A snapshot.
https://goduke.com/news/2019/9/14/wo...r-tougher.aspx
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Hah! I just came on here to post that.
Really hope the switch has gone on for Jade. If Leaonna plays to her potential every game this could be a great season. Also hope Kyra and Mikayla can be back to 100% by ACC time, not just for the team but for themselves.
Quick question, if Jim cares to answer: Have you seen enough of the freshmen yet to offer any analysis?
UPDATED RECRUITING RANKINGS – 2020 Commitment and Targets
Updated recruiting rankings, as of September 16, 2019
Vanessa DeJesus (2020) – COMMITMENT
#37 -- espnW (up from #57)
#75 -- Blue Star Report
#83 -- All Star Girls Report
#99 -- Prospects Nation
Jordyn Jenkins (2020) – Duke Target
#40 -- espnW (up from #42)
#41 -- Prospects Nation
#70 -- All Star Girls Report
#131 -- Blue Star Report
Dalayah Daniels (2020) – Duke Target
#14 -- espnW (up from #15)
#15 -- Prospects Nation
#16 -- All Star Girls Report
#35 -- Blue Star Report
Deja Kelly (2020) – Duke Target
#17 -- espnW (up from #19)
#31 -- Prospects Nation
#31 -- Blue Star Report
#35 -- All Star Girls Report
Ugonne Onyiah (2020) – Duke Target
#34 -- espnW (up from #51)
#54 -- All Star Girls Report
#92 -- Blue Star Report
(not in Prospects Nation’s Top 100)
Anyone else planning to attend the game at Texas A&M? I’ll be driving over from my new home just outside Austin, and would love to get together before or after.
As I mentioned a few weeks ago on The Devil's Den, another name to keep an eye on is Australia's Agnes Emma-Nnopu (6-0 forward).
As an update, here is the good news: Australia's Agnes Emma-Nnopu will be visiting Duke next week.
Here are some notes regarding AEN from the recent 2019 FIBA U19 World's Basketball World Cup, where she was a teammate of Miela Goodchild:
- For the entire 2019 FIBA U19 tournament, Agnes Emma-Nnopu averaged 6.1 points and 7.4 rebounds as a starter (23.2 minutes per game) for the Gems.
- While Emma-Nnopu did not shoot well overall (29.2/26.7/78.6 ) in the seven games, her total numbers in the QF, SF, and gold medal game (the medal rounds, as they were) were as follows: 28 points, 24 rebounds, 12-28 from the floor (42.86 percent), and 3-11 from three (27.27 percent)
- In the gold medal game against the United States, Emma-Nnopu had 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals while shooting 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from three. Australia held a late lead with less than 20 seconds to go in the game before the Americans tied the score to force overtime (where Team USA prevailed).
Per my Australian source, Emma-Nnopu is known for her athleticism, hustle, and defense. In term of player comparison, think Karima Christmas.
Update regarding Deja Kelly
On September 30, 2019, Deja Kelly announced (via Twitter) her final five schools: Minnesota, Duke, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and North Carolina.
Update regarding Ugonne Onyiah
As of early August 2019, Ugonne Onyiah has scholarship offers from Arizona, Butler, Cal, Duke, Florida, Houston, Louisville, New Mexico, St. John’s, Utah, and Washington State. She visited Arizona this past weekend.
Deja-Va(nessa DeJesus) would be a nice backcourt of the future.
Is Onyiah Nigerian (couldn't find anything online)? Does Akinbode-James give us any advantage there?
Kyra is going to ACC Media Day with Haley and Coach P. Is she 100%? That would be better than any recruiting news.
I could not find any information as to whether Ugonne Onyiah is from Nigeria.
As an aside, it is not just Onome Akinbode-James who is from Nigeria. Duke freshman Jennifer Ezeh is from Nibo, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Last I heard, Kyra will be good to go to start the year.
I was going to say this recruitment is on Miela, but it turns out both BC and Texas have TWO Australians on their roster.
Fun Fact: Stanford allows you to buy the Associate Head Coach's position. Seems about everything is for sale out there.
https://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
That's easy for me at my age--to become confused.
Still--We have on the roster:
Jayda (32)
Jade (25)
Jada (4)
Jaida (0)
What does P say when calling to them?