Last Season:
33-5 overall and 16-2 in Pac 12 play. The Ducks won the Pac 12 regular season and lost to Baylor by just 5 in the Final 4. An interesting note is that Oregon had the identical record the previous year.
The Coaches:
Kelley Graves starts season six with the Ducks. Graves coached in the WCC first at St Mary’s then Gonzaga winning 67% of his games over 17 seasons.
Mark Campbell is in his 5th year at Oregon and is the Associate Head Coach. Mark was a coach for 4 seasons as an assistant at Oregon State.
Jodie Berry is in her 5th season at Oregon as an assistant after coaching with Graves at Gonzaga for 11 years.
Xavi Lopez is in his 3rd year.
Losses:
Maite Cazorla averaged 10 points and 4.5 assists as the Starter at Guard. Maite also made 61 threes at 41%.
Odi Gildon averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds as the 6th player.
Additions:
Minyon Moore is a 5-8 Grad transfer Point Guard from USC who averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the Trojans last season. Moore will start this season. Ranked # 1 in the nation with 4 returning starters and great Grad transfer, and depth.
Nraya Sabally is listed below and here as she hasn’t played yet, missing last season with an injury. However she has now suffered another ACL
Holly Winterburn is a 5-10 Frosh Guard from England. Several Years ago she scored 23 points while Australia beat the USA in a 16U game. Then scored 31 in an 19U game the following year.
Jaz Shelley is a 5-9 Frosh Guard from Australia. Jaz played on their 19 U team scoring 10 points per game.
Lucy Cochrane is a 6-5 Frosh Post from Australia. Lucy may not be a scorer yet but in a 17U game against the USA she had 4 blocks and 9 rebounds.
Sedona Prince is a 6-7 Redshirt Frosh who transferred from Texas. She had a serious injury and wasn’t able to play for Texas. Sedona was a McD All American and ranked # 8 out of HS. As of this date unknown if she will be eligible to play this year.
The Schedule:
At Syracuse, in a tournament vs Oklahoma State and Louisville. Away only vs the LA schools and only host the Washington Schools.
The Team:
Sabrina Ionescu is a 5-10 Sr Guard who led in scoring with 20 points per game. Ionescu also averaged 8 assists with better than a 3.0 assist to turnover ratio and 7 rebounds . She made 93 threes at 43%. Sabrina is the reigning National Player of the Year
Ruthy Hebard is a 6-4 Sr Forward who was the Ducks 3rd leading scorer and the leading rebounder with 16 points and 9 rebounds per game. Hebard shot 67% from the floor.
Satou Sabally is a 6-4 Jr Forward from Berlin, Germany. Satou averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds and made 81 threes at 41 %.
Erin Boley is a 6-2 Redshirt Jr Wing who averaged 12 points making 104 threes at 43% Boley spent her Frosh year at Notre Dame
Morgan Yeager is a 5-9 Redshirt Jr Guard from Australia. She averaged 2 points per game.
Lydia Giomi is a 6-6 Redshirt Jr Post who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Taylor Chavez is a 5-10 Soph Guard who averaged 5 points.
Predictions:
The Ducks are ranked # 1 in the nation. “nuff said. The Ducks have 4 returning starters, a great Grad transfer, and depth.
2020 Recruiting:
Sydney Parrish, 6-1 W from IN ranked # 10
Kylee Watson, 6-3 F from NJ ranked # 15
Maddie Scherr, 5-11 G from KY ranked # 19
Angela Dugalic, 6-4 Post from IL ranked # 24
Te-Hina Paopao, 5-10 PG from SoCal ranked # 33, Rank dropped after her knee injury last year.
In the Hunt for:
Hailey Van Lith, 5-9 PG from WA ranked # 8
October 27, 2019
October 22, 2019
Pac 12 Preview: Oregon State
Last Season: 26-8, 14-4. The Beavers beat Boise State and Gonzaga on their way to the Elite 8 before losing to Louisville for the 2nd year in a row.
The Coaches:
Scott Rueck is in his 10th year and has been an outstanding coach, turning the then lowly Beavers into a Final 4/Elite 8 team.
James Chatterton is in his 6th year.
Katie Faulkner, nee Baker is in her 4th year, and she works with the post players, and what a job she has done. Faulkner is a 2013 Graduate of the University of Montana
Brian Holsinger is in his 4th season after 8 seasons at Washington State. Brian coaches guards.
