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Re: Recruiting Rundown

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Looks like we're out of the running for Ava Watson, the guard from Georgia ranked #48 by ESPN Hoopgurlz in the '24 class. She released a top five that included Ohio State, Louisville, Florida State, Texas A&M and Georgia. Not sure we stayed in the chase since we're pretty much loaded up with small guards, and Jordyn Cambridge is the only one sure to move on from the '23-'24 team. Watson is 5'6. I'd like to see her at Ohio State or Louisville.


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MikeADore wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 10:32 pm Looks like we're out of the running for Ava Watson, the guard from Georgia ranked #48 by ESPN Hoopgurlz in the '24 class. She released a top five that included Ohio State, Louisville, Florida State, Texas A&M and Georgia. Not sure we stayed in the chase since we're pretty much loaded up with small guards, and Jordyn Cambridge is the only one sure to move on from the '23-'24 team. Watson is 5'6. I'd like to see her at Ohio State or Louisville.
Ava has committed to Ohio State. She should fit well with their pressing, running style. They're one of my favorite teams to watch. I wonder how this will eventually affect Kennedy Cambridge in terms of playing time. She's transferring to OSU this year.
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Jordan Lee, a player on our '24 offer list, has released her Top 11 schools. No Vandy. She's #9 on ESPN Hoopgurlz.

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An updated list of class of '24 and '25 players who have offers along with their Hoopgurlz ranking:

Class of ’24
Mikayla Blakes #16
Joyce Edwards #1
Orlagh Gormley unranked
Avery Howell #45
Shay Ijiwoye #41
Kateryna Koval #5
Zania Socka-Nguemen #43
Kennedy Ume #28
Trinity Wilson unranked (Committed)

Class of ’25
Ava Jaye Black, unranked (Committed)
Ciara Byars, #35
Layla Hays unranked
Bella Hines, #23
Leah Macy, #11
Sami Mancini, unranked
Brynn McGaughy, #15
Jordan Speiser, #17


Four-year Scholarship Chart

2023-24
1 (grad student) Jordyn Cambridge
2 + (senior) Bella LaChance
3 + (senior) Jordyn Oliver
4 (junior) Sacha Washington
5 (sophomore) Iyanna Moore
6 (sophomore) Ryanne Allen
7 (sophomore) Jada Brown
8 (sophomore) Justine Pissott
9 (freshman) Bailey Gilmore
10 (freshman) Madison Greene
11 (freshman) Agata Makurat
12 (freshman) Aiyana Mitchell
13 (freshman) Khamil Pierre

+ Means player could use extra year of eligibility in 2024-25 due to covid. This is the final season for the extra year of eligibility

2024-25
1 (sen) Sacha Washington
2 (jun) Iyanna Moore
3 (jun)) Ryanne Allen
4 (jun) Jada Brown
5 (jun) Justine Pissott
6 (soph) Bailey Gilmore
7 (soph) Madison Greene
8 (soph) Agata Makurat
9 (soph) Aiyana Mitchell
10 (soph) Khamil Pierre
11 (fr) Trinity Wilson

12 (covid year possible) Bella LaChance
13 (covid year possible) Jordyn Oliver

2025-26
1 (sr) Iyana Moore
2 (sr) Ryanne Allen
3 (sr) Jada Brown
4 (sr) Justine Pissott
5 (jr) Bailey Gilmore
6 (jr) Madison Greene
7 (jr) Agata Makurat
8 (jr) Aiyana Mitchell
9 (jr) Khamil Pierre
10 (soph) Trinity Wilson
11 (fr) Ava Jaye Black

2026-27
1 (sr) Bailey Gilmore
2 (sr) Madison Greene
3 (sr) Agata Makurat
4 (sr) Aiyana Mitchell
5 (sr) Khamil Pierre
6 (jr) Trinity Wilson
7 (soph) Ava Jaye Black
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I'm sure this is the longest running thread at present. Have there been any that lasted more than 2 years?
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Go Vandy! wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:34 am I'm sure this is the longest running thread at present. Have there been any that lasted more than 2 years?
Not that I know of, but, compared to some of the folks around here, I'm a newbie. This was a great idea by vandyfan52. It's kind of tricky to keep it up to date, too, since we'll go long periods of time with nothing changing then there will be a flurry of activity with none of it being particularly well publicized by the Vandy program. To be fair, they have to be careful what they say about recruiting to stay within the rules. At schools where recruiting is well publicized (think UT), it seems information is leaked to third parties and those folks make it public. Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't seem to be the Vandy way. It does happen much more often with the football program, though.

Anyway, vandyfan52 does a great job keeping this list up to date. There could be an offer here or there that doesn't show up here, but I'd say they are few and far between.
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Hana Belibi, a player on our known/possible interest or offer list, has committed to Harvard. She didn't have a Vandy offer but made our list when she released a list of schools who had made offers or shown interest in her. Good athlete. Hopefully, she will thrive at Harvard. By the way, could be my imagination, but it seems Harvard is being more aggressive with its recruiting this year. They actually seemed to be climbing a bit closer to Princeton, Columbia and Penn last season. I enjoy watching Ivy teams play.
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Kennedy Ume, a 6'3 post from Owing Mills, Md., has committed to Stanford and been removed from the '24 list of offers. She's ranked 28 on ESPN's Hoopgurlz.

