IUWBB - News and Notes

[GloryDays 6,245]

10 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Talia Goodman @TaliaGoodmanWBB

WBB leading scorers:

1. Meghan Andersen, Fairfield (32.5 PPG)

2. Liv McGill, Florida (32 PPG)

3. Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame (29.5 PPG)

4. Raegan Beers, Oklahoma (29 PPG)

5. Shay Ciezki, Indiana (28.5 PPG)

 If this team can find a third dependable scorer they'll fair well. Someone needs to step up and be an outside threat . I think the options are Valentina or Mia.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 95,087]

B1G news.  Oregon announces that Elisa Mevius will miss the 2025-26 season due to a knee injury. She was off to a great start this season for the Ducks, averaging 12.5 PPG.

Minnesota WBB junior forward Taylor Woodson is out for the season after sustaining a knee injury in their game against Manhattan on Friday.

Been lots of season ending knee injuries reported across the country in women's bball.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 95,087]

Hopefully the results will mirror the ranking.

[Aaron 4,673]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hopefully the results will mirror the ranking.

They will very likely match the rankings. You already see it with Caffey and Makalusky being higher ranked than previous recruits and two of next years are even higher. 

Those rankings are not perfect but very good guides similar to a weather forecast and with two top-40 players this year and two top-30 next year the difference will be noticeable. 

This is how it is supposed to work with recruiting when winning and it took Moren coming to terms that her culture was not an end-all be-all for recruiting and NIL is needed and also replacing an ineffective assistant with effective one. Most coaches when they start winning don't have to look in mirror at how they run things.

Moren did and glad she made the necessary changes or this program was heading off a cliff. Now it's in good hands again.

[TTT 1,549]

Yes, excellent addition of players and coaches in IU Ladies basketball program.  
I agree class rankings are similar to a misleading weather forecast.  

For one thing some of the classes in top elite programs who may have only one or two recruits listed because their respective programs are already loaded are ranked behind IU Ladies class.  Plus a few programs are still in play for the few top players remaining.  

However, things are better along with probably 15 to 20 other major programs in major conferences.  Overall, things are tougher than what they were just a few years ago.