Losses:
Katie McWilliams who averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Joanna Grymek who averaged 7 points and 5 rebounds.
Additions:
Andrea Aquino, 6-8 Redshirt Frosh Post from SoCal by way of SoCal and Paraguay ranked # 33out of HS. Aquino missed her Frosh season with injuries. However Aquino is not yet cleared to play.
Kennedy Brown, 6-6 Frosh Forward was a McD All American and ranked # 19
Taylor Jones, 6-4 Frosh Post ranked # 15.
Noelle Mannen, 5-6 Frosh Guard who was all league in three sports multiple years.
Jelena Mitrovic, 6-9 Frosh Post from Serbia ranked # 3 international recruit.
The Schedule:
The Beavers play at Miami(FL) and in a tournament vs BYU. They also play in the WNIT against I’m sure very good teams, but unknown who yet. They only play at the Washington schools and only at the LA schools.
The Team:
Mikayla Pivec is a 5-10 Sr Guard who averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game.
Destiny Slocum is a 5-7 Redshirt Jr Guard who lead the team at 15 points per game and 4.5 assists. Slocum made 67 threes at 37%.
Kat Tudor is a 6-0 Sr Guard and might the best three point shooter in the Pac 12. Tudor averaged 12 points making 40 threes at 46%. Sadly Tudor suffered an ACL at the start of league play and played in just 13 games. Hopefully Tudor is back soon but still recovering.
Aleah Goodman is a 5-9 Jr Guard who averaged 11 points and made 74 threes at 39%.
Tara Corosdale is a 6-3 Jr Forward who averaged 7 points and 8 rebounds.
Patricia Morris, 6-7 Soph Post who averaged 5 minutes per game.
Jasmine Simmons, 5-9 Soph Guard from Australia, who averaged 2 points in 8 minutes per game.
Janessa Thropay is a 6-2 Sr Forward who averaged 2 points in 9 minutes.
Predictions:
If Aquino and Tudor can play by league time the Beavers will be in the fight for the league title. Even if not, this is a top 10 team.
2020 Recruiting:
Sasha Goforth, 6-0 Guard, AR
Savannah Samuel, 6-1 Wing, GA
In the hunt for:
Dalayah DEaniels, 6-4 F, WA
The Coaches:
Scott Rueck is in his 10th year and has been an outstanding coach, turning the then lowly Beavers into a Final 4/Elite 8 team.
James Chatterton is in his 6th year.
Katie Faulkner, nee Baker is in her 4th year, and she works with the post players, and what a job she has done. Faulkner is a 2013 Graduate of the University of Montana
Brian Holsinger is in his 4th season after 8 seasons at Washington State. Brian coaches guards.
Losses:
Katie McWilliams who averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Joanna Grymek who averaged 7 points and 5 rebounds.
Additions:
Andrea Aquino, 6-8 Redshirt Frosh Post from SoCal by way of SoCal and Paraguay ranked # 33out of HS. Aquino missed her Frosh season with injuries. However Aquino is not yet cleared to play.
Kennedy Brown, 6-6 Frosh Forward was a McD All American and ranked # 19
Taylor Jones, 6-4 Frosh Post ranked # 15.
Noelle Mannen, 5-6 Frosh Guard who was all league in three sports multiple years.
Jelena Mitrovic, 6-9 Frosh Post from Serbia ranked # 3 international recruit.
The Schedule:
The Beavers play at Miami(FL) and in a tournament vs BYU. They also play in the WNIT against I’m sure very good teams, but unknown who yet. They only play at the Washington schools and only at the LA schools.
The Team:
Mikayla Pivec is a 5-10 Sr Guard who averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game.
Destiny Slocum is a 5-7 Redshirt Jr Guard who lead the team at 15 points per game and 4.5 assists. Slocum made 67 threes at 37%.
Kat Tudor is a 6-0 Sr Guard and might the best three point shooter in the Pac 12. Tudor averaged 12 points making 40 threes at 46%. Sadly Tudor suffered an ACL at the start of league play and played in just 13 games. Hopefully Tudor is back soon but still recovering.
Aleah Goodman is a 5-9 Jr Guard who averaged 11 points and made 74 threes at 39%.
Tara Corosdale is a 6-3 Jr Forward who averaged 7 points and 8 rebounds.
