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Class of 2026+ - BobK - 11-13-2024
For the previous recruiting thread, see WBB Recruiting Class of 2025+
2025 signees
* Hailee Swain 5-8 Guard from Georgia. Stanford offer. ESPN #8, PN #5, BS #7, ASGR #16, 247 #8, 2024 USA U17 team. Committed to Stanford 7/1/22. Visited Oct 2023. Signed 11/13/24.
* Carly Amborn 6-1 guard, San Domenico HS in San Anselmo. Offered Oct 2023, committed 11/3/23. Ranked ESPN #87 (at one time), PN #60 (at one time), BS #18, ASGR #70. Signed 11/13/24.
* Alexandra Eschmeyer 6-5 Post Colorado. Ranked ESPN #21, PN #37, BS #34, ASGR #28, 247 #33, 2024 USA U17 team. Offered 12/14/23. Committed 1/25/24. Signed 11/13/24.
* Nora Ezike, 6-2 Forward from Illinois, ESPN #85, PN #49, BS #39, ASGR #42, 247 #78. Offered 6/1/24. Committed 7/10/24. Signed 11/13/24.
* Lara Somfai 6-4 forward Australia. ESPN #12, ASGR #2, 247 #40, 2024 Australia U17 team. Stanford offer. She is now at school in Florida, the IMG Academy. Stanford in her top 5, March 2024; top 3, June 2024. Committed 11/13/24. Signed 11/13/24.
The following are players of interest. We don't know whether they have offers unless noted.
2026
Commits
* Jordyn Wheeler - 6'0" Canadian guard, ranked ESPN #86. Committed 8/3/25. Signed 11/12/25.
* Elyse Ngenda - 5'9" guard from New Hampshire. Gatorade POY for NH. Offered March 2025. Ranked ESPN #95, PN 4* (in top 150). Stanford in her final 5 as of 8/25/25. Committed/signed 11/17/25.
* Kiara Green - 6-5 post from Oregon, offered Jan 2026, committed Jan 2026.
No longer possible
* Olivia Vukosa 6-5 Post NYC, ESPN #2, PN 4*, BS #1(tie), ASGR #3.Offered Apr 2023. Not in her top 16, Sep 2024.
* Maddyn Greenway 5-8 Guard MN, ESPN #21, PN 4*, BS #13, ASGR #31. Offered Oct 2023. Averaged 31 ppg as a Frosh. Visited 11/12/23. Stanford among her 6 finalists, Oct 2024. Committed to Kentucky Nov 2024.
* Taylor Sofilkanich - 6'5" forward from New Jersey. ESPN #38, PN #39. Stanford in her top 10 as of 3/3/25. Committed to Duke May 2025.
* Bella Ragone, 6-2 combo G from GA, ESPN #28, PN #19, BS #21, ASGR #35. Offered 7/17/24. Per her TikTok bio as of May 2025, committed to Notre Dame.
* Oliviyah Edwards, 6-3 PF, from Washington, Ranked #2 by ESPN and #4 by 247. Stanford not in her top 10.
* McKenna Woliczko, 6-2 Forward from Mitty HS, ESPN #6, PN #5, BS #22, ASGR #7, 247 #6, 2024 USA U17 team, also a top Softball prospect. 2/27/23 has a Stanford offer. Visited 11/12/23. Stanford in her top 10, Nov 2024. Not in her final four 6/12/25.
* Jacy Abii 6-1 Guard Texas, ESPN #10, PN #12, BS #6(tie), ASGR #5, 247 #17, 2024 USA U17 team. Offered 1/22/25. Not in her top ten 6/12/25.
* Devin Cosgriff - 5’10” Wing from the Bay Area. Followed by Katy Steding. ESPN #69, PN 4*, ASGR #19. Has Stanford offer, as of 4/10/23. Committed to Michigan July 2025.
* Atlee Vanesko - 5'11" combo guard from New Jersey. Has a Stanford offer per her posting on X dated 1/13/25. Official Stanford visit 4/24/25. Ranked by 247 #56. Committed to Ohio State July 2025.
* Brooklynn Haywood, 5'9" Vancouver WA ESPN #11, PN #23, BS #21, ASGR #28, 247 #23. Followed by Steding. Offered 5/20/24. Not in her final three, July 2025.
