2016 recruits

[Row6Seat10]

I actually think that the staff are moving on to concentrating on the 2016 class so we may as well also. Take note that a lot of the west coast recruits might not be as interested in us now because Sunny Smallwood was the contact with most of these players and as you know Coach Sunny has moved on to Boise. I think coach Shimmy is doing her best to keep in touch with the recruits Coach Sunny had interested in the Big Red when she left but no doubt that interest may have waned with Coach Sunny's departure.

 

The following is what we have so far. I will make the necessary changes in the list when the time warrants. Everyone is encouraged to participate as the list grows or vise versa.

 

 

  Nia Hollie (2016)

 

6’ wing Hopkins High School, Hopkins Minn. Averaged 14 pts and 4 boards this past season. Strong, agile perimeter performer handles and attacks rim in transition; soft touch in mid range game; exploits mismatches, finishes plays. Plans on announcing her college choice after this summer's AAU season is over. Minnesota, Michigan St, Rutgers, Nebraska, Maryland, Florida St. South Carolina, Kentucky, St Johns. are some showing interest. Committed to Michigan St 8-20-2015

 

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  Courtney Fredrickson (2016)

 

6’1 Forward Minnetonka High School Minnetonka MN has a feel for the game and can score inside and outside.Courtney has an incredible basketball IQ,” said Dasovich. “Her potential is endless.Offers from Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri.  UCLA, Iowa St. Nebraska, Texas Tech, Northern Colorado showing interest. Commited to Wisconsin 3-17-15

 

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  Sabrina Ionescu (2016)

 

5-10 5star guard. Miramonte High School Walnut Creek CA. Top ranked guard in the class of 2016. Confident combo-guard handles and creates in transition; smooth stroke in mid-range game with emerging range to the arc; passes with superb court awareness in transition. Tons of offers Uconn, UCLA, Stanford, California, Louisville, Nebraska, Texas too many to list all. Narrowed her choice of schools down to five at the end of July to Oregon St. Oregon, California, Texas and UCLA.

 

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   Alecia Sutton (2016)

 

5'8 point guard from Parkway North High School in St. Louis, MO. Rated as the 8th best player in the 2016 class by All Star Girls Report and the 12th best in Hoopgurlz. At 5-8 she’s very athletic and does a great job attacking and creating off the bounce.  Sutton finishes at the rim and has a nice midrange jumper as well as a sweet three point stroke.  She responds well to adversity.  She did a great job navigating through pressure defense and involves her teammates.  Being a solid on ball defender makes it all worth watching. Narrowed her choice of schools down to 10 on Aug. 28th. Alabama, Baylor, Kansas, Louisville, Nebraska, Missouri, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas and UCLA. Committed to Texas 12-17-14

 

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  Kat Tudor (2016)

 

5’10 wing St. Mary’s High School Stockton CA sharp shooter that gets hot. She has a lot of potential in the future, need her to add some point guard tendencies. Fundamental perimeter performer displays smooth stroke in stationary game to the arc; reads spacing, offers cerebral approach; stretches the defense, shooter. Interest from USC, Nebraska, Iowa St, Iowa, Washington, Arizona St, California, Oregon and Oregon St. Recently narrowed her choice of schools to California and Oregon St. Committed to Oregon St 8-2-15

 

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  Aahliyah Jackson (2016)

 

4 star Aahliyah Jackson a 6' guard out of North Side High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas has a big interest in becoming a Husker. One of a handful of recruits to visit during the BYU game came away very impressed. And can't stop gushing about meeting DWade during her recruiting visit. ESPN says she's and athletic, versatile perimeter prospect that handles and finishes plays in transition; is a mid-range game creator with unpolished deep threat consistency; and flourishes in the uptempo game. She's considering Arizona, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi St, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC & Washington. Committed to Texas A&M 10/3/15

 

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   Abi Scheid (2016)

 

4 star post Abi Scheid is showing interest in Nebraska. Abi's a 6'2 post out of Elk River High School located in Ramsey, Minnesota. She was one of a handful of recruits to visit Lincoln during the BYU football game. ESPN has her ranked as the 91st best player in the 2016 class and the 17th best post. They say she's a long and agile low-post prospect that has good interior footwork, plus finishing skills to block; a shot blocker with wingspan, length; and mobile in the uptempo game. She getting interest from Minnesota, Iowa St, Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, Wisconsin just to name a few. Committed to Northwestern 9-30-15

 

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  Hannah Whitish (2016)

