Possible upcoming girls in the portal, reference all in one place for comparison of if we are doing better in the present, lots of answers to curiosity questions in the present.
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I agree and we can add conditioning, stretching, weight training, diet, one sport athletes, playing surface and a whole bunch of other factors. ACL's is a complicated topic.
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 needs for their teams. However, with the Portal, Coaches can’t be sure what they’re going to need from year to year anymore……..
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With Janay Sander on board how many more do you think we add? and what kind of player?
Janay seems like a shooting guard or small forward and I would lean toward a small forward based on her poor assist to TO and subpar 3 point shooting.
We are at 13 scholarship players (including Janay) and 1 walk on player so we could have as many as 2 more.
I think we add 1 more player, a point guard and if we add 2 more I think it will be a center.
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Janay seems like a shooting guard or small forward and I would lean toward a small forward based on her poor assist to TO and subpar 3 point shooting.
We are at 13 scholarship players (including Janay) and 1 walk on player so we could have as many as 2 more.
I think we add 1 more player, a point guard and if we add 2 more I think it will be a center.
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- Prev School LaSalle and App. State
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Mallory Heyer
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It took a while after the Grace Grocholski commitment news.With Janay Sander on board how many more do you think we add? and what kind of player?
Janay seems like a shooting guard or small forward and I would lean toward a small forward based on her poor assist to TO and subpar 3 point shooting.
We are at 13 scholarship players (including Janay) and 1 walk on player so we could have as many as 2 more.
I think we add 1 more player, a point guard and if we add 2 more I think it will be a center.
24Janay Sanders
Amaya Battle
- Position Guard
- Height 5-11
- Class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
- High School Mallard Creek
- Prev School LaSalle and App. State
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Maggie Czinano
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Watertown-Mayer HS Watertown, Minn.
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Mara Braun
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Wayzata High School Wayzata, Minn.
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Aminata Zie
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Gaspard Monge Paris, France
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Mallory Heyer
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Chaska High School Chaska, Minn.
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Niamya Holloway
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Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, Minn.
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Sophie Hart
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McKynnlie Dalan
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Montesano High School Montesano, Wash.
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Grace Grocholski
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Kettle Moraine High School North Prairie, Wis.
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Kennedy Klick
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Maple Grove High School Brooklyn Park, Minn.
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Archbishop MC O'Neill Catholic High School Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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I agree about using one of the two remaining scholarships in a Center. Are there any Janel-McCarville-type of interior rebounding animals available in the portal?
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Another commit coming over from WV: Ayianna Johnson
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Here is the known offers (at least publicly) from the new staff. Now there has been MN kids on campus for visits and a lot have talked to this staff however no public offers to MN kids have been publicly reported to go out.
To note the elite camp for Gophers is listed as Friday June 23rd so I could see a plenty of offers going out then or around then.
2024:
Out of State Offers:
Lana McCarthy, 6’4 P, Bedford HS (NH)
2025:
Out of State Offers:
Madison Francis, 6’2 W, Lancaster Central HS (NY) (ESPN Super 60- #7)
2026:
Out of State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Terrific 25- #2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Terrific 25- #7)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
To note the elite camp for Gophers is listed as Friday June 23rd so I could see a plenty of offers going out then or around then.
2024:
Out of State Offers:
Lana McCarthy, 6’4 P, Bedford HS (NH)
2025:
Out of State Offers:
Madison Francis, 6’2 W, Lancaster Central HS (NY) (ESPN Super 60- #7)
2026:
Out of State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Terrific 25- #2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Terrific 25- #7)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
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Go Gophers!!
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Exceptional offer!!!
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There is a 4th grader from Holloway that has potential...could she be the next Gopher offeree?
For whatever it's worth, a friend of mine is a coach for a Starks team and is familiar with her and family. He absolutely thinks the world of both her and her parents.
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Girls mature much earlier than boys. Boys don't really start their growth spurts until they are 13, 14, and 15 years old with few exceptions. I had one patient grow 3 inches at 24 and then he was done. Girls typically stop growing at those same ages with few exceptions. So, I like how coach P is identifying those girls early and should be offering them in their 8th, 9th and 10th grades and then monitoring the development of their basketball skills thereafter. Chloe is an exceptional talent.
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 seemingly out of nowhere. Some young stars develop into exceptional talents, some burn out. Will have to wait and see…..
