Currently have 3 scholarships available, Not sure a 4th makes a difference. Also still need practice players.
Who should Jan go after in the portal
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Currently have 3 scholarships available, Not sure a 4th makes a difference. Also still need practice players.
There's 14 girls listed on the roster.
My understanding is Division 1 WBB is allowed 15 schollies.
How does JJ have 3 scholarships remaining or are you talking about the 25/26 season?
Talking next year, I believe you were referring to creaning Jada next year.
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Might want to reread what I said again… You or no fan has enough information to even have an opinion on that….. I could have an opinion it shouldn’t be raining, but until I knew all the circumstances behind why it would it’s just an ignorant opinion lol surely you’re smarter than that.
For next season, 2025-2026.
There are 14 currently on scholarship. 5 of them are seniors. There are 3 incoming freshmen signed.
So there are currently 12 on scholarship for next season with three vacant scholarships. There doesn’t seem to be any chatter about adding any other 2025 graduates. Kind of doubt they will bring in 3 transfers (although I do hope they get a couple). So they will most likely already be carrying an open scholarship again next season. No need to force a valuable team member out just for not getting many court minutes.
I think we're talking 2 different things here.
You're speaking about game situations.
I'm talking about recruiting visits and the recruiting photos taken during those visits that players post to their social media accounts.
Coaches wear their coaching apparel during recruiting visits. That means their wearing tennis shoes and not heels for these photos.
Photos of coaching apparel:
Jan is mostly wearing her practice apparel (if not all the time) when taking these recruit visit photos. Meaning she's in tennis shoes as well as everyone else. She's NOT gaining 2" of heels over the others who are wearing tennis shoes.
Aaliyah Guyton visit (coaches are wearing their coaching apparel):
Class of 2025 visit:
Brynn McGaughy visit (open the the pic with the coaches and you'll see they're all wearing tennis shoes
Layla Hays visit (view the 4th pic and Bluder is wearing tennis shoes for recruit photos):
Here's some video insight of what a recruit sees when they come on a visit. This shows why the coaches are wearing practice apparel during these recruit visit photos. Meaning they're all wearing tennis shoes in these recruiting photos. Then later the coaches change their coaching apparel to game attire later on for the game.
Here's the main photo in question here. Addie Deal and Jan are both wearing tennis shoes and that's the way I've seen all of these recruit photos.
Class of 2026 visit (view the 5th pic and coaches are all wearing tennis shoes; no heels):
Here's a blown up version of that 5th photo:
Don't know why you're asking me to see game attire and heels. It doesn't apply for the situation at hand. Again, Jan is not gaining 2" on her recruits to look the same height as Addie Deal. There's a reason I used the word "pegged" (used to mark a score) at 6'0". That's because Jan is in most of these recruit visit photos. Addie Deal is not. I need a marker or ~guage and Jan is gonna be the one in all these recruit photos.
I realize kids can still grow from older HS listed heights. So I use Jan's height to ~guesstimate the recruit's height. Everywhere I've seen on Addie Deal's bio is she is listed at 6'0". So I "pegged" Jan at 6'0" so I can place an ~height on other recruits as they do their recruit visit photos that they post online.
My original post was not to find out their exact height. It was to ascertain if I'm off base in thinking Journey is tall enough and big enough to take on the 4 position. So I was thinking if she's taller and and more of a bruiser like Syd, she could also be a potential player in the 4 position next year. That 4 seems to be the hardest to fill for some reason. Just looking for possible alt players.
Just today I found the answer I was looking for and it looks possible that Journey could also be a 4 if needed.
Notice again the coaches are in their coaching apparel which looks like a recruit visit photo also.
Class of 2025 G/F Journey Houston talks commitment to Iowa - 8/26/23
“My strengths are getting to the basket and rebounding. My next step in my game is staying consistent and expanding on my outside game… I am working on my outside game because when I get to college I will play in the 2-3, possibly 4, but mostly 2-3 position.”
Class of 2025 G/F Journey Houston talks commitment to Iowa
HawkeyeReport takes a look at the addition of Journey Houston to the Iowa Women's Basketball 2025 recruiting class.
Tom Paris said:
"Journey seems more like a stretch 4 to me, at this point, because her shooting and ball handling is just okay. Having said that, she’s more of a 3, like you say, if I consider Stulke a perfect 4. Some similarities to their games but Houston is better than Hannah on the perimeter. Still work to do!"
Iowa WBB 2025 Recruiting Thread
Deal, Houston and Hays would be a great class. Add in Skinner and/or McGaughy look out. Think what Coach Bluder could do with a top five class of talent. If Bluder can land Skinner, McGaughy, Hays, or Speiser, this will certainly be a Top 5 class. If she can land both Skinner and McGaughy, it...
