2027 Recruiting
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Not sure where Hartwell is on the recruiting pecking order but she looks like she could really “star” with the guidance of Iowa’s coaching staff!
She's the only true post left on the '27 offer list, so she's #1 in the pecking order for her position
I don't think we are recruiting her, haven't heard anything in over a year. I look for her to stay out West.
Updated end-of-summer rankings by ESPN. No 2027 player had a worse rankings summer than Hartwell. Was ranked # 27 in April by ESPN. Went to USA Basketball U17 tryouts. Didn’t make first cut. Fell to # 71 in June ESPN update, the biggest fall of any player in the top 100. Fell to # 95 in August ESPN update, again the biggest fall of any player in the top 100. ESPN rankers don’t have a great track record with post rankings, but Hartwell’s fall is pronounced.
Manyawu also fell 20 spots to 43. Sienna Williams up 13 spots to 51.
edit: Comparing the April and August ESPN rankings, the 2 players with the biggest stock drops were Hartwell (down 68 spots) and Manyawu (down 24 spots).
Manyawu also fell 20 spots to 43. Sienna Williams up 13 spots to 51.
edit: Comparing the April and August ESPN rankings, the 2 players with the biggest stock drops were Hartwell (down 68 spots) and Manyawu (down 24 spots).
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I saw that too. Getting cut in the USA tryouts is not a good indicator especially for centers. I think her game is similar to Ava Heiden’s so that doesn’t worry me. What was Megan Gustafson’s rank? She had a “pretty good” career and I don’t think she was even invited to try out for the USA team.
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Many of the allstar teams and summer leagues are heavily guard centric and then WF. PF and Centers do not touch the ball as much, especially if their perimeter game is lacking. I think Jan has a good idea who and what she's looking for. I still think McKenna can play the 3 if Jan finds a PF that can shoot consistently from outside.
Well Iowa offered her and she has not announced a “short-list” or any official visits from what I can determine, so I think she is still technically “in-play”. I do believe though that she is a “long-shot”, and my guess is Oklahoma (she is from New Mexico). Iowa has a much better chance with Khalia Hartwell but I would be thrilled with either one.
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6/28/26 - MI & OK Official Visits Scheduled; Someone stated that in the article she only plans on taking 3 or 4 total official visits.
She took a lot of unofficial visits and I don't recall seeing one to IA. If true, I'd say we have <1% chance at this point.
Even saw on a New Mexico fan board that IA was recruiting her hard back in '23-'24 time frame. Suspect since nothing ever came of Dunn to visit IA, Jan then fired off an offer to Hartwell on 9/30/25.
Jan has a good track record as far as post recruiting evaluations go (Gustafson was ranked # 80 by ESPN), and ESPN has a bad record when it comes to post rankings, in part because it is the hardest position to project. So if Jan wants Hartwell, that is good enough for me. Still, it's pretty clear that opinions are decidedly mixed on Hartwell. South Carolina passed on an in-state player, her other visits (Georgia and Va Tech) are far from elite programs, and the ESPN evaluator(s) that watched her USA Basketball tryouts dropped her 68 spots from April to August. Also, unlike Journey Houston's ratings drop over time, injury does not appear to be a factor in Hartwell's drop. I'm also curious to see where Hartwell lands in Rivals' and 24/7's updated rankings, if and when they get around to updating their rankings.
Previously posted, but best (now) sophomore in country. Class of 2029, should be recruiting now! Link below.
Wonder if Iowa might jump in here. AAU teammate of Mya Wilson, so Iowa watched her a lot. A better and more athletic prospect than Wilson, IMO.
Some other tidbits I picked up.
- Committed early: 11/21/2024. Meaning several rule changes happened after that which could influence her. Although someone throwing a nicer NIL package could do the same.
- Lived 20 mins from MN campus.
- Has 2 other sisters playing with her on their 4A state champion's team.
- She's a 3-pt specialist.
We need more with higher 3% since we really didn't pick up one in the portal. Dani and Whiting have low 3% against Top 50/25 teams (both sub 30% - Dani's avg Top 50 3% is ~28.4 while Whiting is >15%.). Hopefully being on a better IA team helps these %s. It's something to watch to see if they up these 3%s this season.
Found a short list of prior offers. Michigan would be the closest competition at the top. She seemed excited to play for a top team to make a run the the big dance.
Some quotes from other articles:
"Ramlall was unavailable for comment.
“We can say Amisha felt it was not the right fit anymore,” her father, Suni, told Strib Varsity.
A 5-11 guard, Ramlall committed to the Gophers in November 2024. She averaged 20 points per game last season for the Irish, who won the Class 4A state championship with a record of 29-3.
In the recent Class of 2027 rankings, Ramlall is rated No. 1 in Minnesota by ESPN and No. 63 in the nation. She’s currently ranked second in the state behind Hill-Murray’s Mya Wilson in the Prep Hoop Girls rankings.
The Gophers, who reached the Sweet 16 last season under Plitzuweit, no longer have any in-state players committed in the 2027 recruiting class."
"It’s a bit of a surprise to see Amisha’s decommitment, considering some of her previous quotes about her college decision.
“I always wanted to go to Minnesota,” Ramlall said this spring, via CBS Minnesota. “Obviously, it’s close to home. I want to be close to my family, and then academics are amazing, coach is amazing, players are absolutely amazing, look at them right now. I know they’re definitely going to do amazing things. … Just watching (their Sweet 16 run), I was smiling to myself like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going to play for this team.'”
"“If you know, you know,” Ramlall told the audience, adding that Minnesota had always been her front-runner in the recruiting process. Not that she didn’t have other options – Big Ten Conference schools Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan also made offers, as did Kansas and Colorado State. She had another local offer from St. Thomas.
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It’s safe to say Ramlall comes from a basketball family. Her sisters, Arisha (sophomore) and Ashna (ninth grade), also are expected to see extensive minutes for Rosemount, which graduated six players from a 2023-24 team that reached the state Class 4A tournament. An older brother, Anish, graduated from Rosemount in 2023 and last season averaged almost nine points a game as a freshman at St. Cloud State.
Amisha, who’s 5-11, is still developing her game but she’s already one of the state’s most dangerous three-point shooters. She made 88 threes last season, averaging 44 percent. Her season high was 29 points in a December 2023 game against Burnsville."
Another poster on the main board pointed out that Iowa may not be interested with Seubert’s commitment. Ramlall and Seubert overlap positionally, whereas Mya Wilson was more of a 3 in terms of position.
I agree, we are in pretty good shape for a few years at guard. Another PF or Center is important. Hartwell visits the September 11th weekend for Iowa. Georgia this coming weekend and VaTech the week after Iowa. We made Manyawu's short list but no word on an official visit. No word on a Sienna Williams visit either
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