Zania Socka-Nguemen, 6'3 C/F, #43 Hoopgurlz, Washington, D.C. released her Top 8. Vandy not included, so her name has been removed from the '24 list of offers.

Trinity Wilson, (2024) 6'3 C, unranked, Lakeville, MN - COMMITTED
Ava Black, (2025) 6'0 G, unranked, Tabor Academy, MA - COMMITTED

2024
Mikayla Blakes, 6'0 G, #16 Hoopgurliz, Somerset, NJ (made top seven list)
Joyce Edwards, 6'2 F, #1 Hoopgurlz, Camden, SC (made unofficial visit)
Orlagh Gormley, 5'6 PG, unranked, Quincy, MA (made official visit)
Shay Ijiwoye, 5'6 PG, #41 Hoopgurlz, Phoenix, AZ
Kateryna Koval, 6'5 C, #5 Hoopgurlz, Brookville, NY
Eris Lester, 5'11 G, #39 Hoopgurlz, Orange Park, FLA. (made top seven list)

2025
Ciara Byars, 6'2 F, #35 Hoopgurlz, Winchester, KY (made unofficial visit)
Layla Hays, 6'5 C, unranked, Wasilla, AK
Bella Hines, 5'9 G, #23 Hoopgurlz, Albuquerque, NM
Leah Macy, 6'2 F, #11 Hoopgurlz, Bardstown, KY (made official visit)
Sami Mancini, 6'5 C, unranked, Webb City MO
Brynn McGaughy, 6'3 F, #15 Hoopgurlz, Colfax, WA
Jordan Speiser, 6'1 W, #17 Hoopgurlz, Warrenton, MO

2026
Jacy Abil, 6'1 G, #9 Hoopgurlz, Frisco, TX
Kamrah Banks, PG, unranked, Indianapolis, IN
Maddyn Greenway, 5'9 PG, #15 Hoopgurlz, Plymouth, MN
Olivia Vukosa, 6'4 C, #2 Hoopgurlz, Whitestone, NY
McKenna Woliczko, 6'2 F, #4 Hoopgurlz, San Bruno, CA

2027
Haylen Ayers (daughter of Ashley Mcelhiney Ayers), 5’10 G, Jackson, TN

Known/possible interest or offer - Reese Beaty (2025), Jayla Forbes (2027) (made unofficial visit), Lauren Hassell (2027), Kamryn Kitchen (2025) (made unofficial visit), Melissa "Missy" Odom (2026), and Titianna Stovall (2025).



An updated list of class of '24 and '25 players who have offers along with their Hoopgurlz ranking:

Class of ’24
Mikayla Blakes #16
Joyce Edwards #1
Orlagh Gormley unranked
Avery Howell #45
Shay Ijiwoye #41
Kateryna Koval #5
Zania Socka-Nguemen #43
Kennedy Ume #28
Trinity Wilson unranked (Committed)

Class of ’25
Ava Jaye Black, unranked (Committed)
Ciara Byars, #35
Layla Hays unranked
Bella Hines, #23
Leah Macy, #11
Sami Mancini, unranked
Brynn McGaughy, #15
Jordan Speiser, #17


Four-year Scholarship Chart

2023-24
1 (grad student) Jordyn Cambridge
2 + (senior) Bella LaChance
3 + (senior) Jordyn Oliver
4 (junior) Sacha Washington
5 (sophomore) Iyanna Moore
6 (sophomore) Ryanne Allen
7 (sophomore) Jada Brown
8 (sophomore) Justine Pissott
9 (freshman) Bailey Gilmore
10 (freshman) Madison Greene
11 (freshman) Agata Makurat
12 (freshman) Aiyana Mitchell
13 (freshman) Khamil Pierre

+ Means player could use extra year of eligibility in 2024-25 due to covid. This is the final season for the extra year of eligibility

2024-25
1 (sen) Sacha Washington
2 (jun) Iyanna Moore
3 (jun)) Ryanne Allen
4 (jun) Jada Brown
5 (jun) Justine Pissott
6 (soph) Bailey Gilmore
7 (soph) Madison Greene
8 (soph) Agata Makurat
9 (soph) Aiyana Mitchell
10 (soph) Khamil Pierre
11 (fr) Trinity Wilson

12 (covid year possible) Bella LaChance
13 (covid year possible) Jordyn Oliver

2025-26
1 (sr) Iyana Moore
2 (sr) Ryanne Allen
3 (sr) Jada Brown
4 (sr) Justine Pissott
5 (jr) Bailey Gilmore
6 (jr) Madison Greene
7 (jr) Agata Makurat
8 (jr) Aiyana Mitchell
9 (jr) Khamil Pierre
10 (soph) Trinity Wilson
11 (fr) Ava Jaye Black