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Offers are going out now after the first live period of the 2024 AAU season. Here is the known offers for 2025 through 2028
2025:
Out-of-State Offers:
Jordan Speiser, 6’1 G, Luther HS (MO) (ESPN Super 60-#19)
2026:
Offered/In-State:
Maddyn Greenway, 5’9 G, Providence Academy (ESPN Terrific 25-#16)
Tori Oehrlein, 6’0 G, Crosby-Ironton
Out-of-State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Terrific 25- #2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Terrific 25- #3)
Addison Bjorn, 6’0 G, Park Hill South (MO) (ESPN Terrific 25-#10)
Amari Byles, 6’2 W, DeSoto HS (TX) (ESPN Terrific 25-#15)
Natalie Kussow, 5’10 G, Arrowhead HS (WI) (ESPN Terrific 25-#20)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
Ariyana Cradle, 5’8 G, Westerville South HS (OH)
LeeLee Bell, 6’1 W/F, Minot HS (ND)
Ellie Muller, 6’2 F, Dowling Catholic (IA)
Ashlyn Koupal, 6’3 F, Wagner HS (SD)
Lillian Barnes, 5’10 G, Valparaiso HS (IN)
2027:
Offered/In-State:
Mya Wilson, 6’0 G, Hill-Murray HS
2028:
Offered/In-State:
Chloe Johnson, 6’0 PG, Duluth Marshall HS
Ari Peterson, 6’1 W, Providence Academy
2025:
Out-of-State Offers:
Jordan Speiser, 6’1 G, Luther HS (MO) (ESPN Super 60-#19)
2026:
Offered/In-State:
Maddyn Greenway, 5’9 G, Providence Academy (ESPN Terrific 25-#16)
Tori Oehrlein, 6’0 G, Crosby-Ironton
Out-of-State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Terrific 25- #2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Terrific 25- #3)
Addison Bjorn, 6’0 G, Park Hill South (MO) (ESPN Terrific 25-#10)
Amari Byles, 6’2 W, DeSoto HS (TX) (ESPN Terrific 25-#15)
Natalie Kussow, 5’10 G, Arrowhead HS (WI) (ESPN Terrific 25-#20)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
Ariyana Cradle, 5’8 G, Westerville South HS (OH)
LeeLee Bell, 6’1 W/F, Minot HS (ND)
Ellie Muller, 6’2 F, Dowling Catholic (IA)
Ashlyn Koupal, 6’3 F, Wagner HS (SD)
Lillian Barnes, 5’10 G, Valparaiso HS (IN)
2027:
Offered/In-State:
Mya Wilson, 6’0 G, Hill-Murray HS
2028:
Offered/In-State:
Chloe Johnson, 6’0 PG, Duluth Marshall HS
Ari Peterson, 6’1 W, Providence Academy
Do Kendall McGee or Addison Mack have current Gopher offers?
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Kendall McGee posted about a visit back in August '22 with no mention of an offer, though other social media posts around the same time mentioned offers she was getting from other schools. So I am guessing not. She hasn't played in over a year so I can't imagine there are any recent offers or visits. I'm not even really sure if she's actually playing AAU this year. Pictures from her AAU team's first live period don't have her in any of them.
Addi Mack seems to post all of her offers as well and nothing about even a visit to Minnesota. She posted a pic with Lindsey Whalen from a camp way back in the summer of 2021 but nothing about Minnesota since.
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I would love some point guard help… might help free up Battle… Battle needs to step up and run this team… she doesn’t have the best instincts or feel for the game… getting the ball out of her hands might help her efficiency…
Nope. Battle is the starting PG. Minnesota needs to build around what they have. They want to keep players here and replacing them as juniors is not the answer.
Recruiting backups is not the answer.
If the gophers lose Battle it will be a domino effect. College sports right now is all business.
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we really starting this again? Really the Amaya hate....again? some of these "fans" truly dont deserve this group of players.