 

Nebraska offered the 5'9 point guard from Barneveld High School in Barneveld Wi. Whitish averaged 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals per game last season as Barneveld went 27-1 and beat Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in the state final. She averaged 17.1 points as a sophomore and 15.0 for a freshman. She also has received offers from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Arkansas. Committed to Nebraska 10-14-2015

 

  Makayla Pivec (2016)

 

5'11 guard out of Lynnwood High School in Lynnewood, WA.“Mikayla is one of the most competitive kids I have ever coached,” Lynnwood coach Everett Edwards said. “She brings a level of effort, hustle and competitiveness that is rare in today's student-athlete. That being said, she is very supportive and encouraging of her teammates and is a role model for our younger players.”. As a sophomore last year she averaged 15 points 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Has an offer from Nebraska along with Oregon St, Seattle U Stanford, Washington and Washington St.  Georgia, Oregon, UNLV, Gonzaga plus others all showing interest.

 

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  Robbi Ryan (2016)

 

5'9 guard from Sheridan High School in Sheridan WY has the Huskers in her final 5 and plans to start taking visits in April. Ryan, a two-time all-state selection in basketball, has narrowed her college choices to Nebraska, Iowa, California at Berkeley, Arizona State and Colorado.ability to score the basketball in the midrange. She had a constant rain of off the dribble pull-ups all game against the top Peak Performance National team last summer. She is tough, smooth and a fierce competitor. She has no hesitation making reads, anticipating to get steals and distributes the ball well.  Ryan is currently averaging 17.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and a state-best 3.7 steals per game for the Broncs. Committed to Arizona St 4-22-15

 

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  Ally Rosenblum (2016)

 

6’3 5-star forward Mater Dei High School New Port Coast, CA Continues to develop as a skilled interior prospect; mobile in transition, defends paint, rebounds and initiates break; consistent offensive production on a loaded prep team. Has interest from USC, Oregon, UCLA, Arizona St, Nebraska, UNLV. Committed to UCLA 12-1-14

 

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  Kianna Ray (2016)

 

6’ guard Bowie High School, Austin, TX; Averaged 15.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3 steals. Will be hard to pull her out of the lone star state, Texas Tech, Texas, TCU, Rice, Baylor, Nebraska, Wisconsin in pursuit. Committed to TCU 8/9/14

 

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  Amanda Ollinger (2016)

 

6’2 Forward, Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids IA averaged 18.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game last winter in basketball. Has multiple volleyball offers. Has offers from Iowa, Kentucky, Stanford, Drake, Creighton, Central Florida and Northern Iowa.  Iowa St, Texas Tech, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin  among others are showing interest. Committed to Iowa 10-1-14

 

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  Destiny Slocum (2016)

 

5’7 Guard, Mountain View High School, Meridian ID. Athletic combo-guard handles and distributes in transition; superb passer with court awareness, swagger; consistent offensive producer, manufactures in mid range game; among the elite scoring guards in the nation. Now ranked as the 7th best guard in the class in Hoopgurlz and 5th best at Prospect Nation.  Named a final 4 of Washington, Oregon, UCLA, and Duke in April. Oregon St, Utah, Nebraska, Maryland, Stanford plus many more are still interested. Committed to Maryland 8-21-15

 

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   Kathleen Doyle (2016)

 

5'9 point guard from Benet Academy in Lisle, IL. Proved herself this past summer as a go to point guard for her Chicago Hoops Express AAU team. Nasty hesitation dribble and a quick first step also help her to get into the lane with consistency. Once in the lane, she has mastered pulling up on a dime and elevating above the defense for the short mid-range jumper. Has both the skill set and intangibles to be great. No ones stock in the Midwest 2016 class has risen more over the past several months. Has offers from Nebraska, Toledo, Depaul, Marquette and Dayton. Arizona State, Creighton, Iowa State, Indiana, Florida, Wake Forest and Northwestern. Committed to Nebraska 6-15-2015

 

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 GiGi Garcia (2016)

 

6'3 power forward from C K McClatchy High School located in Sacramento, CA. Garcia is # 3 in the NorCal Players Rankings and is part of a fluid second tier in the 2016 class. She is a nice athlete for her size and has the perimeter skills to be a tough cover against bigger defenders. Finding a couple of go to offensive spots is big for her development. She is a 4 star prospect with recruiting already picking up. Garcia hit for averages of 17.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game and earned Sacramento Bee Player of the Year honors. "She’s a big girl who does play like a quarterback on the court, anticipating moves and getting the ball to open shooters." Garcia also is one of the highest-rising Class of 2016 prospects nationally with reported recent offers from UCLA, USC, Nebraska, Utah, Oregon State and Washington. Committed to Washington 10-26-15

