Iowa needs a guard/wing more than another 4 or 5 in that class. Is Wilke still an option? If so, is she the last player with a comittable offer in that class?
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Iowa needs a guard/wing more than another 4 or 5 in that class. Is Wilke still an option? If so, is she the last player with a comittable offer in that class?
It feels like Iowa has been handing out a lot of offers recently. Is it just that the recruits are announcing them more on the social media than before?
Known offers or interest...
2022 Prospects Committed or Offered:
Hannah Stuelke - Cedar Rapids, IA (6'0 W - Committed)
Jada Gyamfi - Urbandale, IA (6'1 F - Committed)
Taylor McCabe - Freemont, NE (5'9 G) (Committed)
Beatrice Culliton - Overland Park, KS (6'3 C)
Saniah Tyler - St; Louis, MO (5'6 PG)
Acacia Hayes - Murfreesboro, TN (5'7 PG)
Alyssa Crockett - Westfield, IN (6'1 F)
Ruby Whitehorn - Detroit, MI (6'0 W)
Taylor Charles - Chicago, IL (6'2 F)
Mya Petticord - Ypsilanti, MI (5'9 PG)
Ayanna Patterson - Ft. Wayne, IN (6'2 F)
2022 Prospects on the coaching staff's radar:
Brooke Blumenfeld - Glenbrooke, IL (6'0 F)
Madisen Wardell - Detroit, MI (6'0 F)
Ysabella Fontleroy - Columbia, MO (6'1 F)
Emma Ingersoll-Weng - Iowa City, IA(5'6 PG)
Bella Swedlund - Winner, SD (5'9 G)
Tessa Towers - Batavia, IL (6'4 F)
Amber Scalia - Stillwater, MN (5'9 PG)
Payton Sterk - Colorado Springs, CO (5'9 PG - Dec 2019 campus visit)
2023 Prospects With Offers:
Jordan Wood - Mundelein, IL (6'2 F)
KK Arnold - Germantown, WI (5'6 PG)
Emily Fisher - Libertyville, IL (6'0 G)(Likely headed to ISU)
Ashlynn Shade - Noblesville, IN (5'10 G)
Amiyah Reynolds - South Bend, IN (6'0 PG)
Lisa Thompson - Joliet, ILL (5'8 G)
Katie Eidle - Arlington Heights, ILL (5'11 G)
Audi Crooks - Algona Garrigan (6'4 P)
Sahara Williams - Waterloo West (5'11)
2023 Prospects on the coaching staffs radar:
Jenna Hopp - Glenwood, IA (5'10 G)
Katelyn (KK) Jones - Lantana, TX (5'6 PG)
Kaliyah Sain - Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5'10 G)
Ke'Ayla Madison - DSM, Roosevelt (5'5 PG)
Joy Bergstrom - Chicago, IL (5'11 G)
Smya Nichols - Overland Park, KS (6'0 W)
Aaliyah Beier - Linn Mar HS, IA (5'6 G)
Jenna Twedt - Benton, IA (5'8 G)
Jada Williams - Blue Springs, MO (5'7 PG)
Kora Kipley - Arlington Heights, IL (5'7 G)
Nevaeh Quinn - Menasha, WI (5'8 G)
Molly Joyce - Algona Garrigan (5'7 PG)
Whitney Lind - Union, KY (6'2 W)
Molly Noelck - Johnston, IA (5'9 PG)
Halli Poock - Waterloo, IA (5'5 PG)
Mari Bickley - Akron, OH (5'10 PG)
Avree Antony - Sun Prairie, WI (5'9 G)
2024 Prospects
Callie Levin - Solon, IA (5'9 W)
Elise Jaeger - West Des Moines (Valley), IA (5'10 G)
Ava Holman - Brooklyn Park, MN (5'5 PG)
Aliyah Al-Hameed - Ankeny, IA (5'8 PG)
Olivia Olson - St. Louis Park, MN (6'0 PG)
Reagan Briggs - Verona, WI (5'9 G)
Chloe Spreen - Lawrence, IN (5'8 G)
Aili Tanke - Johnston, IA (5'8 G)
Aaliyah Riley - Johnston, IA (5'5 PG)
Kayl Petersen - Waupun, WI (6'0 Wing)
Brooke Carlson - Batavia, IL (5'7 G)
Amiah Hargrove - Christopher, IL (6'2 W)
Tessa Johnson - Albertville, MN (5'10 G)
Allie Ziebell - Neenah, WI (6'0 W)
2025 Prospects
