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However, there is a lot of body change that happens between seventh grade and college, and a lot of girls plateau. While many girls stop growing after eighth grade, more and more are continuing to have growth spurts up until age 20 or so. Genetics play a factor, but some growth spurts come...

Of course there is. Can she play defense? Is she a team player? can she pass the ball? Can she catch a pass that’s not thrown exactly to her? Can she jump a passing lane and go the other direction? Does she box out and rebound? Being able to jump and “looking athletic” are very common...

The window only closes for the free waiver. Undergrads can transfer after the window closes, but they would have to sit a year, except for in extreme circumstances. Grad transfers don’t have to sit by rule, so they can enter the portal after the undergrad deadline.

Coach P’s teams are known for their defense, as we had some of the lowest turnover rates in the nation during the years we were at South Dakota. Her staff will work with the players, and if they continue to have turnovers, they will sit on the bench a lot. As to the positionless offense, Coach...

She’s staying, but you spelled her first name wrong. Ayianna.

No need to be rude, maybe they’re just making a point about recruiting - as in rankers and even coaches having different viewpoints. Different people see players differently. And coaches tend to look at players with an inherent bias, depending on their past experiences and their near- future...

Players make more than that in the WNBL, except for the DP’s (Developmental Players). The more well-known you are, the more you are paid. The star players on each team do very well. (My daughter played there this past winter).

The Canadian women lost the third place FIBA game to Australia last October, in Sydney. Bridget Carleton, Natalie Achonwa, Kia Nurse, Kayla Alexander, and a few other WNBA players were on the Canadian team.

New entries into the portal, per Raoul….

I first noticed Jane when my daughter played against her two years in a row. Then this past year, I had her on my fantasy team, so I watched a lot of their games. She is a strong, classy player, not dirty, not cheap. She is athletic and just plays the game the right way.

Looking at her profile, she plays for an EYBL team. Therefore, Coach P probably saw her at Boo this past weekend. Maybe they had a previous connection, maybe not. But it is very nice having coaches that don’t only recruit regional girls. Bringing in talent from around the country is a good...

Jane Asinde just entered the Portal, out of Wichita State. She is a 6’1” F, a Senior, with one year of eligibility left. She would be a fantastic pick up - she plays with Confidence and Class.

May 1st is the last day to enter the portal.

They are also at Boo Williams in Virginia, which will showcase the best Nike EYBL teams in the nation.

Also, so many players have transferred once already, and without that Covid year, we won’t have as many eligible for free grad transfers. Thus, if they wanted to transfer a second time, they would have to sit a year.

With both South Dakota and West Virginia, Coach P tended to use more post rotation than guards. Guards usually see more minutes per game, both starters and coming off the bench. But on her previous teams, and in general, posts play more physically, and it’s rough in there. More fouls are...

I read somewhere last week that Hottinger was visiting MN on Friday. Has there been any update on her situation?

That’s not what happened at South Dakota. We were very excited for her to move on to a bigger conference, as the next step in her career. She turned our program around in the six years she was there. She increased the level of competition of the nonconference schedule, including several very...

I would take Watson over Quinerly, if either were to enter the portal. Kyah Watson does all of the little stuff that does not show up on the stat book. She is a tough, smart player, and is aware of what is going on around her. Yes, she is under-sized, but she plays much bigger than her size. I...

Our South Dakota girls call her coach P.