Excellent! That is a start. By the way how is Coach Pera's health?
(01-15-2018 03:46 PM)bobreinhold1 Wrote: [ -> ]We have two players from Texas coming in next year. Josh Parrish, a transfer from TCU is in school now and redshirting. Some of our current players tell me he's the best player on the team, and could play the 1, 2 or 3. We have a recruit from Mansfield Timberview that won the 5A State Championship last year and Chris was the MVP of the tourney.
(01-15-2018 03:46 PM)bobreinhold1 Wrote: [ -> ]We have two players from Texas coming in next year. Josh Parrish, a transfer from TCU is in school now and redshirting. Some of our current players tell me he's the best player on the team, and could play the 1, 2 or 3. We have a recruit from Mansfield Timberview that won the 5A State Championship last year and Chris was the MVP of the tourney.
They're going to play on the women's team? Unconventional wisdom.
(01-15-2018 06:01 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote: [ -> ] (01-15-2018 03:46 PM)bobreinhold1 Wrote: [ -> ]We have two players from Texas coming in next year. Josh Parrish, a transfer from TCU is in school now and redshirting. Some of our current players tell me he's the best player on the team, and could play the 1, 2 or 3. We have a recruit from Mansfield Timberview that won the 5A State Championship last year and Chris was the MVP of the tourney.
They're going to play on the women's team? Unconventional wisdom.
Right in line with if they wish to adopt the "I identify as a female Division 1 athlete" mindset. But as a smaller school noted for academics, Rice *should* be at the forefront of pushing that particular social envelope.
(01-25-2018 12:26 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]Here's a bit of a complicated post: 2019 G Brendan Wenzel out of San Antonio visited campus a few months ago, along with the staff visiting him a couple times. Don't know if there's still interest there, but his younger sister is evidently a very good prospect in the 2022 class (she somehow committed to Texas Tech when she was like 12, and just decommitted). I somehow stumbled into the unending maze that is Twitter and found that she recently started following the entire staff and a couple players. Again, I highly doubt any of this means anything, but still interesting nonetheless. The brother is a 6-5 G who can shoot.
*Note: the mere fact that recruiting is actively going on in the 2022 + 2023 classes weirds me out and makes me feel old.
Thanks!
Cross-posting this to the women’s thread, too!
Another one to watch is 2020 Kenzi Carter. She visited campus in 2016. Beyond that, recruiting information for women's basketball is pretty difficult to ascertain.
(01-26-2018 10:20 PM)owl at the moon Wrote: [ -> ] (01-25-2018 12:26 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]Here's a bit of a complicated post: 2019 G Brendan Wenzel out of San Antonio visited campus a few months ago, along with the staff visiting him a couple times. Don't know if there's still interest there, but his younger sister is evidently a very good prospect in the 2022 class (she somehow committed to Texas Tech when she was like 12, and just decommitted). I somehow stumbled into the unending maze that is Twitter and found that she recently started following the entire staff and a couple players.
Cross-posting this to the women’s thread, too!
Carleigh Wenzel, 5-7 guard:
https://prospectsnation.com/player/carle...el#stories
(01-27-2018 12:55 PM)Almadenmike Wrote: [ -> ] (01-26-2018 10:20 PM)owl at the moon Wrote: [ -> ] (01-25-2018 12:26 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]Here's a bit of a complicated post: 2019 G Brendan Wenzel out of San Antonio visited campus a few months ago, along with the staff visiting him a couple times. Don't know if there's still interest there, but his younger sister is evidently a very good prospect in the 2022 class (she somehow committed to Texas Tech when she was like 12, and just decommitted). I somehow stumbled into the unending maze that is Twitter and found that she recently started following the entire staff and a couple players.
Cross-posting this to the women’s thread, too!
Carleigh Wenzel, 5-7 guard: https://prospectsnation.com/player/carle...el#stories
Is she taking a visit to rice? link indicates committed to TT
(01-27-2018 01:07 PM)HawaiiOwl Wrote: [ -> ] (01-27-2018 12:55 PM)Almadenmike Wrote: [ -> ] (01-26-2018 10:20 PM)owl at the moon Wrote: [ -> ] (01-25-2018 12:26 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]Here's a bit of a complicated post: 2019 G Brendan Wenzel out of San Antonio visited campus a few months ago, along with the staff visiting him a couple times. Don't know if there's still interest there, but his younger sister is evidently a very good prospect in the 2022 class (she somehow committed to Texas Tech when she was like 12, and just decommitted). I somehow stumbled into the unending maze that is Twitter and found that she recently started following the entire staff and a couple players.