Journey Houston - Davenport, IA
Divine Binion - Davenport, IA
Jada Podey - North Polk, IA
Nikki Kerstein - Deerfield, IL
2026 Prospects
Jenica Lewis - Johnston, IA (Mentioned as the #1 player in her class nationally)
2022 Prospects Committed or Offered:
Hannah Stuelke - Cedar Rapids, IA (6'0 W - Committed)
Jada Gyamfi - Urbandale, IA (6'1 F - Committed)
Taylor McCabe - Freemont, NE (5'9 G) (Committed)
Beatrice Culliton - Overland Park, KS (6'3 C)
Saniah Tyler - St; Louis, MO (5'6 PG)
Acacia Hayes - Murfreesboro, TN (5'7 PG)
Alyssa Crockett - Westfield, IN (6'1 F)
Ruby Whitehorn - Detroit, MI (6'0 W)
Taylor Charles - Chicago, IL (6'2 F)
Mya Petticord - Ypsilanti, MI (5'9 PG)
Ayanna Patterson - Ft. Wayne, IN (6'2 F)
2022 Prospects on the coaching staff's radar:
Brooke Blumenfeld - Glenbrooke, IL (6'0 F)
Madisen Wardell - Detroit, MI (6'0 F)
Ysabella Fontleroy - Columbia, MO (6'1 F)
Emma Ingersoll-Weng - Iowa City, IA(5'6 PG)
Bella Swedlund - Winner, SD (5'9 G)
Tessa Towers - Batavia, IL (6'4 F)
Amber Scalia - Stillwater, MN (5'9 PG)
Payton Sterk - Colorado Springs, CO (5'9 PG - Dec 2019 campus visit)
2023 Prospects With Offers:
Jordan Wood - Mundelein, IL (6'2 F)
KK Arnold - Germantown, WI (5'6 PG)
Emily Fisher - Libertyville, IL (6'0 G)(Likely headed to ISU)
Ashlynn Shade - Noblesville, IN (5'10 G)
Amiyah Reynolds - South Bend, IN (6'0 PG)
Lisa Thompson - Joliet, ILL (5'8 G)
Katie Eidle - Arlington Heights, ILL (5'11 G)
Audi Crooks - Algona Garrigan (6'4 P)
Sahara Williams - Waterloo West (5'11)
2023 Prospects on the coaching staffs radar:
Jenna Hopp - Glenwood, IA (5'10 G)
Katelyn (KK) Jones - Lantana, TX (5'6 PG)
Kaliyah Sain - Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5'10 G)
Ke'Ayla Madison - DSM, Roosevelt (5'5 PG)
Joy Bergstrom - Chicago, IL (5'11 G)
Smya Nichols - Overland Park, KS (6'0 W)
Aaliyah Beier - Linn Mar HS, IA (5'6 G)
Jenna Twedt - Benton, IA (5'8 G)
Jada Williams - Blue Springs, MO (5'7 PG)
Kora Kipley - Arlington Heights, IL (5'7 G)
Nevaeh Quinn - Menasha, WI (5'8 G)
Molly Joyce - Algona Garrigan (5'7 PG)
Whitney Lind - Union, KY (6'2 W)
Molly Noelck - Johnston, IA (5'9 PG)
Halli Poock - Waterloo, IA (5'5 PG)
Mari Bickley - Akron, OH (5'10 PG)
Avree Antony - Sun Prairie, WI (5'9 G)
2024 Prospects
Callie Levin - Solon, IA (5'9 W)
Elise Jaeger - West Des Moines (Valley), IA (5'10 G)
Ava Holman - Brooklyn Park, MN (5'5 PG)
Aliyah Al-Hameed - Ankeny, IA (5'8 PG)
Olivia Olson - St. Louis Park, MN (6'0 PG)
Reagan Briggs - Verona, WI (5'9 G)
Chloe Spreen - Lawrence, IN (5'8 G)
Aili Tanke - Johnston, IA (5'8 G)
Aaliyah Riley - Johnston, IA (5'5 PG)
Kayl Petersen - Waupun, WI (6'0 Wing)
Brooke Carlson - Batavia, IL (5'7 G)
Amiah Hargrove - Christopher, IL (6'2 W)
Tessa Johnson - Albertville, MN (5'10 G)
Allie Ziebell - Neenah, WI (6'0 W)
2025 Prospects
Journey Houston - Davenport, IA
Divine Binion - Davenport, IA
Jada Podey - North Polk, IA
Nikki Kerstein - Deerfield, IL
2026 Prospects
Jenica Lewis - Johnston, IA (Mentioned as the #1 player in her class nationally)
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Iowa offers Lisa Thompson, 5'8 Guard from Joliet, IL.