Patricia Morris, 6-7 Soph Post who averaged 5 minutes per game.
Jasmine Simmons, 5-9 Soph Guard from Australia, who averaged 2 points in 8 minutes per game.
Janessa Thropay is a 6-2 Sr Forward who averaged 2 points in 9 minutes.
Predictions:
If Aquino and Tudor can play by league time the Beavers will be in the fight for the league title. Even if not, this is a top 10 team.
2020 Recruiting:
Sasha Goforth, 6-0 Guard, AR
Savannah Samuel, 6-1 Wing, GA
In the hunt for:
Dalayah DEaniels, 6-4 F, WA
October 10, 2019
Pac 12 Preview: UCLA
Last Season: UCLA was 22-13 last season and 12-6 in conference play. The Bruins won their first two NCAA games beating Tennessee and Maryland before losing in Sweet 16 to UConn.
The Coaches: Cori Close is in her 9th season as the Head Coach. Close is averaging 21 wins per year. She went to HS in the San Jose area.
Shannon Perry-LaBeauf is in her 9th year and she coached at Duke for 5 seasons.
Tony Newnan like the others is in his 9th season.
Tasha Brown is in her 2nd season at UCLA.
Losses:
Lajahna Drummer averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Kennedy Burke averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Ahlana Smith averaged 3 points and transferred out. She was ranked # 34 out of HS.
Shay Harris transferred to Santa Clara after playing just 58 minutes.
Chrissy Baird played 23 minutes.
Additions:
Natalie Chou is a JR who will redshirted last season after transferring from Baylor. Chou is a 6-1 Guard. At Baylor she averaged 7 points while starting the first 21 games before an injury. Chou was the 8th ranked recruit in her class.
Charisma Osborne, 5-10 Guard from SoCal ranked # 10
Jaden Owens, 5-9 Guard ranked # 23.
Camryn Brown, 5-10 Guard ranked # 90.
Brynn Masikewich, 6-3 Forward from Canada
The Schedule:
Their three toughest games are Virginia, Georgia and Indiana and all on the road. UCLA only plays at Stanford and Cal and only hosts the Oregon schools thus a huge schedule break.
The Team:
An outstanding team with a pre season National Ranking at # 10. UCLA returns three starters and two top 10 out of HS newcomers. Plus they have depth. They do have one question? Do they hace a Post player?
Michaela Onyenwere is a 5-11 Jr Forward who averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds. She is from Colorado ranked # 10. Her father ran in the Olympics for Nigeria. Michela could also run track if desired with excellent marks for the 100, 11.99 and 200, 24.55.
Japreece Dean is a 5-6 5th year Sr Guard who averaged 14 points and 5 assists and made 57 threes at 35%.
Lindsey Corsaro is a 6-1 Redshirt Soph Wing who averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds
Chantel Horvat is a 6-1 Jr Guard from Australia who averaged 5 points per game . Chantel was ranked # 15 in the class. Her father was a famous Australian soccer player. She averaged 4 points last season.
Lauren Miller is a 6-1 Jr Forward who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds. She was ranked # 16.
Natalie Chou is a 6-1 JR Guard in her first season, mentioned above.
Guard Kayla Owens is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Guard, ranked # 45. Owens played just 63 minutes.
Kiara Jefferson is a 5-9 Soph Guard who averaged 2 points.
Ally Rosenblum is a 6-4 Sr Post who sat out last season with injuries.
Predictions:
Ranked # 10 with three starters back plus two new players ranked top 10 out of HS. The Bruins will be very good.
2020 Recruiting:
Commit from 6-3 Aussie Isobel Anstey.
Gemma Porter, 6-0 Wing, Australia
Emily Bessoir, 6-4 Post Germany
In the Hunt for:
Dalayah Daniels, 6-4 Washington # 15
Madeline Westbeld, 6-2 F, OH # 31
Treasure Hunt, 6-1, W, TN # 36
The Coaches: Cori Close is in her 9th season as the Head Coach. Close is averaging 21 wins per year. She went to HS in the San Jose area.
Shannon Perry-LaBeauf is in her 9th year and she coached at Duke for 5 seasons.
Tony Newnan like the others is in his 9th season.
Tasha Brown is in her 2nd season at UCLA.
Losses:
Lajahna Drummer averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Kennedy Burke averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Ahlana Smith averaged 3 points and transferred out. She was ranked # 34 out of HS.