* Bella Flemings 6'0" from TX ranked ESPN #12, PN #22, BS #19(tie), ASGR #22, 247 #13. Offered July 2024. Not in her final 5, July 2025.
* Addison Bjorn, 6'1" Wing, Missouri, ESPN #13, PN #13, BS #10(tie), ASGR #17, 247 #9, 2024 USA U17 team. Offered 5/26/23. In the top 15 for Bjorn as of 1/20/25. Not in her top 5 as of 8/8/25.
* Gigi Battle 5'11" combo guard from Florida, ESPN #42, 247 #46. As of 5/30/25 has a Stanford offer. Visited 6/23/25. Committed to Indiana 9/24/25.
* Brihanna Crittendon - 6’2” Wing from Colorado. Followed by Kate Paye. Has a 4.0 GPA. ESPN #9, PN #9, BS #6(tie), ASGR #9, 247 #12. Offered 6/3/24. Not in her 8 finalists as of 10/10/25.
* Amari Byles, 6'2" Wing TX, ESPN #37, PN #16, BS #7, ASGR #11, 247 #22. Offered 6/2/24. Visited Stanford 6/29/24. Had planned official visit 10/16/25. Visited 9/14/25. Stanford in her final 6 as of 10/3/25. Stanford not in her final 4 as of 10/14/25.
* Kaeli Wynn - 6'2" forward from Mater Dei HS in CA. ESPN #17, PN #39, BS #32, ASGR #29, 247 #33. News reports of a Stanford visit Daughter of the former U of Washington Coaches. Visited 8/2/25. Stanford in her final 2 as of 10/10/25. Committed to South Carolina 11/11/25.
* Fope Ayo - 6'3" post from Massachusetts. Offered March 2025. ESPN #45, PN #48, ASGR #77, 247 #45. Visited 10/16/25. Her complete name is Ayo Mofopefoluwa. Stanford is one of 4 teams she is focused on as of 11/5/25. Plans to announce her choice 11/17/25. Committed to Michigan.
2027
Possible recruits
* Sophia Louis-Pierre, 6'0" Guard, GA
* Madeline Mignery, 6'1" SF/G, FL. ESPN #40, PN #25, 247 #24. Offered Sep 2024. Visited Stanford 10/2024 and 9/2025.
* Lisa Sirgi, 6'5" F (from Estonia originally), followed by StanfordWBB Instagram. Goes to HS in Arizona. ASGR #11.
* Ryan Carter, 6'0" Guard ESPN #12, PN #10, BS #9(tie), ASGR #10, from Philly, followed by StanfordWBB Instagram.
* Micah Ojo 6'1" wing from VA ranked ESPN #7, PN #8, BS #10, ASGR #8. She was on the 16U National Team. Offered June 2025.
2028
Commits
* Jhaliana Guy 5'9" PG Iowa. ESPN #22, ASGR #8. Visited Feb 2024. Offered Sept 2024. Committed 3/11/25!
Other possible recruits
* Amy Nduka 6'4" 4/5 from Washington. Formerly on ESPN 25 watchlist, ASGR #9. Offer Nov 7, 2024
* Maliya Hunter, 6'2" F, Mitty High School, CA. Her father is a Stanford MBB assistant coach. Stanford offered April 30, 2025. ESPN #18.
* Reese Gilpatrick 2028 has an offer from Stanford as of May 2025. From Colorado. 6'3"/6'4" Forward. ESPN #12.
* Sydney "Bean" Douglas, 6'6"+ forward, Ontario Christian HS, California. Has an offer as of May 2025. ESPN #2, BS #1(tie), ASGR #1.
* Easton McCollough, 5'9" PG, Farmington AR, ESPN #21, ASGR #20. Has an offer as of June 2025.
* Arianna Robinson, 5'10" G, Texas. ESPN #10. Has an offer as of June 2025.
2030
Possible recruits
* Flo Borchardt, 6'0" G. Daughter of Stanford greats Curtis Borchardt and Susan King Borchardt. Offered June 2025.
ESPN = ESPN HoopGurlz rating
PN = Prospects Nation rating
BS = Blue Star rating
ASGR = All Star Girls Report rating
247 = 247 Sports rating
RE: Class of 2026+ - BobK - 11-13-2024
https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/news
RE: Class of 2026+ - pauloalto - 11-13-2024
Elyse Ngenda added 11/18/25
WBB roster by year
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With new rules going into effect next year the roster limit will be 15 with no walk-ons above that allowed.