Number one 2023 in Illinois by GMR Major Ballers
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdNmTwyXYAAYnfv?format=jpg&name=medium
Number 2 Jordan Wood and number 8 Emily Fisher also have Iowa offers.
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Jada Gyamfi - Urbandale 2022
Going to be a Hawkeye!
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Here are a handful of videos of Jada, for those that are interested. The first two are from the last few weeks and the last one is from this last high school season.
Tue., July 21, 2020
Jada Gyamfi, junior-to-be at Johnston, commits to Iowa women's basketball
Her older sister will be a freshman at UNI
Jada Gyamfi, a 6-foot-2 junior-to-be from Johnston, has announced her commitment to the University of Iowa women’s basketball program.
“They offered me last year, and I wanted to accept on the spot,” Gyamfi said. “I grew up a Hawkeye. My grandparents are Hawkeyes. My mom is a Hawkeye. It’s a part of me and my blood.”
Gyamfi, [...], joins Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke in Iowa’s Class of 2022. They are AAU teammates for the All-Iowa Attack, along with 2021 Iowa commit Sydney Affolter.
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...21?template=amphtml&__twitter_impression=true
Jada Gyamfi, junior-to-be at Johnston, commits to Iowa women's basketball
Her older sister will be a freshman at UNI
Jada Gyamfi, a 6-foot-2 junior-to-be from Johnston, has announced her commitment to the University of Iowa women’s basketball program.
“They offered me last year, and I wanted to accept on the spot,” Gyamfi said. “I grew up a Hawkeye. My grandparents are Hawkeyes. My mom is a Hawkeye. It’s a part of me and my blood.”
Gyamfi, [...], joins Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke in Iowa’s Class of 2022. They are AAU teammates for the All-Iowa Attack, along with 2021 Iowa commit Sydney Affolter.
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...21?template=amphtml&__twitter_impression=true
Here's the scholarship distribution for the next 4 years. If anyone can figure out how to insert a table in here, it would make this much easier/clearer. I think this is accurate but if you see something that needs changing, let me know.
2020-21 Scholarship Distribution Chart (13/15 total scholarships filled)
2022-23 Scholarship Distribution Chart (13/15 total scholarships filled)
2020-21 Scholarship Distribution Chart (13/15 total scholarships filled)
Seniors (2/15)
2021-22 Scholarship Distribution Chart (14/15 total scholarships filled)Zion Sanders - Guard
Alexis Sevillian - Guard
Juniors (5/15)Alexis Sevillian - Guard
Tomi Taiwo - Guard/Wing
Logan Cook - Post
Monika Czinano - Post
Sophomores (9/15)Logan Cook - Post
Monika Czinano - Post
Megan Meyer - Guard
Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Freshmen (13/15)Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Caitlin Clark - Guard
Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Seniors (3/15)
Tomi Taiwo - Guard/Wing
Logan Cook - Post
Monika Czinano - Post
Juniors (7/15)Logan Cook - Post
Monika Czinano - Post
Megan Meyer - Guard
Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Sophomores (11/15)Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Caitlin Clark - Guard
Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Freshmen (14/15)Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Sydney Affolter - Guard/Wing
A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
2022-23 Scholarship Distribution Chart (13/15 total scholarships filled)
Seniors (4/15)
2023-24 Scholarship Distribution Chart (9/15 total scholarships filled)Megan Meyer - Guard
Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Juniors (8/15)Gabbie Marshall - Guard
Kate Martin - Wing
McKenna Warnock - Post/Wing
Caitlin Clark - Guard
Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Sophomores (11/15)Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Sydney Affolter - Guard/Wing
A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
Freshmen (13/15)A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
Jada Gyamfi - Wing/Post
Hannah Stuelke - Wing/Post
Hannah Stuelke - Wing/Post
Seniors (4/15)
Caitlin Clark - Guard
Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Juniors (7/15)Lauren Jensen - Guard
