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Exactly. Like most of the kids in our aau program, the Bay State Jaguars, Bollin values education. I think that's why she chose Duke originally. She left Duke because she wanted to play, actually get on the floor and contribute. Duke, like so many top schools now, is leaning to the portal to grab pl...

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Mike Just saw your portal list from April 5. That's as much of a hint as I can give you. I talked to mom this week. Vandy is top 5. Schools from ACC, Big 10, and Big East are also in the picture. I lobbied hard for the opportunity to attend an awesome school like Vanderbilt ... and of course, Coach ...

Hi Mike I'm super excited about the five recruits coming in next season. I've been reading a lot about them and watching videos. They all bring something unique, different. We're going to be bigger and more athletic up front, and our guards will be excellent, especially if our injured players are fu...

Not sure if this was posted already, but I found this as I was looking up Vandy's '23 incoming recruits. The article mentions Beth Ostendorf too, which brought back some good memories.

https://sports.yahoo.com/pickerington-c ... 40428.html

I live in Massachusetts and watch the Celtics play every game. Kornet is doing well as a backup, but struggles in two areas: 1. He doesn't defend the pick and roll well and 2. He is not aggressive enough on offense. He rebounds well and is the Celtics #1 shot blocker right now. When the Celtics star...

Hi GoVandy. No attack here. Just a couple more things to consider. Before Coach Ralph arrived, the VU women didn't even resemble a basketball team on the floor. White had messed things up so bad that it was painful to watch the Dores play. At times they looked worse than a high school team. Ralph ha...

Thank you MikeADore! I totally loved this post. As I watched our games last year, I kept thinking to myself: We finally look like a basketball team. We are headed in the right direction, and before long, Coach is going to land a top recruit or two. We are so close. It's going to happen, and when it ...

Vanderbilt has offered Cameron Rust ('24). She is Ava Black's teammate on the Bay State Jaguars. Attends Worcester Academy. 6' power forward. Tenacious rebounder. Strong as an ox. Great kid! Appears she visited Vanderbilt recently.

Looks like a good pick up. From her clips, she attacks the basket relentlessly and has 3-point range. She is strong with a solid build. Had offers from Wisconsin, Xavier, Arizona State, Rutgers, Lipscomb and others. I did not see her listed on 2023 HoopGurlz top 100.

"Unofficial" visit.

Looks like Ava had an official visit. Keep our fingers crossed.

Yes MikeADore, she’s a ‘25. I’ll do my best to get her to VU. She’s receiving offers from almost every D1 school in the northeast and so many more from all over the country. Interestingly enough VU (pre Coach Ralph) offered another one of our players several years ago: Shaye Bollin. Shaye went to Du...

Ava Black is posting on her Twitter that she has an offer from Vanderbilt. Ava is a 5'11" guard (class '24) at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. She plays AAU for the Bay State Jaguars. On a personal note, I coach AAU for the Jaguars and have had the opportunity to be in the gym a lot with her an...

Great news on Jordyn. Would love to see Brinae back as well.
Any more news on the recruiting end?