What a difference a Coach makes. From the cellar to a 20-13 overall record and 9-9 in the Pac 12. Scott Rueck returns for his 3rd season after guiding the Beavers to only their 2nd 20 win season in 17 years. Rueck spent 14 years at George Fox winning 77% of his games. Now with really fine recruiting Oregon State is in the mix for a high Pac 12 finish.
As to assistants, Mark Campbell returns for his 3rd season with his Oregon roots. Megan Dickinson returns for her 2nd season having coached with Rueck at George Fox. Eric Ely returns for his 3rd season.
THE SCHEDULE: Mississippi State, Texas Tech and Michigan State are the hardest by a bit. In League play the Beavers don’t play in LA and the Arizona schools don’t come to Corvallis. So that’s a schedule break for the Beavers.
LOSSES: Leading scorer and rebounder Earlysia Marchbanks graduated. She scored 12.5 points and had 7.5 rebounds per game. Alexis Bostick is no longer on the team. Bostick was a back up Guard who averaged 3 points in 14 minutes of play.
THE RETURNEES: While Marchbanks started every game she was just one of five who did so and the other four do return along with three of the top four subs.
Ali Gibson is a 5-11 Soph Guard who was a huge surprise for the Beavers last season. Gibson was their # 2 scorer at 12 points per game and had the most threes, 56 at 35%. She scored over 20 points three times.
Sage Indendi returns as the Point Guard. Sage is a 5-9 Sr who played at George Fox as a frosh. She scored 8 points per game and made 46 threes at 28%. She was All Tournament as a Frosh at George Fox in the NCAA Division 3 final four.
Patricia Bright is a 6-4 Sr and the returning Center. Bright averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game and blocked an amazing 115 shots. Bright is from Arizona but went to a Florida JC.
Alyssa Martin returns at Forward. She is a 6-0 Jr. Last season Martin 8 points and 4 rebounds per game. Martin’s Father played at Oregon State. She is a Biology Major.
Thais Pinto is a 6-7 Sr Center who averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds in only 14 minutes per game. Pinto is a Brazilian who transferred a year ago from a Nebraska JC.
ShaKiana Edwards-Teasley is a 6-2 Sr Forward. She averaged 3 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game. Dad James Edwards was a Basketball star at Washington and played 19 NBA seasons.
Mollee Schwegler is a 5-6 Sr Guard who averaged 4 points in 11 minutes per game. An All State player in High School in Oregon, she averaged 17 points per game in JC.
THE NEWCOMERS: Jamie Weisner lite of the End of Trail Tournament after her JR year and was the # 41 player as a Sr in High School. She is a 5-10 frosh who will see a lot of action and will probably start. A tremendous High School player scoring 33 points in the State of Washington 2A Championship game. If she participates, will be a favorite to place in the Pac 12 Javelin.
Samantha Siegner is a 6-3 Frosh Forward, ranked # 91 in High School. She was All State in Oregon.
Khadidja Tourne is a 5-8 Frosh Guard. All State, 3A in Washington, she scored 48 in a game last season in High School. Parents are both College professors. # 94 PG in High School.
Deven Hunter is a 6-3 Frosh Forward, ranked # 229.
Ruth Hamblin is a 6-6 Frosh Center from British Columbia. As a Sr averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and an amazing 11 blocks per game. She played on Canada’s 18U team this past season and the 17U team in 2011.
OUTLOOK: The Beavers return 4 starters from a team that won 20, 2 in the WNIT. Then they add several promising and one outstanding frosh. I really like Weisner. This could possibly be an NCAA team. Wow I’m now on a limb.
September 23, 2012
September 16, 2012
The Oregon Ducks, home of the Hot Seat
Paul Westhead returns for his 4th season as the Head Coach of the Ducks. He has gone 18-16, 13-17 and 15-16 last season . Worst, the recruiting hasn’t given a lot of promise to future success. At age 73 this could be the make or break year for Westhead in Eugene. The Ducks Pac 12 record was 7-11.