Shateah Wetering - Wing
Sharon Goodman - Post
Sydney Affolter - Guard/Wing
A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
Sophomores (9/15)A.J. Ediger - Post
Addison O'Grady - Post
Jada Gyamfi - Wing/Post
Hannah Stuelke - Wing/Post
Freshmen (9/15)Hannah Stuelke - Wing/Post
Soooooo......does Iowa take one more from class of 2022? Technically they have 2 more spots, but Bluder never uses all 15. If they do take one more from class of 2022, it would most likely be a true guard. Taylor McCabe? (Also on All-Iowa Attack with Stuelke, Gyamfi, & Affolter)
here is recent article on McCabe
https://journalstar.com/sports/high...cle_3de2c931-3c95-560d-bff1-92a883545351.html
here is recent article on McCabe
https://journalstar.com/sports/high...cle_3de2c931-3c95-560d-bff1-92a883545351.html
I agree, but it is how recruiting goes with the top players anymore. Much like Caitlin Clark at her age, Jenica is considered the top player in the country for her class. She has visited Iowa, Marquette, Michigan already.
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I'm really excited to see Clark in an Iowa uniform. And, loving the momentum Bluder & Co have on the recruiting front.
I'm guessing Iowa takes 1 more in 2022 and that said player will either be a PG or a combo guard. There's no one else in the 2021 or 2022 class that plays PG naturally. In 2023-2024 Clark's only backup at PG would be Jensen or a freshman if we don't get a PG in 2022. That's too thin for a competitive team, especially in a system than can have 3 PGs on the floor at once.
I've mentioned this before, but I'm really happy Iowa is getting so many players from All Iowa Attack. It's a great AAU program, and there has to be some benefit (especially early in the players' career) to having played with so many of the same players for so long.
Obviously a good point guard is needed, their recent offers to ('22) Saniah Tyler & ('23) Lisa Thompson only confirm that. They also recently offered a post ('22) Beatrice Culliton too, with the commitment of Jada Gyamfi I don't think that changes because it sounds like they knew they were in a good spot to land her.
Edit: Another player (c/g) to keep an eye on for '22 is Payton Sterk out of Colorado. She is in Iowa right now with her Colorado Premiere team including commit Addison O'Grady.
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Blue Star has Gyamfi as #78 in her class, which is higher than Stuelke (108).
Iowa now has 3 AIA alumni on its roster. Two (Caitlin & Shateah) are freshmen this year and the third (Megan) is just a sophomore. Current AIA Sydney Affolter will sign her loi this fall and join the team in 2021. In 2022, when Hannah and Jada join the program, Iowa will have six AIA alumni, five of whom are native Iowans. Including non-AIA Iowa native Logan Cook, Iowa will have a decidedly ‘home grown’ roster. I hope this will completely dispel the crazy notion (nonsense) that Iowa only recruits out-of-state players.
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Addison O'gradys mom grew up in Iowa. A life long Hawkeye fan. That's gotta be an in state honorable mention.
AJ (Allison) Ediger plays for West Michigan Drive AAU.
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Thanks cyber this stuff is fun makes my day better
O'Grady is the tallest, listed at 6'3 to 6'4. Stuelke is listed from 6'0 to 6'1, Gyamfi most often at 6'2, & Affolter at 5'11.
Totally realize you can't base it on two games of HS ball, but I was bored and watched her play on TV twice at the state tournament. It seemed like she was dominant simply because she was so danged big compared to the competition. She certainly wasn't overly quick and didn't exactly dazzle with ball handling. Again she was a frosh (I think) so plenty of time to smooth out the edges, but just saying. Obviously folks who see a lot more than I do are interested, so....
Her AAU team has close ties to Iowa St. but I don't know if she has a favorite school or leans toward one or not. I too was surprised with this offer based on how Brenda likes her teams to play, Audi at this time in her development at least doesn't appear to be a great fit. She has only had MVC type offers until now but likely will see bigger schools step up soon.
Sydney Affolter raised her stock this summer with AIA.