2026-27
1 (sr) Bailey Gilmore
2 (sr) Madison Greene
3 (sr) Agata Makurat
4 (sr) Aiyana Mitchell
5 (sr) Khamil Pierre
6 (jr) Trinity Wilson
7 (soph) Ava Jaye Black
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Ananda Jenerson ('25), who made an unofficial visit to Vandy and was listed as a possible player of interest, has committed to Brown.
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Big, strong and athletic ('24) player from Washington, D.C. Vandy offered her last August, but I've never seen any real interaction with her since. Her Top 8:

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ESPN has an article today talking about some of the best college basketball prospects coming out of '23 summer play, and two of them are newly connected to Vandy to some degree. (thanks to vandyfan52 for pointing me to the article):

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/

The players are both class of '25, both 6'0 point guards, one from Utah and one from Iowa. The Utah player, Emilee Skinner, has a Vandy offer and is ranked #10 on ESPN's Hoopgurlz. The Iowa player, Divine Bourrage, is listed as a player being recruited by Vandy (and many others) and is ranked #9.

Recruiting Chart

Trinity Wilson, (2024) 6'3 C, unranked, Lakeville, MN - COMMITTED
Ava Black, (2025) 6'0 G, unranked, Tabor Academy, MA - COMMITTED

2024
Mikayla Blakes, 6'0 G, #10 Hoopgurliz, Somerset, NJ (made top seven list)
Joyce Edwards, 6'2 F, #2 Hoopgurlz, Camden, SC (made unofficial visit)
Orlagh Gormley, 5'6 PG, unranked, Quincy, MA (made official visit)
Kateryna Koval, 6'5 C, #5 Hoopgurlz, Brookville, NY
Eris Lester, 5'11 G, #39 Hoopgurlz, Orange Park, FLA. (made top seven list)

2025
Ciara Byars, 6'2 F, #36 Hoopgurlz, Winchester, KY (made unofficial visit)
Layla Hays, 6'5 C, unranked, Wasilla, AK
Bella Hines, 5'9 G, #30 Hoopgurlz, Albuquerque, NM
Leah Macy, 6'2 F, #8 Hoopgurlz, Bardstown, KY (made official visit)
Sami Mancini, 6'5 C, unranked, Webb City MO
Brynn McGaughy, 6'3 F, #15 Hoopgurlz, Colfax, WA
Emilee Skinner, 6'0, PG, #10 Hoopgurlz, Ridgeline High School, UT
Jordan Speiser, 6'1 W, #19 Hoopgurlz, Warrenton, MO

2026
Jacy Abil, 6'1 G, #9 Hoopgurlz, Frisco, TX
Kamrah Banks, PG, unranked, Indianapolis, IN
Maddyn Greenway, 5'9 PG, #16 Hoopgurlz, Plymouth, MN
Olivia Vukosa, 6'4 C, #2 Hoopgurlz, Whitestone, NY
McKenna Woliczko, 6'2 F, #5 Hoopgurlz, San Bruno, CA

2027
Haylen Ayers (daughter of Ashley Mcelhiney Ayers), 5’10 G, Jackson, TN

Known/possible interest or offer - Reese Beaty (2025), Divine Bourrage (2025, #9 Hoopgurlz), Jayla Forbes (2027) (made unofficial visit), Lauren Hassell (2027), Kamryn Kitchen (2025) (made unofficial visit), Melissa "Missy" Odom (2026), and Titianna Stovall (2025).

Four-year Scholarship Chart

2023-24
1 (grad student) Jordyn Cambridge
2 + (senior) Bella LaChance
3 + (senior) Jordyn Oliver
4 (junior) Sacha Washington
5 (sophomore) Iyanna Moore
6 (sophomore) Ryanne Allen
7 (sophomore) Jada Brown
8 (sophomore) Justine Pissott
9 (freshman) Bailey Gilmore
10 (freshman) Madison Greene
11 (freshman) Agata Makurat
12 (freshman) Aiyana Mitchell
13 (freshman) Khamil Pierre

+ Means player could use extra year of eligibility in 2024-25 due to covid. This is the final season for the extra year of eligibility

2024-25
1 (sen) Sacha Washington
2 (jun) Iyanna Moore
3 (jun)) Ryanne Allen
4 (jun) Jada Brown
5 (jun) Justine Pissott
6 (soph) Bailey Gilmore
7 (soph) Madison Greene
8 (soph) Agata Makurat
9 (soph) Aiyana Mitchell
10 (soph) Khamil Pierre
11 (fr) Trinity Wilson

12 (covid year possible) Bella LaChance
13 (covid year possible) Jordyn Oliver

2025-26
1 (sr) Iyana Moore
2 (sr) Ryanne Allen
3 (sr) Jada Brown
4 (sr) Justine Pissott
5 (jr) Bailey Gilmore
6 (jr) Madison Greene
7 (jr) Agata Makurat
8 (jr) Aiyana Mitchell
9 (jr) Khamil Pierre
10 (soph) Trinity Wilson
11 (fr) Ava Jaye Black

2026-27
1 (sr) Bailey Gilmore
2 (sr) Madison Greene
3 (sr) Agata Makurat
4 (sr) Aiyana Mitchell
5 (sr) Khamil Pierre
6 (jr) Trinity Wilson
7 (soph) Ava Jaye Black
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