2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

[BoxsterCy]

Maybe redundant to some comments/opinions already posted but my two-cents-worth:

Started every game for Central Michigan as a freshman and averaged almost 18 ppg. Shot 39% from the field which wasn't great but looks to have proved she can play at the next level up in the 2nd half of the season with TCU although she never started any games for the Frogs. Certainly an upgrade over departing senior Diew IMHO. Guessing if we had to play a game with the current roster she would start at F. Not the PF some are looking for but she's got good size and can shoot the three so really fills the Diew/Bristow void.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Goofy name and new guy on Twitter for WBB but he's predicted a lot of stuff over the last few weeks and been correct. His latest "hint" this AM is one for ISU.

 

[mred]

They are flying in fast now.

 

[mred]

Goofy name and new guy on Twitter for WBB but he's predicted a lot of stuff over the last few weeks and been correct. His latest "hint" this AM is one for ISU.

And he was right yet again.

 

[CoachHines3]

Goofy name and new guy on Twitter for WBB but he's predicted a lot of stuff over the last few weeks and been correct. His latest "hint" this AM is one for ISU.

this is trilly donovan. he created a womans version of what he does on the mens side.

 

[bawbie]

They are flying in fast now.

91-214 from 3 last year is... wow! Great volume and great percentage

Seems like Kenzie is a replacement for Hannah and Harris is a replacement for Ny.

 

[mred]

Hare: Two year career: 3.6 threes per 40 minutes on 37.6% shooting
Harris: Two year career: 3.6 threes per 40 minutes on 37.6% shooting.

Not a typo.

 

[swclone11]

Can't get much better than what we've gotten!

 

[qwerty]

Goofy name and new guy on Twitter for WBB but he's predicted a lot of stuff over the last few weeks and been correct. His latest "hint" this AM is one for ISU.

 

[BoxsterCy]

91-214 from 3 last year is... wow! Great volume and great percentage

Seems like Kenzie is a replacement for Hannah and Harris is a replacement for Ny.

Looks like a good fit for both new gals as they fill a void. And both are Illinois gals so families/friends can see them play, at least for home games.

 

[mred]

Top career ISU players in 3pt made per 40:

1. Aubrey Joens (2021-22): 3.5 (39%)
2. Stacy Frese (1997-2000): 3.3 (45%)
3. Hannah Belanger (2024-24): 2.9 (39%)
4. Brynn Williamson (2012-15): 2.8 (34%)
5. Kidd Blaskowsky (2013-16): 2.8 (34%)
6. Megan Taylor (1998-2001): 2.7 (39%)
7. Heather Ezell (2006-09): 2.7 (33%)
8. Amanda Bartz (1997-98): 2.6 (33%)
9. Megan McCracken (2003-03): 2.6 (34%)
10. Kelsey Bolte (2008-11): 2.6 (40%)

(Note to self: fix spreadsheet so Kidd's name is "Kidd" so I don't have to change it manually)

 

[crooksie_26]

These are great pickups! Will make it easier to either clear down low or kick it for open threes if they double down low. We are gonna be really good, fingers crossed!

 

[swclone11]

Our inside-outside game is going to be one for the ages

 

[CY9008]

Skim Milkey is cracking me up. Women’s team is building a monster

 

[mred]

Bad news: we still have only ten players on the roster for next season.
Good news: the talent density on the roster is off the charts.

 

[CY9008]

This is probably a figure of speech, but interesting comments on Syd’s IG post with UConns KK Arnold.

 

[mred]

Jamie Steyer Johnson is good at putting together twitter threads with some brief info/highlights on these transfers.

(Click the "Read x Replies" button to open in twitter and see the full thread)

Harris:


Hare:

 

[ZorkClone]

Bad news: we still have only ten players on the roster for next season.
Good news: the talent density on the roster is off the charts.

I have to imagine this is what the future is going to be for us. We will lose high school recruits who don't play and we probably won't go for transfers who we don't think will be significant contributors. To draw in significant transfers we are going to need to promise playing time and we can't do that if we use all of our scholarships. It will be interesting to see if they try to add more walk-on types just to fill the roster a bit.

The risk of this is we loose a few to injury and we are like TCU from this year forfeiting games.

 

[CY9008]

 

[mred]

One additional note: this balances out the classes a bit, because we had nobody on the roster who would be a junior next season.

We actually have two entire empty years of classes -- after the big class including Ryan, we brought in only three freshman over the next two years (Fritz, Vick, Dawkins). Fritz was the only one who contributed much statistically, and all three transferred. If Ryan weren't staying her covid season, the entire roster would be freshmen and sophomores (prior to these transfers).