2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

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Quickness? Maybe only Jackson might be described as having any quickness.

I guess we can react quicker but nobody is going to get "quick" if they aren't.
We are not done recruiting yet. Sometimes a player or two can make a world of difference + freshman?
 

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What you are missing is that going to her also forced Stanford to continue to defend her with 1-2 players. Fouls mounted up. Ryan was able to go off. We stop going to her and Stanford players don’t foul out that are offensive threats. Adjustments were made and that’s why we were in the game.
If all of the fouls were called on Stanford for not being verticals on the blocks, ISU would have won.
 

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For reference, last transfers in by announcement date. For those interested in the roster building/recruiting and not gumping about refs.
  • Belanger, April 14
  • Diew, April 14
  • Soares, April 19
  • Natabou, April 20
  • Jordão, May 12
  • Williams, June 13**
** Williams was not really a "portal" as she missed the announcement deadline. out. She didn't announce till June 6 and had to sit out a year.

The next 10 days would seem to be our sweet spot for signings.
 
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For reference, last transfers in by announcement date. For those interested in the roster building/recruiting and not gumping about refs.
  • Belanger, April 14
  • Diew, April 14
  • Soares, April 19
  • Natabou, April 20
  • Jordão, May 12
  • Williams, June 13
The next 10 days would seem to be our sweet spot for signings.
Hearing of any transfers ISU has a realistic chance of landing? Seems mostly like speculation at this point.
 

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Do we ever hear anything? It's not like HS recruiting where they follow a player for few years and a lot of the offers get shared by recruits.

To go along with your commitment dates, here are the dates I added people to my recruiting lists.

Diew: Added to the 2021 recruiting list April 8, 2021. Committed April 14, 2021.
Jordao: Added to the 2021 recruiting list April 27, 2001. Committed on May 12, 2021.
Soares: Added to the 2022 recruiting list April 19, 2022. Committed later that same day on April 19, 2022.
Belanger: Not added to the list prior to commitment. Committed on April 14, 2023.
Natabou: Not added to the list prior to commitment. Committed on April 20, 2023.
Williams: Added to the 2023 recruiting list June 7, 2023. Committed on June 13, 2023.

tl;dr version: sometimes there's smoke, and sometimes it's out of the blue.
 

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Hopefully we start landing some big pick ups! When do players have to choose a new team?
Before May 1 if they want to play next season. That is what happened to Williams last year. She transferred after portal closed so had to sit out the season as a "traditional" transfer.

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Before May 1 if they want to play next season. That is what happened to Williams last year. She transferred after portal closed so had to sit out the season as a "traditional" transfer.

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I'm not super clear on the rules, but I believe the portal deadline is only for entering the portal -- I don't believe you have to choose a new school by the deadline. Williams did not enter the portal last year until after the deadline.
 
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I'm not super clear on the rules, but I believe the portal deadline is only for entering the portal -- I don't believe you have to choose a new school by the deadline. Williams did not enter the portal last year until after the deadline.

OSU got a player that come to campus at the semester break last year so it doesn't really "expire" except for the individual student athletes eligibility expiring. Most players would presumably want to get things settled this spring so they can enroll at their new school over the summer and get acclimated to the coaches and teammates.
 

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I'm not super clear on the rules, but I believe the portal deadline is only for entering the portal -- I don't believe you have to choose a new school by the deadline. Williams did not enter the portal last year until after the deadline.
Yeah you do not have to pick a school by May 1, just have to enter your name in portal before then. You can decide whenever.
 

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New player on my 2024 list: Lily Hansford, a 6'2" G from Oregon State. 2 seasons left. 45% three-point shooter (48-106). Shot very few two-pointers (6-16). Played 17 mpg off the bench.
 
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I believe Madol was on the radar of our coaches back in 2023, although she was never on the 2023 recruiting list. She had a forgettable freshman season at Minnesota (mostly due to a foot injury that caused her to miss most of January and February) but has a lot of potential as an athletic wing.

 

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I believe Madol was on the radar of our coaches back in 2023, although she was never on the 2023 recruiting list. She had a forgettable freshman season at Minnesota (mostly due to a foot injury that caused her to miss most of January and February) but has a lot of potential as an athletic wing.


Hard to tell from her bio what she would actually be ready to contribute right out of the gate. More of a depth piece is likely.
 

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Emily Ryan
Addy Brown
Alisa Williams
Arianna Jackson
Audi Crooks
Kelsey Joens
Aili Tanke
Reagan Wilson

Help wanted! If you want to play ball we have openings! "Be the 'one' of more than Eight players!"
 

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Emily Ryan
Addy Brown
Alisa Williams
Arianna Jackson
Audi Crooks
Kelsey Joens
Aili Tanke
Reagan Wilson

Help wanted! If you want to play ball we have openings! "Be the 'one' of more than Eight players!"
When 3 of the 8 could be on AC teams next year it isn't as bad as it seems.