NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

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2 hours ago, NatHillIV said:

ESPN says Yardon Garzon is the #5 transfer in the entire women's basketball portal.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44575312/women-ncaa-basketball-transfer-portal-player-rankings-2025-26-season
Not sure how that makes me feel.

It would be easier to root for her, if she were at Iowa State . . . or Clemson . . .or UNC. At least she didn't go to Purdue, right?

[mickey one 96]

Any word on Laura Ziegler? I'm afraid to ask, for fear that it turns out she's going to Iowa or Ohio State. Ziegler could solve a lot of our problems.

[ronzo4IU 402]

12 hours ago, mickey one said:

Any word on Laura Ziegler? I'm afraid to ask, for fear that it turns out she's going to Iowa or Ohio State. Ziegler could solve a lot of our problems.

Are we looking at her?

[TTT 1,329]

Riley Makalusky/Butler to West Virginia…..pretty good player….does this mean IU Ladies have a couple good 6’1” or 6’2” players in negotiations?….in all this nowadays ridiculousness?

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,171]

A. J.'s daughter to Illinois per Talia Goodman.

Iowa transfer Aaliyah Guyton has committed to Illinois, she told @On3sports. The 5-7 freshman averaged 4.7 ppg this season.

[TTT 1,329]

Is Shay Ciezki still going to play center for IU Ladies?

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On 4/9/2025 at 10:13 AM, TTT said:

So, a year or two ago IU Ladies were heavily involved recruiting Blakes who went to Vandy……and Zania Socka-Nguemen who followed Dudley to UCLA (Dudley mother coached both I think at some point).  IU Ladies were in top 5 for Socka-Nguemen and after committing to UCLA she was asked a question where she would have went if not UCLA.  Nguemen-Socka stated she wasn’t sure but said probably Indiana or Michigan.  
(Some of these players have big ideas about how much they are going to impact their team when making transition from high school to being a freshman (or even sophomore) to college).

Both, Dudley and Socka-Nguemen are in transfer portal.  Not sure about any mutual interest between Nguemen-Socka and Indiana now.

sidenote: Have not heard anything about Williams/Wisky, Christen Carter/Butler, Makalusky/Butler, Ra Shaya Kyle/Florida among others nor any updates on IU Ladies.

FINALLY, IU Ladies Zania Socka-Nguemen

4 star at 95 per ESPN player profile 2024

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,171]

[ronzo4IU 402]

12 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Huge get IMO!!  Someone must of ponied up done dough!!

[NatHillIV 60]

Well, that certainly shines a different light on things, doesn't it?

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https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPbicBMKR0-M&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiMqPuZ5NOMAxX6m4kEHRp_CfwQz40FegQIUBAI&usg=AOvVaw0rgEGINpotqNC6UwD6zUKr

Interview with Z. SockaNguemen

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1 minute ago, NatHillIV said:

Well, that certainly shines a different light on things, doesn't it?

Helps.  Not there yet.  Some more spaces to fill.

[Aaron 4,528]

Definitely a risk, but given (potentially improving but still behind) NIL situation, best IU could do at center likely. She was stuck behind Lauren Betts last year which is nothing to be ashamed of. However, needs to prove it at college level but talent clearly there given she was top-30 recruit and McDonalds All-American out of high school.

Moren has never had a player that high straight out of high school (Makalusky is closest five spots behind her in current class). Only higher ranked transfers out of high school that eventually came to Bloomington were Patberg and Parrish who were hits and Danielle Patterson who busted.

Projected starting lineup in general of Shay, Lenee, Stotijn, Socka, and either Spreen or one of the freshman carries a lot more risk than past. However, the talent potential and athleticism is higher then previous. 

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48 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Definitely a risk, but given (potentially improving but still behind) NIL situation, best IU could do at center likely. She was stuck behind Lauren Betts last year which is nothing to be ashamed of. However, needs to prove it at college level but talent clearly there given she was top-30 recruit and McDonalds All-American out of high school.

Moren has never had a player that high straight out of high school (Makalusky is closest five spots behind her in current class). Only higher ranked transfers out of high school that eventually came to Bloomington were Patberg and Parrish who were hits and Danielle Patterson who busted.

Projected starting lineup in general of Shay, Lenee, Stotijn, Socka, and either Spreen or one of the freshman carries a lot more risk than past. However, the talent potential and athleticism is higher then previous. 

IU Ladies are not done in transfer portal yet.

[Aaron 4,528]

58 minutes ago, TTT said:

IU Ladies are not done in transfer portal yet.

No doubt. However, as of this moment that would be their projected lineup.

[mickey one 96]

Laura Ziegler? https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=44182313

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,261]

4 hours ago, mickey one said:

Laura Ziegler? https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=44182313

That would be an incredible addition.  

[Stuhoo 89,031]

UCLA transfer Zania Socka-Nguemen commits to Indiana

[NatHillIV 60]

" Socka-Ngueman picked UCLA over Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan in October 2023. She was ranked No. 26 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2024, which would’ve made her one of IU’s highest-ranked commits in program history. She ranked higher than both Grace Berger (No. 44, 2018) and Mackenzie Holmes (No. 53, 2019)."

NO idea if this is accurate, but I hope it is.

And once again we see, when a team recruits somebody, you must KEEP RECRUITING them.

Edited Sunday at 12:26 PM by NatHillIV
added last sentence

[mickey one 96]

Anything else in the works?