Dan Muscatell returns for his 4th season as the Top Assistant. Dan was Head Coach at Sacramento State for 6 years prior to Oregon and was an assistant at Oregon before Sac State. Shandrika Lee returns for her 2nd year after 2 years at Army and 4 at Cal Poly. Bianca Zieman is a new coach at Oregon. She started for Loyola of LA from 2002-06 and coached there this past season.
THE SCHEDULE: Non conference games include St Mary’s, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Fresno State and UConn. A solid pre season. The Ducks do not host the Arizona schools or play in LA.
LOSSES: Amanda Johnson was an outstanding player for the Ducks. Although she missed about 10 games last season and came back maybe not fully healed she averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds a game. To give Westhead and staff credit they certainly developed players who were not highly recruited and Johnson and Nia Jackson.
Nia Jackson averaged 9 points per game, fighting injuries and had a fine 1:.8 assist to turnover ratio leading the Duck fast break.
Jasmin Holliday averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds a game.
Three huge losses for the Ducks as they are 3 of the top 4 scorers from last season and the top two rebounders.
RETURNEES: Guard Ariel Thomas is the top returning scorer at 9 points per game. Thomas is a 5-6 Jr Guard. Ariel should be the starting Point Guard.
Jordan Loera is a 5-9 Soph Guard who should start in the backcourt. Last season Jordan started 10 games and led the team with 45 threes at 34%. She averaged 6 points per game.
At the post Danielle Love is a 6-2 Jr who can play the 4-5. Last season Love started every game at the 4 or 5 averaging 7 points and 5 rebounds. She also hit 39 threes at 31 %.
Liz Brenner is a 6-1 Soph post who started 8 games and played in 21 after coming over from the Volleyball team where she was and is an outstanding Outside Hitter. Even with her late start, joining the team in December, Liz averaged 6 points and 6 rebounds per game. Brenner had a tremendous Volleyball game at Maples last year against Stanford.
Deanna Weaver is a 5-11 Jr wing from Wilcox High school who scored 7 points and also had 4 rebounds in just 18 minutes per game. Weaver made 24 threes at 36%.
Lexi Peterson is a 5-11 Soph Wing who may well start. She averaged 4 points in 12 minutes.
Meagan Carpenter is a 6-4 Soph Center who may start before Brenner joins the team. Carpenter averaged only one point but 3 rebounds in 8 minutes per game.
Laura Stanulis is a 5-9 Sr Guard who averaged 3 points in 12 minutes per game last season.
Amanda Delgado is a 5-7 Soph Guard who just played a few minutes as a frosh.
Chynna Miley is a 6-2 Jr Forward who has played just a few minutes in her first two seasons.
NEWCOMERS: Jillian Alleyne is a 6-3 Frosh Post from Southern California where she averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a Sr and was ranked # 95 in the nation. Her High School won the Div 1A So Cal Championship last season as Jillian scored 17 points and had 20 rebounds.
Devyn Galland is a 5-8 Frosh Point Guard. Devyn was All State in Washington at the fabled Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. She could be the 3rd Guard for the Ducks.
Janitah Imaleava is a 6-2 redshirt Frosh Post. Janitah had to sit out this past season after being named the # 31 Post out of High School. As a Sr she averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds playing in a very strong So Cal league.
OUTLOOK: Losing their 3 top players and not having great recruiting will hurt the Ducks this season. A shame as Oregon has a great fan base, a beautiful arena, and deserve more.
Dan Muscatell returns for his 4th season as the Top Assistant. Dan was Head Coach at Sacramento State for 6 years prior to Oregon and was an assistant at Oregon before Sac State. Shandrika Lee returns for her 2nd year after 2 years at Army and 4 at Cal Poly. Bianca Zieman is a new coach at Oregon. She started for Loyola of LA from 2002-06 and coached there this past season.
THE SCHEDULE: Non conference games include St Mary’s, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Fresno State and UConn. A solid pre season. The Ducks do not host the Arizona schools or play in LA.
LOSSES: Amanda Johnson was an outstanding player for the Ducks. Although she missed about 10 games last season and came back maybe not fully healed she averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds a game. To give Westhead and staff credit they certainly developed players who were not highly recruited and Johnson and Nia Jackson.