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Offers are coming out after camps and coaches are seeing players for AAU. Here are the known offers for classes 2025 through 2028. (no 2029 or 2030 offers out yet that are known)
Also per the current roster, here are available scholarships right now for each class:
2025: 2 available
2026: 6 available
2025:
Out-of-State Offers:
Jordan Speiser, 6’1 G, Luther HS (MO) (ESPN Top 100-#20)
Kaelyn Carroll, 6’2 W, Tabor Academy (MA) (ESPN Top 100-#29)
2026:
Offered/In-State:
Maddyn Greenway, 5’9 G, Providence Academy (ESPN Super 60-#21)
Tori Oehrlein, 6’0 G, Crosby-Ironton (ESPN Super 60-#46)
Cail Jahnke, 6’2 W/G, STMA
Out-of-State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Super 60-#2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Super 60-#4)
Addison Bjorn, 6’0 G, Park Hill South (MO) (ESPN Super 60-#9)
Amari Byles, 6’2 W, DeSoto HS (TX) (ESPN Super 60-#13)
Natalie Kussow, 5’10 G, Arrowhead HS (WI) (ESPN Super 60-#15)
Ashlyn Koupal, 6’3 F, Wagner HS (SD) (ESPN Super 60-#20)
Ariyana Cradle, 5’8 G, Westerville South HS (OH) (ESPN Super 60-#32)
Adaline “Ady” Sheplee, 6’3 F, Rice Lake HS (WI) (ESPN Super 60-#39)
LeeLee Bell, 6’1 W/F, Minot HS (ND) (ESPN Super 60-#59)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
Ellie Muller, 6’2 F, Dowling Catholic (IA)
Lillian Barnes, 5’10 G, Valparaiso HS (IN)
Giselle Janowski, 5’9 G, Pewaukee HS (WI)
2027:
Offered/In-State:
Mya Wilson, 6’0 G, Hill-Murray HS
Amisha Ramlall, 5’11 G, Rosemount
Out-of-State Offers:
Jayla Forbes, 6’5 P, Thompson HS (AL) (ESPN Terrific 25-#16)
Katie Muller, 6’0 G, Dowling Catholic (IA)
2028:
Offered/In-State:
Chloe Johnson, 6’0 PG, Duluth Marshall
Ari Peterson, 6’1 W, Minnetonka
Sahara Wilson, 6’2 P, Lakeville North
Out-of-State Offers:
Nyajuacni “Nya” Riak, 6’2 G/F, Madison Lafollette HS (WI)
Ella Peper, 6’3 G, Dexter Southfield (MA)
Also per the current roster, here are available scholarships right now for each class:
2025: 2 available
2026: 6 available
2025:
Out-of-State Offers:
Jordan Speiser, 6’1 G, Luther HS (MO) (ESPN Top 100-#20)
Kaelyn Carroll, 6’2 W, Tabor Academy (MA) (ESPN Top 100-#29)
2026:
Offered/In-State:
Maddyn Greenway, 5’9 G, Providence Academy (ESPN Super 60-#21)
Tori Oehrlein, 6’0 G, Crosby-Ironton (ESPN Super 60-#46)
Cail Jahnke, 6’2 W/G, STMA
Out-of-State Offers:
Olivia Vukosa, 6’4 P, Christ the King HS (NY) (ESPN Super 60-#2)
Saniyah Hall, 5’10 G, Laurel HS (OH) (ESPN Super 60-#4)
Addison Bjorn, 6’0 G, Park Hill South (MO) (ESPN Super 60-#9)
Amari Byles, 6’2 W, DeSoto HS (TX) (ESPN Super 60-#13)
Natalie Kussow, 5’10 G, Arrowhead HS (WI) (ESPN Super 60-#15)
Ashlyn Koupal, 6’3 F, Wagner HS (SD) (ESPN Super 60-#20)
Ariyana Cradle, 5’8 G, Westerville South HS (OH) (ESPN Super 60-#32)
Adaline “Ady” Sheplee, 6’3 F, Rice Lake HS (WI) (ESPN Super 60-#39)
LeeLee Bell, 6’1 W/F, Minot HS (ND) (ESPN Super 60-#59)
Jayla Williams, 5’10 G/W, Ankeny HS (IA)
Ellie Muller, 6’2 F, Dowling Catholic (IA)
Lillian Barnes, 5’10 G, Valparaiso HS (IN)
Giselle Janowski, 5’9 G, Pewaukee HS (WI)
2027:
Offered/In-State:
Mya Wilson, 6’0 G, Hill-Murray HS
Amisha Ramlall, 5’11 G, Rosemount
Out-of-State Offers:
Jayla Forbes, 6’5 P, Thompson HS (AL) (ESPN Terrific 25-#16)
Katie Muller, 6’0 G, Dowling Catholic (IA)
2028:
Offered/In-State:
Chloe Johnson, 6’0 PG, Duluth Marshall
Ari Peterson, 6’1 W, Minnetonka
Sahara Wilson, 6’2 P, Lakeville North
Out-of-State Offers:
Nyajuacni “Nya” Riak, 6’2 G/F, Madison Lafollette HS (WI)
Ella Peper, 6’3 G, Dexter Southfield (MA)
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In terms of the Super 60 ones I would put it as follows..
I say cross Vukosa, Hall, Bjorn, Byles all off the list of possibilities. Likely going top 5-7 teams.
Maddyn I would sadly say less than 5% chance they land her and that might be generous
Kussow- Heard Iowa the favorite but would put at less than 20-25% chance they get her
Unknown in Cradle.
Sheplee and Koupal I would say around or just under 50% chance at. Sheplee likely staying close to home (Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Gophers)
and Koupal has a long standing connection with our staff back to their south dakota days but every school is after her.
Lee Lee Bell--hard to read so unknown chances but they are recruiting her hard.
Tori Oehrlein is likly their best chance at a top 60 player at this time. Likely among the favorites to get her.
I would like to get 2/3 of the three Minnesota kids… Jahnke is having a really nice AAu season. I would also really like to get 2/3 of the posts Sheplee, Koupal and Bell.