And thank you, BostonCard!
RE: Class of 2026+ - BostonCard - 11-13-2024
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So, based on this, what do we need for next year's class? We'll have three spots, plus any additional spots opened up by attrition.
BC
RE: Class of 2026+ - Spiny_Norman - 11-13-2024
(11-13-2024, 05:47 PM)BostonCard Wrote: So, based on this, what do we need for next year's class? We'll have three spots, plus any additional spots opened up by attrition.
BC
Starting next year, I believe that Stanford can sign as many players as they are able. No scholarship limit.
RE: Class of 2026+ - BobK - 11-13-2024
However the roster limit is 15
RE: Class of 2026+ - PVTree - 11-14-2024
Is this Harriel's last year? She'll be a RS senior next year. Is Papadaki a walk-on?
RE: Class of 2026+ - BobK - 11-14-2024
Given we have 14 I’m sure no one is a walk on. Papi never was a walk on
Next year the roster limit is 15.
RE: Class of 2026+ - WBB fan - 11-14-2024
Per Heather Oesterle at the last chalk talk, Lauren Green was originally a walk on, but she was given a scholarship -- apparently with the understanding that when the team needed the roster slot, she would be gone. She will not be back next year since we have 5 commits and need the slot to be able to fit them to the roster.
RE: Class of 2026+ - CompSci87 - 11-14-2024
Roster limits and scholarship limits of course don't inherently have to be the same, so discussions are complicated especially when we don't know all the current rules or what changes are coming.
What does the roster limit of 15 that Bob mentions mean exactly and who sets it? I seem to recall in the past there was a 15 player limit set by the Pac-12 conference that applied to the travel squad. So in theory at least (if players were willing), you could have more than 15 for home games, but only 15 could travel to road games. I definitely don't know if today's roster limit rule is the same.
14 minus the 2 who will be out of eligibility plus the 5 signees is 17, so a limit of some kind at 15 obviously is a concern.
On scholarship limits, I believe Stanford WBB has 15 endowed scholarships. To give more (if allowed) the program would have to find additional money. Not to say that couldn't be done.
Also on the scholarship topic: (1) I recall hearing that Green (originally a walk on) only has a scholarship year by year, not guaranteed though her senior year, as WBB fan just posted. That would still leave us at 16 if everyone with eligibility returns. (2) Tara's policy was always that a 5th year isn't guaranteed to someone who redshirts. I remember Ruef was prepared to walk on for her 5th year if a scholarship hadn't opened up for her. Here too I'm sure Kate would love to bring back Harriel next year if she wants to stay and it's feasible, but for now from the fan point of view it looks doubtful.
I kind of hate discussing things like this because I want to be super careful not to offend anyone. I'd always like to see everyone back and on scholarship! At the last WBB banquet, I was seated at a table with Lauren Green and her family. She and her whole family are such sweet people!
RE: Class of 2026+ - Card10Fan - 11-14-2024
(11-14-2024, 07:07 PM)CompSci87 Wrote: Roster limits and scholarship limits of course don't inherently have to be the same, so discussions are complicated especially when we don't know all the current rules or what changes are coming.
What does the roster limit of 15 that Bob mentions mean exactly and who sets it? I seem to recall in the past there was a 15 player limit set by the Pac-12 conference that applied to the travel squad. So in theory at least (if players were willing), you could have more than 15 for home games, but only 15 could travel to road games. I definitely don't know if today's roster limit rule is the same.
14 minus the 2 who will be out of eligibility plus the 5 signees is 17, so a limit of some kind at 15 obviously is a concern.
On scholarship limits, I believe Stanford WBB has 15 endowed scholarships. To give more (if allowed) the program would have to find additional money. Not to say that couldn't be done.
Also on the scholarship topic: (1) I recall hearing that Green (originally a walk on) only has a scholarship year by year, not guaranteed though her senior year, as WBB fan just posted. That would still leave us at 16 if everyone with eligibility returns. (2) Tara's policy was always that a 5th year isn't guaranteed to someone who redshirts. I remember Ruef was prepared to walk on for her 5th year if a scholarship hadn't opened up for her. Here too I'm sure Kate would love to bring back Harriel next year if she wants to stay and it's feasible, but for now from the fan point of view it looks doubtful.