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Iowa WBB 2025 Recruiting Thread
Deal, Houston and Hays would be a great class. Add in Skinner and/or McGaughy look out. Think what Coach Bluder could do with a top five class of talent. If Bluder can land Skinner, McGaughy, Hays, or Speiser, this will certainly be a Top 5 class. If she can land both Skinner and McGaughy, it...
iowa.forums.rivals.com
I think we're talking 2 different things here.
You're speaking about game situations.
I'm talking about recruiting visits and the recruiting photos taken during those visits that players post to their social media accounts.
Coaches wear their coaching apparel during recruiting visits. That means their wearing tennis shoes and not heels for these photos.
Photos of coaching apparel:
Jan is mostly wearing her practice apparel (if not all the time) when taking these recruit visit photos. Meaning she's in tennis shoes as well as everyone else. She's NOT gaining 2" of heels over the others who are wearing tennis shoes.
Aaliyah Guyton visit (coaches are wearing their coaching apparel):
Class of 2025 visit:
Brynn McGaughy visit (open the the pic with the coaches and you'll see they're all wearing tennis shoes
Layla Hays visit (view the 4th pic and Bluder is wearing tennis shoes for recruit photos):
Here's some video insight of what a recruit sees when they come on a visit. This shows why the coaches are wearing practice apparel during these recruit visit photos. Meaning they're all wearing tennis shoes in these recruiting photos. Then later the coaches change their coaching apparel to game attire later on for the game.
Here's the main photo in question here. Addie Deal and Jan are both wearing tennis shoes and that's the way I've seen all of these recruit photos.
Class of 2026 visit (view the 5th pic and coaches are all wearing tennis shoes; no heels):
Here's a blown up version of that 5th photo:
Don't know why you're asking me to see game attire and heels. It doesn't apply for the situation at hand. Again, Jan is not gaining 2" on her recruits to look the same height as Addie Deal. There's a reason I used the word "pegged" (used to mark a score) at 6'0". That's because Jan is in most of these recruit visit photos. Addie Deal is not. I need a marker or ~guage and Jan is gonna be the one in all these recruit photos.
I realize kids can still grow from older HS listed heights. So I use Jan's height to ~guesstimate the recruit's height. Everywhere I've seen on Addie Deal's bio is she is listed at 6'0". So I "pegged" Jan at 6'0" so I can place an ~height on other recruits as they do their recruit visit photos that they post online.
My original post was not to find out their exact height. It was to ascertain if I'm off base in thinking Journey is tall enough and big enough to take on the 4 position. So I was thinking if she's taller and and more of a bruiser like Syd, she could also be a potential player in the 4 position next year. That 4 seems to be the hardest to fill for some reason. Just looking for possible alt players.
Just today I found the answer I was looking for and it looks possible that Journey could also be a 4 if needed.
Notice again the coaches are in their coaching apparel which looks like a recruit visit photo also.
Class of 2025 G/F Journey Houston talks commitment to Iowa - 8/26/23
“My strengths are getting to the basket and rebounding. My next step in my game is staying consistent and expanding on my outside game… I am working on my outside game because when I get to college I will play in the 2-3, possibly 4, but mostly 2-3 position.”
Class of 2025 G/F Journey Houston talks commitment to Iowa
HawkeyeReport takes a look at the addition of Journey Houston to the Iowa Women's Basketball 2025 recruiting class.www.on3.com
Tom Paris said:
"Journey seems more like a stretch 4 to me, at this point, because her shooting and ball handling is just okay. Having said that, she’s more of a 3, like you say, if I consider Stulke a perfect 4. Some similarities to their games but Houston is better than Hannah on the perimeter. Still work to do!"
"I was a bit but saying their games are different. I could see Journey as your big 4th guard/stretch 4. Hannah is probably more of a power forward who has to play the 5."Iowa WBB 2025 Recruiting Thread
Deal, Houston and Hays would be a great class. Add in Skinner and/or McGaughy look out. Think what Coach Bluder could do with a top five class of talent. If Bluder can land Skinner, McGaughy, Hays, or Speiser, this will certainly be a Top 5 class. If she can land both Skinner and McGaughy, it...
Iowa WBB 2025 Recruiting Thread
Deal, Houston and Hays would be a great class. Add in Skinner and/or McGaughy look out. Think what Coach Bluder could do with a top five class of talent. If Bluder can land Skinner, McGaughy, Hays, or Speiser, this will certainly be a Top 5 class. If she can land both Skinner and McGaughy, it...
FWIW, that is in no way shape or form the way you worded it, in fact, I and a couple other people clearly said on the sidelines and you’re rebuttal made it seem like it was ridiculous, She’d be wearing them on a basketball court, period. Nonetheless, she’s 5-10. At least she was, and I doubt she’s taller now🤷♂️