 

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  Breanna Cera (2016)

 

5'10 guard from Mukwonago High School in Mukwonago, WI.  Fundamental perimeter threat with smooth release point on jumper to the arc; handles and creates, reads spacing, system contributor; shooter. The one time UW/Green Bay verbal re-opened her recruitment in June and has since had a steady stream of offers come her way. She averaged 13.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game last season. Offers as of Aug 5. Iowa St, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Depaul, Michigan St and Marquette. With serious interest from Nebraska, Vanderbilt and Texas Tech. UW Green Bay is still an option. Committed to Iowa 10-12-14

 

  Aaliyah Wilson (2016)

 

5'11 4* guard out of Muskogee High School, OK. Rated as the 49th best prospect in the 2016 class by Hoopgurlz.  Athletic off-guard manufactures in mid-range game, physical off the bounce, scores vs. contact in dribble-drive game; active on glass. Has offers from all Big 12 teams excluding Texas. Major interest from Texas A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Louisville plus many more.

 

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    Mi'Cole Cayton (2016)

 

5-7 4* guard from St Mary's High School in Stockton, CA.  Confident combo-guard with a scorer's mentality and swagger; dribble-drive attack yields results; finds rim with consistency; keeps the defense honest with range at the arc. A teammate to Kat Tudor listed above. Cayton is starting to amass a lot of attention going into her junior season. Has a Nebraska offer plus Arizona State, Pacific, San Francisco, George Mason plus many more.  Oklahoma St, Louisville, Oregon St. USC, Boise State plus many more starting to take notice. Committed to Nebraska 6-15-2015

 

  Irene "Gracie" Colaivalu 2016

 

Nebraska has offered Irene "Gracie" Colaivalu a 5'9 point guard from Rosemont High School in Sacramento, CA. Showed very well on the 2015 AAU summer circuit. Averaged 18 points per game to go along with 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 2.7 assists last year. Invited to the U-17 tryouts in Colorado Springs earlier this summer. More info will be posted should it become available. Committed to Colorado St 10-22-15

 

  Kiana Moore (2016)

 

Kiana Moore a 5'7 guard out of Vanden High School in Fairfield, CA was offered by the Huskers this summer. A 3 Star guard as rated by Hoopgurlz averaged 13.2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game last season. Also garnering interest from Arizona, Arizona St. and San Francisco. "Athletic lead-guard handles and distributes in uptempo game; manufactures in midrange game to the arc; defends in pressure, anticipates in passing lanes; competes on both ends of the floor." Committed to Utah 9-23-15

 

 

  Rachel Anton (2016)

 

4 star guard from South Melbourne Australia according to Prospect Nation. Wake Forest also in the mix. Committed to Florida 5-27-2015

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THIS LIST IS NOT A COMPLETE LISTING OF PLAYERS NEBRASKA MAY BE SHOWING INTEREST IN, NOR DOES IT INDICATE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE PLAYERS' -- ON OR OFF THIS LIST -- PRIORITIZATION IN NEBRASKA'S RECRUITING PLANS. THIS LIST IS COMPILED USING INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES BOTH PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC TO GIVE FANS A SAMPLING OF PLAYERS WHO MIGHT BE GRACING THE COURT AT PINNACLE BANK ARENA IN THE FUTURE. AS A MEDIA SITE, HUSKER HOOPS CENTRAL HAS NO INFLUENCE IN THE RECRUITING DECISIONS OF THE NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF, AND INCLUSION ON OR OMISSION FROM THIS LIST IS AT THE COMPLETE DISCRETION OF HUSKER HOOPS CENTRAL.

[HB]

Row 6, you are just a BEAST of a poster. Good work once again!

[HuskerBrad10]

Are there any potential Nebraska girls that the coaching staff might have interest in?

[Row6Seat10]

Are there any potential Nebraska girls that the coaching staff might have interest in?

As of now I haven't heard of any for this class anyway, but then it's really early for this class. I'm guessing the coaching staff is still evaluating this group of kids. We'll probably know more next fall as the season progresses.  

[huskerchode]

Chloe Akin-Otiko is in the 2016 class, but I'm thinking she might be leaning more toward track.