I kind of hate discussing things like this because I want to be super careful not to offend anyone. I'd always like to see everyone back and on scholarship! At the last WBB banquet, I was seated at a table with Lauren Green and her family. She and her whole family are such sweet people!
Well said. Green has been a great teammate and even with limited playing time, she seems to have a great attitude and is beloved by her fellow teammates. I get the sense Harriel is aware and treating this as her last season at Stanford. She has had social media posts mentioning this as her senior season. If she was planning to return, I’m not sure that would be the case. Plus with todays world of the transfer portal, a spot or two could still open up after the season so you never know what could happen
RE: Class of 2026+ - pauloalto - 11-15-2024
Here's an article on the new roster and scholarship limits for D1:
https://www.ncsasports.org/blog/ncaa-scholarship-roster-limits-2024
In short:
Teams will have new roster limits that cannot be exceeded with walk-ons.
Every athlete on a roster is eligible for a full or partial scholarship.
Not every athlete on a roster must have a scholarship.
Every sport is allowed to offer partial scholarships.
This is the result of several lawsuits.
Men's basketball roster limit will increase from 13 to 15.
Women's basketball roster limit will remain at 15.
Women's volleyball roster limit will increase from 12 to 18.
RE: Class of 2026+ - ca245 - 11-15-2024
How will Title IX be affected? Will a school still have to balance the number of scholarships for men and women?
RE: Class of 2026+ - pauloalto - 11-15-2024
(11-15-2024, 12:19 AM)ca245 Wrote: How will Title IX be affected? Will a school still have to balance the number of scholarships for men and women?
It looks like yes, they will.
from https://www.ussportsscholarships.com/ncaa-roster-limits-scholarships/
"Title IX compliance remains a paramount issue for all athletic departments: Scholarships must be set according to male-female enrollment ratios, according to federal law. Should football or baseball programs provide scholarships up to the roster limit, they must be offset by providing the same number of additional scholarships (42.3) for female sports or reducing scholarships from the pool of other men’s sports. That could lead to some campuses eliminating men’s sports or perhaps adding new women’s teams. But departments are not required to fill every scholarship. Like in baseball or wrestling, scholarships can be split in every sport moving forward, which could limit the Title IX impact."
RE: Class of 2026+ - Card10Fan - 11-15-2024
Maddyn Greenway is announcing her commitment tomorrow. We were listed in her final 6. It’s expected that Kentucky will be her choice.
RE: Class of 2026+ - joemontes - 11-15-2024
(11-13-2024, 05:47 PM)BostonCard Wrote: So, based on this, what do we need for next year's class? We'll have three spots, plus any additional spots opened up by attrition.Hopefully returning for season 26-27 are:
BC
SF - OGDEN 6'1
PF/SF - PETERSON 6'3
PF - AGARA 6'2
PF - EZIKE 6'2
PF - STEVENSON 6'2
PF/C - ESCHMEYER 6'5
PF/C - SOMFAI 6'4
C - UMEH 6'4
SG - AMBORN 6'1
SG/PG - CLARDY 5'10
PG - SWAIN 5'10
PG - IJIWOYE 5'6
Stanford suddenly has an abundance of post players. I remember back in April of this year
that we were all concerned that, with the departure of BRINK and transfer of IRIAFEN,
Stanford will only have AGARA, DEMETRE and incomng freshmen UMEH and PETERSON
as possible post players, but with DEMETRE and PETERSON being more like stretch forwards.
Then, STEVENSON transfers in, and Stanford acquires three legit post players
SOMFAI, ESCHMEYER and EZIKE from the Class of 2025.
Given that, Stanford needs to get two SF/SG types of players and another PG
from the Class of 2026.
RE: Class of 2026+ - Lorcan - 11-16-2024
Maddy Greenway goes to Kentucky as expected over Iowa, Kentucky, Stanford, Duke, and UCLA.
Edited as I saw a post wrong. ;)
RE: Class of 2026+ - CompSci87 - 12-02-2024
I've updated the rankings for our 2025 signees and remaining possibles in 2026+.
RE: Class of 2026+ - BobK - 12-03-2024
Thank you.
RE: Class of 2026+ - mbdude - 01-08-2025
Mckenna Woliczko, 2026 6'2 fwd, with a Stanford offer, suffered torn ACL in AllAmerican game.