2027 Recruiting

[iThinkiWill]

 

[Powell living Hawkeye]

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!

 

[Hawkeye_Miguel]

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

 

[iThinkiWill]

She's the only true post left on the '27 offer list, so she's #1 in the pecking order for her position

What about…

 

[herkhatescy2]

What about…

Where are we with Harper's recruiting? Haven't heard anything.

 

[Hawkangler]

Where are we with Harper's recruiting? Haven't heard anything.

I don't think we are recruiting her, haven't heard anything in over a year. I look for her to stay out West.

 

[o_AMAYS]

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).

 

[iThinkiWill]

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).

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.

 

[Hawkangler]

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.

 

[iThinkiWill]

I don't think we are recruiting her, haven't heard anything in over a year. I look for her to stay out West.

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.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

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. Iowa has a much better chance with Khalia Hartwell but I would be thrilled with either one.

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.

 

[o_AMAYS]

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.

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.

 

[Dean111!]

Previously posted, but best (now) sophomore in country. Class of 2029, should be recruiting now! Link below.