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My recollection is that Nicole Powell was very highly ranked and getting her was regarded as a big coup.

Yup, while I have not been able to access rating services from that far back, I did see in a press release that USA Today had classed Nicole as the #1 recruit.  Bob says Yamasaki was a #1 and her wiki says "Lindsey was one of the most sought-after recruits for college basketball when she graduated in 1998 and was named the most highly recruited female athlete of 1998."  That does sound like a #1.

That makes three number 1 recruits in the last 16 years.  I wish it had been four.

[81alum]

My recollection is that Nicole Powell was very highly ranked and getting her was regarded as a big coup.

Yup, while I have not been able to access rating services from that far back, I did see in a press release that USA Today had classed Nicole as the #1 recruit.  Bob says Yamasaki was a #1 and her wiki says "Lindsey was one of the most sought-after recruits for college basketball when she graduated in 1998 and was named the most highly recruited female athlete of 1998."  That does sound like a #1.

That makes three number 1 recruits in the last 16 years.  I wish it had been four.