Now with 4 confirmed high level commits the program looks like a bona fidelity Big Ten power for years to come. Tori Oehrlein, Natalie Kussow, Kylee Faben and Adit Kuol.
An outstanding interview of Dawn P by Dalton and Austin. If you want to get fired up about Gopher BB. Give it a listen. Found it on X. Also on You Tube I believe.
That, of course, is DP's biggest challenge. Except for Oehrlein she hasn't done much with her recruiting. Tough to compete if you can't gather the talent required in order to compete in the Big Ten.
The best chance that Minnesota has of recruiting either Mya, Ashlee or Chloe is for the current staff to put a consistent winner on the floor that can get to say the sweet sixteen or great eight in the NCAA tournament. And they have to generate a star-like player that young girls can identify...
It's amazing what the Caitlin Clark effect has had on Iowa recruiting. She was an Iowa girl that stayed home to play for the local team. And now because of her some out state girls are considering the Iowa program.
This team is talented but much depends on whether or not both Braun and Woodson can stay healthy for the whole year. If they can the team will do more than make the tournament. They will advance well into the tournament just like the 2004 team featuring Whalen and McCarville.