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**NEW** Iowa Women's Basketball Recruiting Thread
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With Stremlow now officially making the Top 100, we will have at least 9 ESPN Top 100 recruits on our '24-'25 roster (barring any transfers). 10 if Clark takes a COVID year. Definitely a positive trend.
I'm curious: Whatever happened with Jordan Ode? 2025 5'11" CG from MN. Seems at one time she was visiting Iowa, and according to Heusman was offered. Ranked as the #3 player in MN. Scant info on her, can't dig up anything on other offers, etc.
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Seems like the staff has higher priority targets ahead of her?? They must feel good about where they are with Deal, Speiser, Houston, Bourrage, etc...that's how it looks to me anyway. I found her tweet at the beginning of the contact period interesting. Looks like she runs a training business for youth athletes
Bluder has said that AOG needs to develop some tenacity and bring some attitude. She says she is rather tentative and plays soft.
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Another reason that I think, unless AOG takes a big step forward, we're likely to see Martin slide down to the 4, Hannah at the 5, and Affolter/Feuerbach at the 3.
it is a shame as to many men or women play like that.
Patrick of the men's team comes to mind. he has the talent just misses on the aggressive side. maybe this year he adds
Patrick of the men's team comes to mind. he has the talent just misses on the aggressive side. maybe this year he adds
No, your dead serious about posting shit........Its all you do....
so who is she? position, height? does she play a position of need or does she play in a position needed as a backup.
Brynn McGaughy jumps to No. 15 nationally in ESPN recruiting
COLFAX — Just over a month since receiving an offer from the Stanford Cardinal, one of the best schools for women’s basketball, Brynn McGaughy has become a national name. Her national recognition has started after a stellar May AAU circuit run. McGaughy was averaging 16.3 points and was shooting...
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Hopefully it won't come to that. Kate is just not big enough for the 4. I'd like to see Jada make a big leap into becoming a legit 4. In my mind, we have plenty of strong players at the 1, 2, and 3. (Though it remains to be seen whether we have a good back-up PG.) I do believe the crucial issues for next season is whether Addy can step up to that challenge, and if Hannah can develop an offensive game outside 3 ft. If all of those things (Addy, Hannah and Jada) happen, Iowa could be a juggernaut. If none of those occur, the Hawks are most likely to become an "also ran" kind of squad.
Brynn wasn't really on my radar, geographically. But in reviewing her tape, she looks like a very versatile 6'3" PF/4 who can score from 3 levels, (nice shooting touch) a good rim protector (impressive vertical), aggressive, and a good floor leader. If she comes in and plays with Heiden at the 5; it might be one of the nation's best 4/5 groups, even after Hannah graduates.
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Jada is quite an X factor for this team. I think most of us are pretty familiar with basically every other player on the roster, but she had so little playing time last year she still feels unknown — especially for those of us who don’t keep up with AAU / HS basketball, I’d say.
But her rank out of HS must comes from somewhere. How do her skills compare to Stuelke (or any player)? Is she the kind of player you would expect to break through to the starting lineup sooner or later?
Kate is basically the same size as Mckenna and subbed the 4 most of her career. Not only is she big enough but she's been dominant in the past. Go back and watch her performance in the BTT two years ago. She excels off the bounce and finishing at the rim. Iowa doesn't need the 4 to post up due to the amount of screens and backcuts built into the offense. Iowa has had proven success with similarly sized players in the past (Lillis, Ollinger).
I believe Kate will start at the 4 and Hannah at the 5 but that Iowa's lineup is going to be fluid and moving all season.
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just how big does a women's 4 supposed to be? just for the record/tally book. to quote John Wayne from McClintock. inquiring minds want to know?
6'1 seems pretty common or 6'2. Boston and Angel Reese both play the 4, so if the goal is to compete at that level, Martin is going to struggle for rebounds. Kate is going to have to be more aggressive scoring this year.
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I think it’s fair to expect Martin, Stuelke and Marshall to all step up in terms of scoring next year.
Martin may not rebound as well as Warnock but she is not a step down either. She has improved her rebounding and her 3 pt shooting over the course of her career steadily and significantly enough that I’d have faith in her at the 4. She also does everything else equal to or better than Warnock IMO (defense, ball handling, fouling, etc).
Affolter and Stuelke would both clearly be steps up in terms of rebounding tho — id put money on them over Czinano and Warnock any day.
I agree. I think Bluder will prioritize spacing the floor + ball handling skills over post skills.
The real question for the offense, if that plays out, is whether Feuerbach/Affolter can up their 3% pct.
If they can’t, does that provide opportunity to someone who can, like Gyamfi?
Alternatively Davis or McCabe could grab a spot at the 2 with Marshall sliding to the 3, but I think that less likely and not ideal. I think O’Grady at the 5 would be more likely and more productive.
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in my Opinion at 6'3 their should be no problem for 6'3 woman playing the 4 or 5 this upcoming season. lets face it there are very few 6'5 or taller women playing in college BB,
Granted Gyamfi was injured early last season but she was also the last player off the bench. High School ratings for girls/women appear to be much less accurate than those of boys/men. The exception of course are the top tier of players.
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Bluder directly chalked that up to the injury tho. “She just missed so much basketball.” People here are generally high on her, but I’ve seen few specifics about her skills / game, so I’m curious. What is her ceiling do we think?
