Wilson sisters from Hill-Murray are among the rising stars from Minnesota assembled on All Iowa Attack.
www.startribune.com
I think that pretty much narrows the offer down to a date of 10/21/23 assuming she was only here for that one day as Kyle Huesmann's post seems to suggest.
From Sunday Feb 2nd's game vs #4 USC & CC's Jersey Retirement Ceremony:
Whether a joke or not . . . Chastain called Deal her Bestie. 
I watched video of Layla, and OMG. She has size as well as agility and quickness. Can run and even bring the ball up the floor. Video of her stealing the ball and scoring on a fast break from half court. She's big, fast and quick.
Good times ahead for Iowa women's basketball.
Good times ahead for Iowa women's basketball.
Man, I hope Iowa can take this momentum and close out the season with a rush.
I feel like this little exchange was glossed over a little bit:
[I'm still planning on interviewing her this week. We were scheduled to do it Thursday afternoon/night. She eventually wrote me saying 'I just realized that Iowa plays Thursday. I don't really want to miss that' and asked if we could chat on Friday.]
I mean, that's it, that's the interview.
Can't really do better than that for a quote from a recruit.
[I'm still planning on interviewing her this week. We were scheduled to do it Thursday afternoon/night. She eventually wrote me saying 'I just realized that Iowa plays Thursday. I don't really want to miss that' and asked if we could chat on Friday.]
I mean, that's it, that's the interview.
Can't really do better than that for a quote from a recruit.
She got that right. There's only one place that supports women's basketball the way Iowa does. Right now, the only problem Iowa should have is trying to decide who they should take, because everyone should be asking for the chance to be part of this, for the chance to be a Hawkeye.
Seems to not be on the same level. Good player, but not close to the other girls we are recruiting.
From Celina TX. Well, I need to have my son, with his two daughters in their CC jerseys over to watch a game. He lives in Celina and kids go to Celina.
Advantage, she is left-handed.
Finley Chastain has been spending the last few months recovering from a knee injury.
This was from April, 2024:
This was from April, 2024:
Video of that workout.. posted after Iowa’s win. She was too busy watching the game and waited until after to post 😉
My Arizona niece was just named to the 1st Team for her high school region in Arizona’s biggest class. I doubt that she gets an all-state mention because her season just ended short of the state tourney. Short of the Caitlin Clark and Finley Chastain’s of the world, when do players start to get looked at? I assume they get on the radar through summer camps and leagues. She’s the sixth highest frosh in Arizona this season.
Top 10 Arizona high school boys basketball freshman scorers
XX XX Editor's note: Listed leaders and stats are courtesy and based only on MaxPreps leaderboards. G Cherri Hatter, Desert Vista (Phoenix) In 21 games, she is
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My Arizona niece was just named to the 1st Team for her high school region in Arizona’s biggest class. I doubt that she gets an all-state mention because her season just ended short of the state tourney. Short of the Caitlin Clark and Finley Chastain’s of the world, when do players start to get looked at? I assume they get on the radar through summer camps and leagues. She’s the sixth highest frosh in Arizona this season.
Top 10 Arizona high school boys basketball freshman scorers
XX XX Editor's note: Listed leaders and stats are courtesy and based only on MaxPreps leaderboards. G Cherri Hatter, Desert Vista (Phoenix) In 21 games, she iswww.si.com
If she does the summer camp/summer league circuits she will get evaluated. If you really think she has skills I would drop a note to Jan at the Iowa WBB offices.
Contact the Coaches
Offices for the staff of the women’s basketball program at the University of Iowa are located on the second level of the administrative wing of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the University of Iowa’s award-winning basketball facility.iowa-womens-basketball@uiowa.edu
Mailing Address
Iowa Women’s Basketball
N211 Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1020
Telephone Number
319-335-9258
Her biggest exposure will be on the AAU circuit. What AAU team does she play on? If it is not high profile, she may want to consider a switch.My Arizona niece was just named to the 1st Team for her high school region in Arizona’s biggest class. I doubt that she gets an all-state mention because her season just ended short of the state tourney. Short of the Caitlin Clark and Finley Chastain’s of the world, when do players start to get looked at? I assume they get on the radar through summer camps and leagues. She’s the sixth highest frosh in Arizona this season.
Top 10 Arizona high school boys basketball freshman scorers
XX XX Editor's note: Listed leaders and stats are courtesy and based only on MaxPreps leaderboards. G Cherri Hatter, Desert Vista (Phoenix) In 21 games, she iswww.si.com
Great question. Her folks are on top of all that; I’m not, but she’s for Hoopcode out of Arizona on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit. I understand that slightly better than I understand Mandarin Chinese. Google found some stuff that didn’t help me understand how high that is.
I'm with you - I don't know Jack about Arizona AAU. But it's a good thing she's already linked to a program. That will mean exposure one way or another.
Instagram Convo between Deal and Chastain on a post by Deal:
Chastain: Iowa is so lucky 🫶🏻
Deal: 🥹 🥹
Deal: abt to be extra lucky in a few years 🤞🏻 🙏🏼
Chastain: 👀 👀
Chastain: Iowa is so lucky 🫶🏻
Deal: 🥹 🥹
Deal: abt to be extra lucky in a few years 🤞🏻 🙏🏼
Chastain: 👀 👀
Please explain to an old guy what those two icons or images beside Chastain's last response represent.
edit: playing together? shoe sponsor?
edit: playing together? shoe sponsor?
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Brookeslee Colvin named 2024-25 Idaho MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Some highlights included...
Some highlights included...
Brookeslee Colvin named 2024-25 Idaho MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year
MaxPreps News - Coeur D'Alene sophomore keeps family legacy alive after sister Teagan won honor in previous two seasons.
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