***WBB: 2025 Recruiting Thread***

DGC

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I think (but admittedly do not know) that Coach has Addy and Audi typically not rebound on freethrows by Iowa State because it gives them a chance to rest and catch their breaths for a few seconds and not have to run back after the freethrows. They can walk to the other end of the court and rest during the freethrows The chance of an offensive rebound on a freethrow is very remote.
On most offensive free throws everyone but the shooter is back for the reason's you have mentioned, plus, maybe not this year, but traditionally they have shot such a high percentage of free throws that it didn't matter. On defensive free throws they generally have someone back, I am assuming to set up the fast break. Its not always Addy, but when it is I wonder why. She is probably the most likely to get a rebound and throw it out to someone breaking. Maybe it is a rest thing like you mentioned.
 

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We recruited her hard out of high school. She's from Sioux Falls.
Do you recall if we were seriously in the running for Mwenentanda before she committed to Texas?

The opinion of many non-coaches on CF is we could use a 6'2 athlete to pair with Addy Brown at 3 or 4, a young woman who scores a little, defends and rebounds. If we could land this free agent, Baylor would officially be in "duck & cover" mode.
 

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Moved all of the Lily postings here to the Lily thread. Here's the link if you all want to rehash that again.

 
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Another player who possibly could go on the list, but I'm leaving her off for now: Nikki Kerstein, a 2025 PG who just decommitted from Missouri. Both Latoja and Billy follow her on twitter, but only Billy's follow is new -- Latoja followed her back in her original recruiting period.
 

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Iowa got their poor man’s Andrea Riley


Seems like more than an adequate replacement, and more like an upgrade, for the freshman PG they had portal out. Maybe the handful of Jensen haters on the Hawk board can at least give her credit for getting a PG.

Your Riley comment made me look. The new Hawk will have to shoot a LOT more to be Riley-like, she was 5th in attempts on her team while playing 33 minutes/game. Does seem to like to launch a lot of threes but not hit a great percentage.
 
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Seems like more than an adequate replacement, and more like an upgrade, for the freshman PG they had portal out. Maybe the handful of Jensen haters on the Hawk board can at least give her credit for getting a PG.

Your Riley comment made me look. The new Hawk will have to shoot a LOT more to be Riley-like, she was 5th in attempts on her team while playing 33 minutes/game. Does seem to like to launch a lot of threes but not hit a great percentage.
Rumor is they paid around $250k.
 

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