Nia Jackson averaged 9 points per game, fighting injuries and had a fine 1:.8 assist to turnover ratio leading the Duck fast break.
Jasmin Holliday averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds a game.
Three huge losses for the Ducks as they are 3 of the top 4 scorers from last season and the top two rebounders.
RETURNEES: Guard Ariel Thomas is the top returning scorer at 9 points per game. Thomas is a 5-6 Jr Guard. Ariel should be the starting Point Guard.
Jordan Loera is a 5-9 Soph Guard who should start in the backcourt. Last season Jordan started 10 games and led the team with 45 threes at 34%. She averaged 6 points per game.
At the post Danielle Love is a 6-2 Jr who can play the 4-5. Last season Love started every game at the 4 or 5 averaging 7 points and 5 rebounds. She also hit 39 threes at 31 %.
Liz Brenner is a 6-1 Soph post who started 8 games and played in 21 after coming over from the Volleyball team where she was and is an outstanding Outside Hitter. Even with her late start, joining the team in December, Liz averaged 6 points and 6 rebounds per game. Brenner had a tremendous Volleyball game at Maples last year against Stanford.
Deanna Weaver is a 5-11 Jr wing from Wilcox High school who scored 7 points and also had 4 rebounds in just 18 minutes per game. Weaver made 24 threes at 36%.
Lexi Peterson is a 5-11 Soph Wing who may well start. She averaged 4 points in 12 minutes.
Meagan Carpenter is a 6-4 Soph Center who may start before Brenner joins the team. Carpenter averaged only one point but 3 rebounds in 8 minutes per game.
Laura Stanulis is a 5-9 Sr Guard who averaged 3 points in 12 minutes per game last season.
Amanda Delgado is a 5-7 Soph Guard who just played a few minutes as a frosh.
Chynna Miley is a 6-2 Jr Forward who has played just a few minutes in her first two seasons.
NEWCOMERS: Jillian Alleyne is a 6-3 Frosh Post from Southern California where she averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a Sr and was ranked # 95 in the nation. Her High School won the Div 1A So Cal Championship last season as Jillian scored 17 points and had 20 rebounds.
Devyn Galland is a 5-8 Frosh Point Guard. Devyn was All State in Washington at the fabled Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. She could be the 3rd Guard for the Ducks.
Janitah Imaleava is a 6-2 redshirt Frosh Post. Janitah had to sit out this past season after being named the # 31 Post out of High School. As a Sr she averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds playing in a very strong So Cal league.
OUTLOOK: Losing their 3 top players and not having great recruiting will hurt the Ducks this season. A shame as Oregon has a great fan base, a beautiful arena, and deserve more.
September 12, 2012
USC turns over their Staff again
For the 2nd time in Mr Cooper’s tenure he has turned over the Staff bringing in 3 new Assistant Coaches. Darren Park comes from Cal where he spent the past season and the 7 seasons prior at Louisiana Tech and Maryland. Tai Dillard comes from Texas San Antonio where she coach for 5 years. Evan Unrau comes from Santa Clara where she coached for 3 seasons and before that a season at UCSB. Fans here may remember her as her first job in the college ranks was the Video Coordinator at Stanford.
Head Coach Michael Cooper returns for his 4th season at USC. Last season USC was 18-12 and 12-6 in Pac 12 play. USC played a tough non conference schedule but beat only Gonzaga as they went 6-6.
THE SCHEDULE: USC plays Gonzaga, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Duke and Vanderbilt at home and Fresno State and San Diego State at their arenas. A very strong and difficult non conference schedule. USC does not play the Oregon schools at home nor travel to Utah or Colorado.
LOSSES: USC lost 3 of their top 4 scorers from last year’s team. Brianna Gilbreath graduated after starting for 4 seasons. Last season Brianna averaged a team high 12 points per game and also 7 rebounds per game. She hit 24 threes at
39%. Sister Stephanie Gilbreath who spent most of her career with knee injuries decided to play her 5th season at New Mexico after she graduated in June. Stephanie averaged 4 points per game.