Shay Harris transferred to Santa Clara after playing just 58 minutes.
Chrissy Baird played 23 minutes.
Additions:
Natalie Chou is a JR who will redshirted last season after transferring from Baylor. Chou is a 6-1 Guard. At Baylor she averaged 7 points while starting the first 21 games before an injury. Chou was the 8th ranked recruit in her class.
Charisma Osborne, 5-10 Guard from SoCal ranked # 10
Jaden Owens, 5-9 Guard ranked # 23.
Camryn Brown, 5-10 Guard ranked # 90.
Brynn Masikewich, 6-3 Forward from Canada
The Schedule:
Their three toughest games are Virginia, Georgia and Indiana and all on the road. UCLA only plays at Stanford and Cal and only hosts the Oregon schools thus a huge schedule break.
The Team:
An outstanding team with a pre season National Ranking at # 10. UCLA returns three starters and two top 10 out of HS newcomers. Plus they have depth. They do have one question? Do they hace a Post player?
Michaela Onyenwere is a 5-11 Jr Forward who averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds. She is from Colorado ranked # 10. Her father ran in the Olympics for Nigeria. Michela could also run track if desired with excellent marks for the 100, 11.99 and 200, 24.55.
Japreece Dean is a 5-6 5th year Sr Guard who averaged 14 points and 5 assists and made 57 threes at 35%.
Lindsey Corsaro is a 6-1 Redshirt Soph Wing who averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds
Chantel Horvat is a 6-1 Jr Guard from Australia who averaged 5 points per game . Chantel was ranked # 15 in the class. Her father was a famous Australian soccer player. She averaged 4 points last season.
Lauren Miller is a 6-1 Jr Forward who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds. She was ranked # 16.
Natalie Chou is a 6-1 JR Guard in her first season, mentioned above.
Guard Kayla Owens is a 6-1 Redshirt Frosh Guard, ranked # 45. Owens played just 63 minutes.
Kiara Jefferson is a 5-9 Soph Guard who averaged 2 points.
Ally Rosenblum is a 6-4 Sr Post who sat out last season with injuries.
Predictions:
Ranked # 10 with three starters back plus two new players ranked top 10 out of HS. The Bruins will be very good.
2020 Recruiting:
Commit from 6-3 Aussie Isobel Anstey.
Gemma Porter, 6-0 Wing, Australia
Emily Bessoir, 6-4 Post Germany
In the Hunt for:
Dalayah Daniels, 6-4 Washington # 15
Madeline Westbeld, 6-2 F, OH # 31
Treasure Hunt, 6-1, W, TN # 36
October 6, 2019
Pac 12 Preview: Washington State
Update on Washington Recruiting. Alexis Whitfield, 6-1 Wing from SoCal ranked # 63 has committed to Washington. Also Tameiya Sadler, 5-8 Guard from NorCal, ranked # 92
Utah got a commit from Peyton McFarland, 6-3 Post from Idaho ranked # 80
All three are 2020
Last Year:
9-21 for the year and 4-14 in conference play.
Coaches:
Kamie Ethridge is in her 2nd year as Head Coach. Ethridge was the Head Coach at Northern Colorado for 4 seasons averaging 21 wins and making the NCAAs this past season. She was an Assistant for 18 years at Kansas State. Kamie won a Gold Medal for USA Basketball at the 1988 Olympics then won an NCAA Championship as a Player at Texas.
Jason Chainey is in his first year after coaching in the Women’s pro league in his native Australia.
Laurie Koehn is in her 2nd year and came from Northern Colorado after three years with Ethridge. She played professionally for 11 years.
Camille Williams is in her first year at Washington State. She was the Head Coach at Academy of Art is San Francisco last season and before that nine years at Nevada. He was a two sport star at Wisconsin, basketball and the High Jump.
Losses:
Alexys Swedlund averaged 11 points and made 70 threes at 39%.
Maria Kostourkova averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Additions:
Emma Nankervis is a 6-3 Frosh Post from Australia. Last season she played in the Women’s NBL in Australia.
Krystal Leger-Walker is a 5-9 Sr Guard from New Zealand, who transferred from Northern Colorado. Last season she averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. I presume she’s a Grad student and can play right away.
Grace Sarver is a 5-8 Frosh Guard from Seattle. Grace lead her HS team to the Washington 3A state championship last year.
