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https://goduke.com/news/2024/9/5/womens-basketball-roberson-to-miss-2024-25-season-with-injury.aspx
2024-25 DWBB Season
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https://goduke.com/news/2024/9/5/womens-basketball-roberson-to-miss-2024-25-season-with-injury.aspx
S#!T. Thanks (I guess), I'd grown tired of looking for info. S#!T.
peloton
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Losing a 5 star recruit for the season...yes, big loss indeed. Here's a great chance for others to possibly step up and seize the opportunity to shine (prematurely?) No doubt that we'll miss her size though...sigh.
brevity
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Women's basketball is vastly underreported, so I don't know if Coach Lawson was actively looking for a center in the transfer portal. By all outward appearances, she chose to add one player (6-2 guard Riley Nelson from Maryland, way back in April) and otherwise decided to stay put. Compare to, say, UNC men's coach Hubert Davis, whose mishaps in acquiring a center were well-documented, and not just by me on this board.
I think Arianna Roberson's season-ending injury is a huge loss for this team, period. And with Kennedy Brown and Camilla Emsbo having graduated, it emphasizes the huge unknown this team will have in post play. But having said that, I don't think the ACC is a very post-oriented conference, and I don't think Duke has a height disadvantage.
I compiled some information about this topic in the past, going through the 2024-2025 rosters of all 18 teams, and noting any player listed by her school as 6-2 or taller. (That's not a perfect cutoff -- see Riley Nelson listed as a guard above, and I'm sure there are forwards under that height -- but generally it should illustrate who on the team is most likely to play in the frontcourt.)
Boston College
6-3 sophomore Lili Krasovec (9.7 minutes per game for BC last season)
6-4 senior Kennedi Jackson (26.8 mpg; transfer from Charleston Southern)
6-5 freshman Deborah Mukeba Kasanda
6-3 freshman Tatum Greene
California
6-4 senior Claudia Langarita (9.8 mpg)
6-3 grad Michelle Onyiah (19.1 mpg)
6-3 senior Marta Suarez (28.1 mpg)
6-3 freshman Gabrielle Abigor
Clemson
6-2 senior Eno Inyang (13.8 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Jordy Griggs (3.5 mpg; transfer from Kentucky)
6-2 senior Tessa Miller (29.0 mpg; transfer from Belmont)
6-2 grad Anya Poole (12.4 mpg; transfer from North Carolina)
6-2 freshman Morgan Miller
Duke
6-4 sophomore Jordan Wood (4.7 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Delaney Thomas (16.6 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Riley Nelson (14.1 mpg; transfer from Maryland)
6-4 freshman Arianna Roberson (season-ending injury)
6-2 freshman Toby Fournier
6-2 freshman Jenessa Cotton
Florida State
6-3 sophomore Avery Treadwell (4.2 mpg)
6-2 senior Makayla Timpson (29.8 mpg)
6-2 redshirt sophomore Mariana Valenzuela (injured last season; 17.2 mpg in 2022-2023)
6-4 grad Malea Williams (23.6 mpg; transfer from Cincinnati)
Georgia Tech
6-6 sophomore Ariadna Termis (10.5 mpg)
6-2 sophomore D'Asia Thomas-Harris (7.8 mpg)
Louisville
6-3 grad Olivia Cochran (27.1 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Elif Istanbulluoglu (12.7 mpg)
6-2 junior Nyla Harris (27.1 mpg)
6-5 redshirt freshman Eseosa Imafidon
6-4 freshman Isla Juffermans
6-3 freshman Anaya Hardy
Miami
6-5 grad Natalija Marshall (20.2 mpg; transfer from Notre Dame)
6-3 Cameron Williams (17.9 mpg; transfer from Michigan)
6-4 redshirt freshman Aurora Almón
NC State
6-5 grad Lizzy Williamson (4.9 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Mallory Collier (6.3 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Maddie Cox (9.7 mpg)
6-4 senior Caitlin Weimar (35.7 mpg; transfer from Boston U)
6-6 freshman Tilda Trygger
6-5 freshman Lorena Awou
North Carolina
6-3 senior Maria Gakdeng (23.9 mpg)
6-5 freshman Blanca Thomas
6-4 redshirt freshman Ciera Toomey
Notre Dame
6-4 senior Kylee Watson (25.9 mpg)
6-3 grad Maddy Westbeld (33.2 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Cassandre Prosper (22.8 mpg in only 5 games)
6-2 grad Liza Karlen (31.0 mpg; transfer from Marquette)
6-4 freshman Kate Koval
Pittsburgh
6-4 grad Khadija Faye (12.2 mpg; transfer from Texas)
6-3 senior MaKayla Elmore (25.6 mpg; transfer from Clemson)
SMU
6-2 senior Jessica Peterson (7.0 mpg)
6-3 junior Brianna McLeod (6.1 mpg; transfer from Colorado)
6-2 senior Sandra Magolico (9.8 mpg; transfer from Arizona State)
Stanford
6-3 senior Brooke Demetre (21.0 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Nunu Agara (13.9 mpg)
6-2 senior Elena Bosgana (17.9 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Mary Ashley Stevenson (27.9 mpg; transfer from Purdue)
6-4 freshman Kennedy Umeh
6-3 freshman Harper Peterson
Syracuse
6-4 grad Izabel Varejão (16.9 mpg)
6-3 senior Kyra Wood (21.5 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Sophie Burrows (18.6 mpg)
6-3 junior Journey Thompson (21.1 mpg; transfer from Arizona State)
6-2 freshman Ka'Shya Hawkins
Virginia
6-7 grad Taylor Lauterbach (7.2 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Edessa Noyan (13.7 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Olivia McGhee (14.8 mpg)
6-7 sophomore Hawa Doumbouya (3.5 mpg; transfer from Maryland)
6-4 sophomore RyLee Grays (3.6 mpg; transfer from North Carolina)
6-4 senior Latasha Lattimore (15.0 mpg; transfer from Miami)
6-2 freshman Breona Hurd
Virginia Tech
6-2 senior Rose Micheaux (12.5 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Carys Baker (11.8 mpg)
6-5 freshman Ramiya White
6-4 freshman Myah Hazelton
Wake Forest
6-3 redshirt junior Malaya Cowles (24.5 mpg)
6-2 redshirt senior Demeara Hinds (injured last season; 21.6 mpg in 2022-2023)
6-2 freshman Kennedy Moore
I'm sure some of these opposing frontcourts are going to cause Duke problems during the season, and that having a healthy Roberson would be highly preferable, but without her, I don't see the Blue Devils being woefully out of place here.
