Iowa Women's Basketball Recruiting Thread
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He did say we “could” get them. And at this point that is a true statement.
I choose Lewis any day! Much better teammate, defender and student of the game. Watched Murray play and she only passed the ball 1 time in an entire half - her teammates didn't want to inbound the ball to her. Not sure she could play in a system. Iowa dodged a bullet.
Bjorn is the real deal - most underrated player in the top 20 for sure. She would be a HUGE get.
As for Lower, my guess is she was blacklisted by All Iowa Attack - no reason why a kid who performed the way she did at Nike Nationals shouldn't have had every midwest P4 offer. High, high ceiling for that kid.
Blacklisted by AIA? With all due respect, you don't know what you're talking about.
I heard from multiple people that AIA/Jensen tried to hurt her recruitment. ASU got a steal.
Blacklisting is an over the top characterization of that organization based on my interactions with them.
And I’m not buying that Jensen “tried to hurt” her recruitment. That strongly implies deliberate efforts to sabotage a high school kid’s future.
"And I’m not buying that Jensen “tried to hurt” her recruitment. That strongly implies deliberate efforts to sabotage a high school kid’s future."
No chance Jensen did this.
That unravels everything she stands for in Iowa's culture
No chance Jensen did this.
That unravels everything she stands for in Iowa's culture
I assume the other poster was referring to Dickson Jensen, not Jan Jensen. Otherwise, you would be right.
Possibly referring to AIA coach Dickson Jensen and not Iowa coach Jan Jensen?
Assume Paris was talking about Dickson Jensen of AIA, not Jan.
I can now see that, however he knew damn well what he was doing by just saying Jensen. A real jerk move.
NOOOOO!! Dickson Jensen!! Pretty sure that's the AIA owner. And yeah, I heard from multiple people he was pissed when Lower went to North Tartan. I have been around high school basketball for decades and there is a lot of negative about that guy from people who have had kids go through that program. Is it a great program he built? Absolutely! But not once have I ever heard someone say anything in the realm of "He's a nice guy." It's always 180 degrees opposite of that. So do I believe he would bad mouth a kid who left his program to college coaches? A top 60 kid? Yes I do.
Positive speculation on Lewis and Bjorn. That is very interesting.
Jan said yes they have gone more national but still need to improve their tactics of cutting leads when it appears they are not really interested. I think it is a more than fair policy. They need to be able to spend their time and energy on those individuals that are most likely to commit.
The lack of other late offers continues to show that Jan feels pretty comfortable with the offers she has out and the 2 biggest recruits being Lewis and Bjorn. If she were to somehow land those 2 with Wolizcko - that is an absolute fantastic haul. A lot can happens specifically at the end as slots fill up or teams who thought they were going to be filled have openings. In general this is still a money game and right now Iowa Womens basketball seems to have significant resources being allocated to it. I still think $ for $ this is the best bang for your buck sport currently.
Jan said yes they have gone more national but still need to improve their tactics of cutting leads when it appears they are not really interested. I think it is a more than fair policy. They need to be able to spend their time and energy on those individuals that are most likely to commit.
The lack of other late offers continues to show that Jan feels pretty comfortable with the offers she has out and the 2 biggest recruits being Lewis and Bjorn. If she were to somehow land those 2 with Wolizcko - that is an absolute fantastic haul. A lot can happens specifically at the end as slots fill up or teams who thought they were going to be filled have openings. In general this is still a money game and right now Iowa Womens basketball seems to have significant resources being allocated to it. I still think $ for $ this is the best bang for your buck sport currently.
Ask Levin or Divine (from Davenport North - now LSU) if he tried to kill their recruiting when they left Attack - I've heard lots of stories. Levine was already committed and Divine was too high of recruit to damage. I feel bad for girls from Iowa in that program - they're stuck.
Are you saying he DID try to hurt their recruiting or not? Sorry but I am reading this two ways.
I can verify with one of Divine's coaches.
Pretty clear he is saying he did try to damage their recruiting.Are you saying he DID try to hurt their recruiting or not? Sorry but I am reading this two ways.
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Probably a lot of hubris and vindictiveness. His thinking these kids aren’t good enough can’t hack it. The issue is long run this won’t work.
Talia no doubt has sources and connections but your so called confiable (reliable) prediction she places at 60%. Hardly a resounding level of confidence. Bjorn has several visits left to previously projected leaders for her commitment. I hope Talia is right but we have a ways to go with Bjorn.
Looks like Lewis left South Bend without committing to the Irish so I'm more optimistic she will be a Hawk.
If one of the two players commit it would be a great class and if both commit then the Hawks will have hit the recruiting jackpot.
You don't have to be so smug, I knew exactly what your meaning was. Sad that you feel intellectually superior to others, be careful with that, it might bite you in the ***.
Some players don’t want to play for coaches who swear AT them or insinuate they are fat.
I misunderstood this question. I took it as who did you think would commit first of the two if we was to get one. And I thought it would be Lewis. As my first wish list it would be Bjorn for sure. But I do believe Lewis would be a better fit for the team, but I think Bjorn is too freaking good to pass up for anybody.
McKenna has been busy recruiting Addison Bjorn (tagging Addison & Iowa WBB in this tweet).
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As expected, Addison Medeck picked up an offer from Iowa on her weekend visit.
Her style of play reminds me of Sydney Affolter….. the type of all around tough player who can present multiple problems for an opponent.
Love how Stremlow plays also. Affolter joined the Iowa coaching staff earlier this year.
A question with perhaps no obvious answer..we are looking at two recruits...Jenica and Addison...Slim and other recruiting gurus have differing opinions on Iowa's chances. There are 23 recruits in the ESPN top 100 who have yet to commit. Is Iowa looking at any other recruits for the upcoming year ( in otherwords, possible surprises) or will they bank the 3 open spots and hope to fill them with portal targets. That just seems like a lot of portal targets and positions to fill. It also appears to me, that outsiders might feel that Iowa has failed to secure commitments the traditional way. Without question, McKenna (if 100% healthy) will be outstanding.
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Back in the day recruiting was about relationships(and secret money).. now it’s about relationships and open money.
So I guess technically Iowa could overwhelm someone with money.. but that wouldn’t be financially responsible. We likely won’t have the relationship to land someone we haven’t offered.
I think Iowa has to feel confident about landing one. But I don’t think it’s smart to scramble with someone you’re not sold on with the portal available.
A crazy thing.. a competitor for Bjorn, Texas, has only 8 scholarships filled for 2026-27 season.
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