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Curious about Jada’s potential also. Specifically, where does she fit in the rotation next year.
The only thing that was holding back Martin's rebounds was her position. She wasn't called upon often to be a primary rebounder. She has shown to be very effective getting boards when called upon but she was usually defending the perimeter.
Her averages were low but she always stepped up in big games. Go batch and watch her performance against Nebraska in the in the BTT two years ago where she was absolutely dominant.
Again I see Kate starting the floor but I believe Bluder will rotate Kate between the 3-4 often within the game.
Hey, remember that one game 2 seasons ago when she had a great rebounding game? We should totally expect that more often.
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I’ve been rewatching some games from this year and Martin has rebounded surprisingly (if not always astoundingly) well in multiple games. Some highlights of her stats:
- @ Ohio State (Warnock was out so she played the 4): 11
- Maryland (BTT): 9
- South Carolina: 7
- Vs Indiana: 7
- Colorado: 6
- Vs Maryland: 6
- Iowa State: 5
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Warnock was an inch taller and bigger-bodied, but ideally you want an athletic 6"2 size player, hence the recruitment of Gyamfi, Jones, and Stuelke. At some point I'm sure Bluder would like to stop getting killed on the boards. Sure, Kate "can" sub the 4, but if we expect to win big post season games, doubt a 6'2, 6''0" and 5'11" front court would get it done.
hmmm boy do you have a problem
just a few months ago a 6'3 center for IA took them to the NCAA Championship game,
and now you are bitching about needing a taller player to win. what a complete load of Bull Shit. if you had really watched that game it would not have made a damn difference how tall IA's biggest player would have been. they were playing 5 white women vs 8 Black women that whole game. what made it worse was 3 of them were black ref's,, the IA women never had a chance in that game.
just a few months ago a 6'3 center for IA took them to the NCAA Championship game,
and now you are bitching about needing a taller player to win. what a complete load of Bull Shit. if you had really watched that game it would not have made a damn difference how tall IA's biggest player would have been. they were playing 5 white women vs 8 Black women that whole game. what made it worse was 3 of them were black ref's,, the IA women never had a chance in that game.
He probably should remember that one of those white girls is one of the best womens players in the 50 years or so women have played NCAA basketball....
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I posted this (click to view / expand) in the '23-'24 WBB Season thread because it's really more appropriate for that thread at large, but it's also completely germane to the point under discussion in this thread, so quoting myself here:
Some very interesting analysis here....though any further discussion of the starting line-up for next year really should move to that thread tbh.
Some very interesting analysis here....though any further discussion of the starting line-up for next year really should move to that thread tbh.
The front court was the roughly same size last year and we managed to make the NC. The frontcourt has never been the problem. Those that have actually followed Iowa WBB know that perimeter defense have been the achilles heel of Iowa most years. We haven't had been good on perimeter D since Doyle graduated.
Again she was playing on the perimeter most of her career, so the stats aren't going to tell the whole story. As I've said multiple times, I expect there to be a very fluid rotation of players next year at the 3-4-5. It won't matter who starts where because players will slide over throughout the game as players are subbed. Kate likely will start the 4 but play 3 the as well. Hannah likely will shift between the 4/5 as will O'Grady. Caitlyn will still get 30+ minutes a game but I expect we'll see a great deal of movement at the other 4 positions due to the depth of the bench.
The only way I see things changing would be if O'grady were to really step up and establish herself at the 5. Then I think we'd see Kate locked in to the 3 and Hannah at the 4. But as long as the team lacks a true 5, I think Hannah is the best option to start there.
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Perimeter defense is 100% this team's achilles heel. All of our most painful losses in '22 and '23 came at the hot hands of perimeter shooters who seemingly couldn't miss. This year: LSU, K State, MD, Illinois. Last year: Creighton and Ohio State (likely more that I've blocked from memory).
I think Jada has excellent potential. She has good size , good athletic ability and shoots the ball well. She just needs to keep working on being more aggressive on the glass.
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In warm ups , she has very good shooting form better than Hannah. She runs well, looks smooth. Has the ability to be a player at the 3 or4 is there I believe. Just needs to want it and go for it. Still a freshmen and like many a bit timid. If warmups translate she will be the best shooter of the bigs of AOG, Hannah or Goodman
Watched Jada in high school a number of times. Played with her older sister, Maya, her 9th and 10th grade seasons at Urbandale. 9th grade they made it to State, 10th grade lost a last second heart-breaker to West Waterloo in the Regional final. Once her sister graduated, she "entered the portal" and transferred to defending State Champ, Johnston. Personally I'm not a fan of this, think Aneesa Morrow and Hailey Van Lith transferring to LSU after they won the national title.
She's got physical tools and has skills, but I never saw her play with much passion. A 6'2" girl in Iowa with talent is not going to have trouble scoring in double figures and pretty much dominating inside. I know she was a Top 100 recruit and Coach Bluder and staff wouldn't have offered if they hadn't seen potential. I just never saw her dominate like you'd expect someone with her ratings; I think she kinda cruised through a lot of games.
That being said, I hope she takes a big step forward and lives up to her billing. Right now though, I need some proof she's ready to put out the effort to achieve that. Maybe that conversation has happened X 10 and she's a different young woman now, but I need her to 'show me' to become a believer.