Ashley Corral started most of her career at USC, last season averaging 12 points and hitting 69 threes at 38%. Jackie Gemelos ended her career after 9 games last season with still another knee injury. In those 9 games she averaged 11 points. Michelle Jenkins was a starting Center at one point but injuries kept her from playing last season and she has graduated. Danielle Peacon was scheduled to enroll at USC after her frosh year at UOP and a great Soph year at JC. She is a 6-3 Post but did not enroll at USC.
RETURNEES: Cassie Harberts returns as the starting Center. She is a 6-2 Jr who averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds while starting every game for the Trojans. Cassie will be a very strong presence in the Post and at the 4. Harberts was a High School All American. She’s a great student and wants to be a Doctor.
Christina Marinacci is a 6-1 Sr who like Harberts has been a starter most of her USC career. Last season Marinacci averaged 9 points and a team leading 7 ½ rebounds per game. Christina was a McDonalds All American and Honorable Mention All Pac 12 Defensive player.
Ariya Crook only started 4 games but averaged 20 minutes per game and 5 points per. It’ll be interesting to see where Crook plays as it was some at the Point last year but she had a poor assist to turnover ratio, 1:2. Crook is a 5-7 Soph. Also she shot 21% from three. But she can be an excellent player and expect big improvement from her this season. Crook was a McDonalds All American and her career goal is to be a Detective.
Alexvz Vaioletama is a 6-1 Soph Forward who averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds and 21 minutes per game. Alexvz was a McDonalds All American and her cousin, Steve Francis, played in the NBA.
Desiree Bradley is a 6-1 JR Forward who averaged almost 4 points and a bit over 1 rebound per game last season. Bradley was the # 35 player out of High School.
Thaddesia Southall is 6-4 Redshirt Soph Post. Southall injured her knee in High School and sat out her Frosh season. Then 6 games into her Soph year she injured her knee again. She was the # 99 player out of High School.
NEWCOMERS: Jordan Adams leads the way and should be the Starting Point Guard. Jordan is a 6-1 Frosh and was on everyone’s All American Team and the McDonalds All American team. Adams was the # 6 player in High School last season. Jordan should start from Day 1.
Brianna Barnett is a 5-7 Frosh Guard # 95 recruit. She could play either Guard position.
Destinie Gibbs is a 5-11 Frosh Guard, ranked # 24 among guards in High School.
And there are more who are not incoming Frosh. Kate Oliver is a 6-4 JR post, a transfer from Marist a year ago. As a Soph at Marist, this Aussie averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds per game as Marist was ranked # 21 in the final pool. Oliver sat out last season practicing with USC and she is ready to play a big role in the Post with Harberts.
Kiki Alofatuli is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Wing. Kiki is one of three Mater Dei players (Adams and Vaioletama) with the Trojans. Kiki signed with ASU out of High School and sat out last season as a transfer although she did not play at ASU. She was ranked
# 26 in High School.
Deanna Calhoun is a 6-3 Redshirt Frosh from Northern California, Albany HS. Calhoun was the # 34 Forward in High School 2 years ago. She tore her ACL in Dec of her Sr year so redshirted this past season at USC. In High School Deanna was averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds before her injury.
Malia Cravens is a 5-9 Soph Guard who transferred from Hawaii. She will sit out this season.
OUTLOOK: USC shot only 37% from the floor last season. Not good at all, and certainly was their limiting factor. Their offensive scheme must improve this season. The fact that they shot 33% from three really shows how poorly they shot within the circle. As usual USC is loaded with talent, six players were top 30 out of High School. With the coaches changes, and I would gage for the better, maybe USC will finally rise to a top 20 program which many have been expecting.
AN UPDATE: ASU Schedule. ASU plays non conference games against North Carolina State, and Florida in a Las Vegas Tournament. Boston College and Providence on the road and Texas Tech and University of San Diego at home. They don’t travel to Oregon or host Stanford or Cal.
Head Coach Michael Cooper returns for his 4th season at USC. Last season USC was 18-12 and 12-6 in Pac 12 play. USC played a tough non conference schedule but beat only Gonzaga as they went 6-6.