And Toby can out-jump any of them.
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Hat tip to the Syracusefan.com board for posting this info. The ACC Tip-Off is their preseason media event, where coaches and a couple of players from each team will take part in some Q&A sessions. This is probably when the conference releases its preseason poll and awards as well.
If it's like the football version that happened last July, you can watch it live on ACCNX or find some very short clips on ACC Digital Network on YouTube later.
If it's like the football version that happened last July, you can watch it live on ACCNX or find some very short clips on ACC Digital Network on YouTube later.
Phredd3
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nmduke2001
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Not sure where else to put this.....
The daughter of one of my co-workers just got ranked in the ESPN Top 25 for the class of 2027. Apparently, she really likes Duke and Kara but hasn't had a lot of contact. She's piling up offers from places like Louisville, KState, VaTech, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Cal, Kansas, Missouri and about 15 other. She is expecting offers from UNC and NC State soon as they have been giving her a lot of attention lately. Is there a way to let Duke Women's Basketball that this Top 25 kid really likes Duke and would love to hear from them?
The daughter of one of my co-workers just got ranked in the ESPN Top 25 for the class of 2027. Apparently, she really likes Duke and Kara but hasn't had a lot of contact. She's piling up offers from places like Louisville, KState, VaTech, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Cal, Kansas, Missouri and about 15 other. She is expecting offers from UNC and NC State soon as they have been giving her a lot of attention lately. Is there a way to let Duke Women's Basketball that this Top 25 kid really likes Duke and would love to hear from them?
Harper Dunn? Sorry buddy, I have no connections.
Lengthy article from espn on player evaluations from the summer circuit. Duke on the list of several. I'd really like to get Makeer, espn's new rankings has her continuing to rise to #4 and she played with Toby. Solidify that Canadian pipeline, the player they say may be the best in all the classes is a 2027 point guard from Canada.
The best shooters, playmakers and winners of the girls' summer circuit
After a busy spring and summer of high school and AAU basketball, which recruits across the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes stood out?
nmduke2001
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Yup, Harper. Crazy thing about her, she plays for a very small school in the small school league her in NM. Her national attention comes from her club team out of Oklahoma. All the big high schools want her to transfer but she’s a rancher and does one of those rancher club things. Big schools in Albuquerque won’t give her the opportunity to do it so she stays at the small school. Her step-mom (my coworker) played at Oklahoma and coaches her. Harper is 6’-5” and plays the point sometimes. By the way, her stepmom is 6’-5” as well.Harper Dunn? Sorry buddy, I have no connections.
Lengthy article from espn on player evaluations from the summer circuit. Duke on the list of several. I'd really like to get Makeer, espn's new rankings has her continuing to rise to #4 and she played with Toby. Solidify that Canadian pipeline, the player they say may be the best in all the classes is a 2027 point guard from Canada.
The best shooters, playmakers and winners of the girls' summer circuit
After a busy spring and summer of high school and AAU basketball, which recruits across the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes stood out?www.espn.com
Phredd3
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I would think Duke would be interested in someone who is 6'5" with the handles and awareness to play point in high school. But even though I'm sure Duke is aware of her and likely interested, I don't know that they'd expect to make an offer to a 13-year-old. A lot can happen in four years.
I was kinda thinking the same, that it's early in the process. We've seen a lot of movement, both girls and boys, in recruiting rankings in a few short years. But I don't think nmduke is talking about an offer, just some interest so the girl doesn't think 'Where were you 2 years ago when all these others showed interest?'.
nmduke2001
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Well, she's class of 2027 so she's a sophomore now and I think she's 15. She already has a ton of offers from high majors, so she's probably hoping for an offer from any school that is interested.
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Emilee Skinner is a 6-0 point guard (#5 in the 2025 class by On3, #7 by ESPN, #10 by 247 Sports). According to this Joe Tipton graphic, she has named Duke as one of her 5 finalists, along with Iowa, Notre Dame, TCU, and UCLA. She goes to high school in Utah, so there's no clear geographical favorite.
brevity
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The whole schedule is released tomorrow, but we have some early info about the SEC-ACC Challenge and the conference opener:
brevity
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Here we go. The article and the PDF schedule for the whole regular season.
ACC Unveils 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference today announced its 2024-25 women’s basketball conference schedule, including game times and television designations. The regular season tips off on Monday, Nov. 4, with 15 of the ACC’s 18 teams in action.
theacc.com
GoDuke has already updated the WBB schedule here.