Bella Murekatete is a 6-5 Frosh Post from Rwanda and Played HS in Idaho. Bella was All State in Idaho the last three seasons. He has played several years for Rwanda Jr National Teams.
Schedule:
As usual a very tough schedule playing BYU, Boise State, South Carolina, Baylor, Indiana, Gonzaga and Miami of Florida. In league play at the Oregon schools and only host Colorado and Utah.
The Team:
Borislava Hristova is 6-0 5th Year Sr Forward from Bulgaria, one of the 8 non Americans on the team. Borislava averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Chanelle Molina is a 5-9 Sr Guard who averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Chanelle made 61 Threes at 39%.
Ula Motuga is a 6-1 Soph Forward from Australia who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds.
Joanna Muzet is a 6-0 Redshirt Jr Wing from France who 2 points two years ago and sat out last season.
Jovana Subasic is a 6-4 Redshirt Jr Post from Serbia who averaged 4 points.
Shir Levy is a 5-11 Frosh Guard from Isreal who averaged 3 points.
Celena Molina a 5-9 redshirt Soph Guard who didn’t play mush last season.
Cherilyn Molina is a 5-6 Soph Guard who averaged one point.
Michaela Jones is a 5-10 Soph Guard who averaged one point.
Predictions:
It’s going to be another long season, despite two very good players in the older Molina and Borislava.
Recruiting 2020:
No Commits and I can’t find any in the hunt for.
Utah got a commit from Peyton McFarland, 6-3 Post from Idaho ranked # 80
All three are 2020
Last Year:
9-21 for the year and 4-14 in conference play.
Coaches:
Kamie Ethridge is in her 2nd year as Head Coach. Ethridge was the Head Coach at Northern Colorado for 4 seasons averaging 21 wins and making the NCAAs this past season. She was an Assistant for 18 years at Kansas State. Kamie won a Gold Medal for USA Basketball at the 1988 Olympics then won an NCAA Championship as a Player at Texas.
Jason Chainey is in his first year after coaching in the Women’s pro league in his native Australia.
Laurie Koehn is in her 2nd year and came from Northern Colorado after three years with Ethridge. She played professionally for 11 years.
Camille Williams is in her first year at Washington State. She was the Head Coach at Academy of Art is San Francisco last season and before that nine years at Nevada. He was a two sport star at Wisconsin, basketball and the High Jump.
Losses:
Alexys Swedlund averaged 11 points and made 70 threes at 39%.
Maria Kostourkova averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Additions:
Emma Nankervis is a 6-3 Frosh Post from Australia. Last season she played in the Women’s NBL in Australia.
Krystal Leger-Walker is a 5-9 Sr Guard from New Zealand, who transferred from Northern Colorado. Last season she averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. I presume she’s a Grad student and can play right away.
Grace Sarver is a 5-8 Frosh Guard from Seattle. Grace lead her HS team to the Washington 3A state championship last year.
Bella Murekatete is a 6-5 Frosh Post from Rwanda and Played HS in Idaho. Bella was All State in Idaho the last three seasons. He has played several years for Rwanda Jr National Teams.
Schedule:
As usual a very tough schedule playing BYU, Boise State, South Carolina, Baylor, Indiana, Gonzaga and Miami of Florida. In league play at the Oregon schools and only host Colorado and Utah.
The Team:
Borislava Hristova is 6-0 5th Year Sr Forward from Bulgaria, one of the 8 non Americans on the team. Borislava averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Chanelle Molina is a 5-9 Sr Guard who averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Chanelle made 61 Threes at 39%.
Ula Motuga is a 6-1 Soph Forward from Australia who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds.
Joanna Muzet is a 6-0 Redshirt Jr Wing from France who 2 points two years ago and sat out last season.
Jovana Subasic is a 6-4 Redshirt Jr Post from Serbia who averaged 4 points.
Shir Levy is a 5-11 Frosh Guard from Isreal who averaged 3 points.
Celena Molina a 5-9 redshirt Soph Guard who didn’t play mush last season.
Cherilyn Molina is a 5-6 Soph Guard who averaged one point.
Michaela Jones is a 5-10 Soph Guard who averaged one point.
Predictions:
It’s going to be another long season, despite two very good players in the older Molina and Borislava.
Recruiting 2020:
No Commits and I can’t find any in the hunt for.
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