THE SCHEDULE: USC plays Gonzaga, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Duke and Vanderbilt at home and Fresno State and San Diego State at their arenas. A very strong and difficult non conference schedule. USC does not play the Oregon schools at home nor travel to Utah or Colorado.
LOSSES: USC lost 3 of their top 4 scorers from last year’s team. Brianna Gilbreath graduated after starting for 4 seasons. Last season Brianna averaged a team high 12 points per game and also 7 rebounds per game. She hit 24 threes at
39%. Sister Stephanie Gilbreath who spent most of her career with knee injuries decided to play her 5th season at New Mexico after she graduated in June. Stephanie averaged 4 points per game.
Ashley Corral started most of her career at USC, last season averaging 12 points and hitting 69 threes at 38%. Jackie Gemelos ended her career after 9 games last season with still another knee injury. In those 9 games she averaged 11 points. Michelle Jenkins was a starting Center at one point but injuries kept her from playing last season and she has graduated. Danielle Peacon was scheduled to enroll at USC after her frosh year at UOP and a great Soph year at JC. She is a 6-3 Post but did not enroll at USC.
RETURNEES: Cassie Harberts returns as the starting Center. She is a 6-2 Jr who averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds while starting every game for the Trojans. Cassie will be a very strong presence in the Post and at the 4. Harberts was a High School All American. She’s a great student and wants to be a Doctor.
Christina Marinacci is a 6-1 Sr who like Harberts has been a starter most of her USC career. Last season Marinacci averaged 9 points and a team leading 7 ½ rebounds per game. Christina was a McDonalds All American and Honorable Mention All Pac 12 Defensive player.
Ariya Crook only started 4 games but averaged 20 minutes per game and 5 points per. It’ll be interesting to see where Crook plays as it was some at the Point last year but she had a poor assist to turnover ratio, 1:2. Crook is a 5-7 Soph. Also she shot 21% from three. But she can be an excellent player and expect big improvement from her this season. Crook was a McDonalds All American and her career goal is to be a Detective.
Alexvz Vaioletama is a 6-1 Soph Forward who averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds and 21 minutes per game. Alexvz was a McDonalds All American and her cousin, Steve Francis, played in the NBA.
Desiree Bradley is a 6-1 JR Forward who averaged almost 4 points and a bit over 1 rebound per game last season. Bradley was the # 35 player out of High School.
Thaddesia Southall is 6-4 Redshirt Soph Post. Southall injured her knee in High School and sat out her Frosh season. Then 6 games into her Soph year she injured her knee again. She was the # 99 player out of High School.
NEWCOMERS: Jordan Adams leads the way and should be the Starting Point Guard. Jordan is a 6-1 Frosh and was on everyone’s All American Team and the McDonalds All American team. Adams was the # 6 player in High School last season. Jordan should start from Day 1.
Brianna Barnett is a 5-7 Frosh Guard # 95 recruit. She could play either Guard position.
Destinie Gibbs is a 5-11 Frosh Guard, ranked # 24 among guards in High School.
And there are more who are not incoming Frosh. Kate Oliver is a 6-4 JR post, a transfer from Marist a year ago. As a Soph at Marist, this Aussie averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds per game as Marist was ranked # 21 in the final pool. Oliver sat out last season practicing with USC and she is ready to play a big role in the Post with Harberts.
Kiki Alofatuli is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Wing. Kiki is one of three Mater Dei players (Adams and Vaioletama) with the Trojans. Kiki signed with ASU out of High School and sat out last season as a transfer although she did not play at ASU. She was ranked
# 26 in High School.
Deanna Calhoun is a 6-3 Redshirt Frosh from Northern California, Albany HS. Calhoun was the # 34 Forward in High School 2 years ago. She tore her ACL in Dec of her Sr year so redshirted this past season at USC. In High School Deanna was averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds before her injury.
Malia Cravens is a 5-9 Soph Guard who transferred from Hawaii. She will sit out this season.