Cross-posting this to the women’s thread, too!
Carleigh Wenzel, 5-7 guard: https://prospectsnation.com/player/carle...el#stories
Is she taking a visit to rice? link indicates committed to TT
Recently de-committed from Texas Tech.
I posted in the men's recruiting threat, but the Wenzel family appears to be either taking official or unofficial visits.
(01-27-2018 05:19 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]I posted in the men's recruiting threat, but the Wenzel family appears to be either taking official or unofficial visits.
So I guess that was the family Tina L was sitting with behind the bench at yesterday’s game.
(02-14-2018 01:47 PM)dragon2owl Wrote: [ -> ]A ranking that has Rice at #1 in CUSA.
National Rank Name State, Provinceor Country Height Position Transfer From
11TR Nancy Mulkey TX 6'9 C Oklahoma
82 Jasmine Smith TX 5'7 PG
234 Arianna McCurry CA 6'5 C
https://asgrbasketball.com/conference-us...-rankings/
42 in the country I think, too.
We will have the twin towers next year.
(02-14-2018 05:22 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-14-2018 01:47 PM)dragon2owl Wrote: [ -> ]A ranking that has Rice at #1 in CUSA.
National Rank Name State, Provinceor Country Height Position Transfer From
11TR Nancy Mulkey TX 6'9 C Oklahoma
82 Jasmine Smith TX 5'7 PG
234 Arianna McCurry CA 6'5 C
https://asgrbasketball.com/conference-us...-rankings/
42 in the country I think, too.
(02-14-2018 07:20 PM)OldOwl Wrote: [ -> ]We will have the twin towers next year. (02-14-2018 05:22 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-14-2018 01:47 PM)dragon2owl Wrote: [ -> ]A ranking that has Rice at #1 in CUSA.
National Rank Name State, Provinceor Country Height Position Transfer From
11TR Nancy Mulkey TX 6'9 C Oklahoma
82 Jasmine Smith TX 5'7 PG
234 Arianna McCurry CA 6'5 C
https://asgrbasketball.com/conference-us...-rankings/
42 in the country I think, too.
Hopefully it works out more similarly to the Spurs' version than the Rockets' version (RIP, Ralph Sampson's back).
I'm not sure of the dynamics of women's basketball as much as I am of men's, but I'd imagine somebody is going to transfer. WBB is allowed 15 scholarships, and we have 15 players who have legitimate arguments for playing time. If not, then great, but distributing 200 minutes amongst that roster is going to be challenging (which is a good problem to have, though).
(02-15-2018 10:35 AM)baker-13 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-14-2018 07:20 PM)OldOwl Wrote: [ -> ]We will have the twin towers next year. (02-14-2018 05:22 PM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-14-2018 01:47 PM)dragon2owl Wrote: [ -> ]A ranking that has Rice at #1 in CUSA.
National Rank Name State, Provinceor Country Height Position Transfer From
11TR Nancy Mulkey TX 6'9 C Oklahoma
82 Jasmine Smith TX 5'7 PG
234 Arianna McCurry CA 6'5 C
https://asgrbasketball.com/conference-us...-rankings/
42 in the country I think, too.
Hopefully it works out more similarly to the Spurs' version than the Rockets' version (RIP, Ralph Sampson's back).
Given the returning core (which includes everyone but Wendy Knight), I think we'll utilize the twin towers lineup on only very rare occassions.
Games like tonight's make it easier to decide things...
I saw Jasmine Smith at Kinkaid. A phenomenal player. I am afraid Tayler Bennett better improve her ball handling and shooting or she may get very limited playing time next year. The same is true for Gabby.
(02-15-2018 11:51 AM)elw4796 Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not sure of the dynamics of women's basketball as much as I am of men's, but I'd imagine somebody is going to transfer. WBB is allowed 15 scholarships, and we have 15 players who have legitimate arguments for playing time. If not, then great, but distributing 200 minutes amongst that roster is going to be challenging (which is a good problem to have, though).
I'm not so sure that happens. It's not like men's basketball where all players seem to have hopes of a pro career, even when that doesn't seem super realistic in a lot of cases. We also will have 5 seniors next year so that's a pretty healthy class to fill to begin with. And some of the girls returning next year are coming off injuries so it's tough to know for sure if they will be full strength next season.
The other point is if we don't make the NCAA's this season, I would think most of the team would have that singular goal of making it to the NCAA tournament (and winning some games in the postseason). We'll also have plenty of blowouts (something common in women's basketball) so the playing time will be there at times.