01-31-2012, 12:55 AM
This is my first post on any board, and I'm posting because of the assumption above that Mikayla will be red-shirted. I have no special insight into our recruiting plans, but I've gleaned the following information from the Hoopgurlz site:
2012 / 5-star / 96 rating / 6-3 P / #12-ranked recruit, #4-ranked P / Alyson Beebe - Santa Maria, CA
2012 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-5 P / outside "Top 100" , #14-ranked P / Tess Picknell - Medford, OR
Comment: The class of 2013 appears to have a good number of excellent recruits who would be academically eligible for admission to Stanford. If Sarah Boothe were to be red-shirted, we will have 14 on the roster (13 otherwise), and her participation would not affect the number of players we could recruit from the 2013 class. Of course, there is always a chance that someone could be added to next year's roster who is not now on Hoopgurlz's radar, or a walk-on could be added. However, that does not appear likely, given the excellence and number of 2013 players we appear interested in right now (again, according to Hoopgurlz).
2013 / 5-star / 96 rating / 6-2 F / #4-ranked recruit, #1-ranked F / Taya Reimer - Indianapolis, IN
2013 / 4-star / 95 rating / 6-2 F / #15-ranked recruit, #3-ranked F / Stephanie Mavunga - Brownsburg, IN
2013 / 4-star / 92 rating / 5-9 PG / #55-ranked recruit, #14-ranked PG / Christen Inman - Katy, TXÂ (Note: apparently an exeptionally intelligent, quick and athletic PG!)
2013 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-2 W / #60-ranked recruit, #11-ranked W / Peyton Whitted - Suwanee, GA
Comment: These four players are listed as "under consideration" by Stanford. The top 3 have Stanford listed first in the list of schools the players are considering. I don't know if that order was determined by the player or by Hoopgurlz, but I hope it indicates the players' preference. Peyton Whitted had Stanford listed second, after Auburn. If Mikayla Ruef were to be re-shirted, it would take away a possible roster spot for one of the above players. Also, another top player, not listed in Hoopgurlz's list of players Stanford is interested in for 2013, is making an unofficial visit to Stanford in the near future:
2013 / 4-star / 95 rating / 6-1 F / #19-ranked recruit, #5-ranked F / Sydney Umeri - Acworth, GA
Again, if Mikayla does not red-shirt, we would have room for all four players for whom Stanford is listed as showing interest. Of course, interest from Stanford is not confirmation that these smart and talented young ladies will decide to play for the Cardinal, but I hope four of the above five wind up here.Â
Hoopgurlz also shows Stanford's interest in the 2014 class as follows:
2014 / 4-star / 91 rating / 6-3 F / #11-ranked F / Imani Littleton - La Mesa, CA (She was also referred to as Imani Littlejohn in one of their articles.)
Earlier in the year, another player we had been interested in, Kelli Kingma, declared for Washington. She was the 11th-ranked PG at the time. In another Hoopgurlz article, it was stated that Courtney Ekmark was interested in Stanford (or vice-versa, I forget).
2014 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-0 G / #9-ranked G / Courtney Ekmark - Phoenix, AZ (She's starts on the #1-ranked H.S. team in America!)
The upshot of all the above: We will continue to be a tall team for some time. Our team will be increasingly athletic. There are not many Gs/PGs under consideration - maybe we're going to evolve into point-forwards! In any case, it appears Stanford will continue to be relevant in any discussion of top college teams. Go Card!
2012 / 5-star / 96 rating / 6-3 P / #12-ranked recruit, #4-ranked P / Alyson Beebe - Santa Maria, CA
2012 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-5 P / outside "Top 100" , #14-ranked P / Tess Picknell - Medford, OR
Comment: The class of 2013 appears to have a good number of excellent recruits who would be academically eligible for admission to Stanford. If Sarah Boothe were to be red-shirted, we will have 14 on the roster (13 otherwise), and her participation would not affect the number of players we could recruit from the 2013 class. Of course, there is always a chance that someone could be added to next year's roster who is not now on Hoopgurlz's radar, or a walk-on could be added. However, that does not appear likely, given the excellence and number of 2013 players we appear interested in right now (again, according to Hoopgurlz).
2013 / 5-star / 96 rating / 6-2 F / #4-ranked recruit, #1-ranked F / Taya Reimer - Indianapolis, IN
2013 / 4-star / 95 rating / 6-2 F / #15-ranked recruit, #3-ranked F / Stephanie Mavunga - Brownsburg, IN
2013 / 4-star / 92 rating / 5-9 PG / #55-ranked recruit, #14-ranked PG / Christen Inman - Katy, TXÂ (Note: apparently an exeptionally intelligent, quick and athletic PG!)
2013 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-2 W / #60-ranked recruit, #11-ranked W / Peyton Whitted - Suwanee, GA
Comment: These four players are listed as "under consideration" by Stanford. The top 3 have Stanford listed first in the list of schools the players are considering. I don't know if that order was determined by the player or by Hoopgurlz, but I hope it indicates the players' preference. Peyton Whitted had Stanford listed second, after Auburn. If Mikayla Ruef were to be re-shirted, it would take away a possible roster spot for one of the above players. Also, another top player, not listed in Hoopgurlz's list of players Stanford is interested in for 2013, is making an unofficial visit to Stanford in the near future:
2013 / 4-star / 95 rating / 6-1 F / #19-ranked recruit, #5-ranked F / Sydney Umeri - Acworth, GA
Again, if Mikayla does not red-shirt, we would have room for all four players for whom Stanford is listed as showing interest. Of course, interest from Stanford is not confirmation that these smart and talented young ladies will decide to play for the Cardinal, but I hope four of the above five wind up here.Â
Hoopgurlz also shows Stanford's interest in the 2014 class as follows:
2014 / 4-star / 91 rating / 6-3 F / #11-ranked F / Imani Littleton - La Mesa, CA (She was also referred to as Imani Littlejohn in one of their articles.)
Earlier in the year, another player we had been interested in, Kelli Kingma, declared for Washington. She was the 11th-ranked PG at the time. In another Hoopgurlz article, it was stated that Courtney Ekmark was interested in Stanford (or vice-versa, I forget).
2014 / 4-star / 92 rating / 6-0 G / #9-ranked G / Courtney Ekmark - Phoenix, AZ (She's starts on the #1-ranked H.S. team in America!)
The upshot of all the above: We will continue to be a tall team for some time. Our team will be increasingly athletic. There are not many Gs/PGs under consideration - maybe we're going to evolve into point-forwards! In any case, it appears Stanford will continue to be relevant in any discussion of top college teams. Go Card!