OUTLOOK: USC shot only 37% from the floor last season. Not good at all, and certainly was their limiting factor. Their offensive scheme must improve this season. The fact that they shot 33% from three really shows how poorly they shot within the circle. As usual USC is loaded with talent, six players were top 30 out of High School. With the coaches changes, and I would gage for the better, maybe USC will finally rise to a top 20 program which many have been expecting.
AN UPDATE: ASU Schedule. ASU plays non conference games against North Carolina State, and Florida in a Las Vegas Tournament. Boston College and Providence on the road and Texas Tech and University of San Diego at home. They don’t travel to Oregon or host Stanford or Cal.
September 4, 2012
Colorado hopes to move up this season
Linda Lappe returns as Head Coach for her 3rd season. Lappe is a Colorado Grad and is one of the youngest Head Coaches in the nation at about age 32. She has improved each year, 18-16 in her first season then 21-14, 6-12 in league play, last season. Also last season Colorado won three post season games, non NCAA.
Jonas Chatterton, who was an assistant at BYU for 8 years prior to Colorado returns for his 3rd season. LaTonya Watson retruns for her 2nd season. She was an assistant at Colorado under Ceal Berry from 1996-2005. Kelly Rae Finley is a new coach, having been an assistant at Harvard the past 4 years. She replaces Jennie Baranczyk who became the Head Coach at Drake.
SCHEDULE: Auburn, San Diego State, Louisville, Illinois and New Mexico make for a pretty good non conference list of opponents. Colorado does not play at the Washington Schools and neither USC nor UCLA travel to Boulder.
LOSSES: Only one loss for the past season and that is 6-3 Julie Seabrook. Seabrook started every game averaging 7 points and 5 rebounds per game.
RETURNEES: It starts with 5-10 Sr Guard Chucky Jeffery. Jeffery led the Buffs in scoring, 15.5, and rebounding, 8.0, per game. She also led the team in assists, steals and free throws made, and made 32 threes at 35%. Chucky made the All Pac 12 Defensive team, the first time in any league a Colorado player had been so honored. Chucky played youth Football for 8 years.
Brittany Wilson is a 5-7 Jr Guard who averaged 9 points per game last season while hitting 44 threes at 31%.
Meagan Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Forward who averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds per game. Meagan’s twin Brenna is also on the team. As a frosh she averaged 5 points per game and as a Soph 7 points per game. She was ranked # 97 overall out of High School. Like her twin sister Meagan was Home Schooled but both played High School basketball.
Lexy Kresl is a 5-11 Soph Guard who averaged 9 points per game while making a team high 63 threes at 32%. Lexy averaged 26 points per game her last 2 years in High School in Arizona. She also finished 6th in the State 800.
Jen Reese is a 6-2 Soph Center who missed the last 10 games after being injured in a game at Stanford. Reese averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game despite starting only 9 games. Jen was the Gatorade State of Oregon Player of the Year twice and a Parade All American. As a Sr she averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game. Watching her play the summer after her Jr year I was impressed with those old time skills. Get all rebounds, nice outlet; get the ball in the post turn and score.
All 5 players listed above averaged at least 22 minutes per game, so lots of game experience back.
Rachel Hargis is a 6-4 Jr Center who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game.
Ashley Wilson is a 5-8 Soph Guard, the twin sister of Brittany Wilson. Ashley averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Jasmine Sborov is a 6-0 Soph Guard who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Brenna Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Jr Forward who played only 3 games before an injury caused a redshirt year. Brenna is the twin sister of Ashley Malcolm-Peck. She has only played in 3 games the last 2 seasons due to injuries. Brenna was ranked # 96 overall out of High School.
NEWCOMERS: Jamee Swan is a 6-2 Frosh Forward ranked # 89 and by HoopGurlz
# 38. Swan averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game as a Sr and was the State of Arizona Division II Shot Put Champ. She will be a big part of this team for the next 4 years.
Lauren Huggins is a 6-1 Frosh Guard-Forward who was ranked # 63 and # 121. She’s a fine three point shooter.
Arielle Roberson is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Forward. Roberson was injured before the season and missed her Frosh year. In High School she averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds. Roberson was the # 63 Forward out of High School 2 years ago.
Kyleesha Wilson is a 5-7 Frosh Point Guard ranked # 222.
OUTLOOK: The questions are can Reese take over in the post and score solid numbers every game. Plus can the two sets of twins step up to be solid players capable of scoring 15 or more on any night. Swan and Huggins add more depth to a team that lost only one player. Depth is great but someone needs to join Jeffery as take over type players. Colorado could well join the top 6, the 1st division.
Jonas Chatterton, who was an assistant at BYU for 8 years prior to Colorado returns for his 3rd season. LaTonya Watson retruns for her 2nd season. She was an assistant at Colorado under Ceal Berry from 1996-2005. Kelly Rae Finley is a new coach, having been an assistant at Harvard the past 4 years. She replaces Jennie Baranczyk who became the Head Coach at Drake.
SCHEDULE: Auburn, San Diego State, Louisville, Illinois and New Mexico make for a pretty good non conference list of opponents. Colorado does not play at the Washington Schools and neither USC nor UCLA travel to Boulder.
LOSSES: Only one loss for the past season and that is 6-3 Julie Seabrook. Seabrook started every game averaging 7 points and 5 rebounds per game.
RETURNEES: It starts with 5-10 Sr Guard Chucky Jeffery. Jeffery led the Buffs in scoring, 15.5, and rebounding, 8.0, per game. She also led the team in assists, steals and free throws made, and made 32 threes at 35%. Chucky made the All Pac 12 Defensive team, the first time in any league a Colorado player had been so honored. Chucky played youth Football for 8 years.
Brittany Wilson is a 5-7 Jr Guard who averaged 9 points per game last season while hitting 44 threes at 31%.
Meagan Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Forward who averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds per game. Meagan’s twin Brenna is also on the team. As a frosh she averaged 5 points per game and as a Soph 7 points per game. She was ranked # 97 overall out of High School. Like her twin sister Meagan was Home Schooled but both played High School basketball.
Lexy Kresl is a 5-11 Soph Guard who averaged 9 points per game while making a team high 63 threes at 32%. Lexy averaged 26 points per game her last 2 years in High School in Arizona. She also finished 6th in the State 800.
Jen Reese is a 6-2 Soph Center who missed the last 10 games after being injured in a game at Stanford. Reese averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game despite starting only 9 games. Jen was the Gatorade State of Oregon Player of the Year twice and a Parade All American. As a Sr she averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game. Watching her play the summer after her Jr year I was impressed with those old time skills. Get all rebounds, nice outlet; get the ball in the post turn and score.
All 5 players listed above averaged at least 22 minutes per game, so lots of game experience back.
Rachel Hargis is a 6-4 Jr Center who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game.
Ashley Wilson is a 5-8 Soph Guard, the twin sister of Brittany Wilson. Ashley averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Jasmine Sborov is a 6-0 Soph Guard who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
Brenna Malcolm-Peck is a 6-2 Jr Forward who played only 3 games before an injury caused a redshirt year. Brenna is the twin sister of Ashley Malcolm-Peck. She has only played in 3 games the last 2 seasons due to injuries. Brenna was ranked # 96 overall out of High School.
NEWCOMERS: Jamee Swan is a 6-2 Frosh Forward ranked # 89 and by HoopGurlz
# 38. Swan averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game as a Sr and was the State of Arizona Division II Shot Put Champ. She will be a big part of this team for the next 4 years.
Lauren Huggins is a 6-1 Frosh Guard-Forward who was ranked # 63 and # 121. She’s a fine three point shooter.
Arielle Roberson is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Forward. Roberson was injured before the season and missed her Frosh year. In High School she averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds. Roberson was the # 63 Forward out of High School 2 years ago.
Kyleesha Wilson is a 5-7 Frosh Point Guard ranked # 222.
OUTLOOK: The questions are can Reese take over in the post and score solid numbers every game. Plus can the two sets of twins step up to be solid players capable of scoring 15 or more on any night. Swan and Huggins add more depth to a team that lost only one player. Depth is great but someone needs to join Jeffery as take over type players. Colorado could well join the top 6, the 1st division.
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