[Row6Seat10]

The Huskers have offered Kathleen Doyle 5'9 point guard from Benet Academy High School in Lisle IL. She also has offers DePaul, Toledo, Marquette & Dayton.

 

 

She is able to consistently beat her defender by setting them up with her handles. If you think she’s going right, she will probably cross you over and go left. Nasty hesitation dribble and a quick first step also help her to get into the lane with consistency. Once in the lane, she has mastered pulling up on a dime and elevating above the defense for the short mid-range jumper. Has both the skill set and intangibles to be great. No ones stock in the Midwest 2016 class has risen more than Doyle’s over the past several months.

 

 

[whoopdeedoo]

Row6 is dabomb! 

 

just from what i have read about the new coach (stollings) at minny, i believe she will do a better job at keeping minny players at home than pam borton did. just think it will be really tough for coach yori to pull a gal from minny. i know it's a bit off topic, but, i will go on record right now and say minny has a very good shot at being a beast on the offensive side of the ball this season. if stollings can get them to play some good defense, they will be top 5 in big ten. they will have Z-B, Banham, and the transfer from old dominion, i believe. if carly wagner adjusts to college game quickly they will probably have one of their highest scoring teams in awhile.

[Row6Seat10]

Somewhat exciting while it lasted or maybe not.

 

Kianna Ray the 6' guard from Bowie High School in Austin TX. committed to TCU this past weekend.

[Norm Peterson]

The Huskers have offered Kathleen Doyle 5'9 point guard from Benet Academy High School in Lisle IL.

 

 

 

Wow.  That picture.  She reminds me of a couple of former local girls ...

 

Guesses, anyone?

 

Lemme just say, if a certain someone shows up in her twitter feed, I'd say our chances of landing her would plummet.

[kansashusker]

I am hearing Madison Piper a 2017 from Lawrence Freestate is a name to watch.

[Row6Seat10]

Norm, from what I remember Crete used to have a couple of kids that looked similar the Doyal girl above. Legend has it they played there for a while and then... poof... they just disappeared. Some say they were seen a few years later in southeast Lincoln. Rumor has it one was spotted running with a wolfpack in North Carolina and another was seen in eastern Iowa a year or so ago. 

[Row6Seat10]

I am hearing Madison Piper a 2017 from Lawrence Freestate is a name to watch.

A couple years away but one to watch for sure!

[kansashusker]

Madison's dad Chris Piper played on the ku 1988 national championship team with Danny Manning.

[Row6Seat10]

Been hearing reports that the Huskers have offered 6'3 power forward GiGi Garcia (2016) out of C K McClatchy High School in Sacramento CA. She also has received a Utah offer and is getting interest from Washington, Oregon, Oregon St, UCLA and Dayton. Not much information to be found yet, but as a sophomore she averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. She's seen below driving around Arizona St recruit Ayanna Edwards. She's the daughter of Aaron Garcia a 19 year qb veteran of the arena football league.

 

[Row6Seat10]

A new target has emerged this morning for the Huskers! Will be fun keeping an eye on this one.

 

Alecia Sutton a 5'8 point guard from Parkway North High School in St. Louis, MO has announced that she has narrowed her choice of schools down to 10. Those eight schools are Baylor, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, UCLA, Tennessee, Purdue and Louisville.  All Star Girls Report has her ranked as the 8th best player in the 2016 class while Hoopgurlz has her pegged at number 12. ESPN says she's a smooth floor-leader and handles and dishes with flair; court awareness, separation quicks, delivers in uptempo; midrange game creator. As a sophomore last year she averaged 18.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game while shooting 53 percent from the field and 81 percent from the free throw line. She eliminated offers from Maryland, Kentucky, LSU, Saint Louis U., Florida State, California and Iowa State from her list earlier today.

 

https://twitter.com/ASGR1995/status/505001118532120576

 

[Norm Peterson]

It's one thing to land a top 10 player who grew up in your backyard.  It's another thing entirely to land a top 10 player who is from the opposite end of a different state.  In order to continue climbing that ol' ladder, though, you have to keep bringing in top talent. I'm blown away that Connie is in the running for a top 10 kid who isn't from Nebraska, and I just look back with wonder at what she started with when she got here.  She has built a program basically from scratch and it wouldn't surprise me in the least to see her team playing in the Elite 8 within the next 3 years.  Hell, I'll say this:  If the lady Huskers had had Jessica Shepard last year, they might have made it already.

[Row6Seat10]

Husker target Destiny Slocum tweeted out she had a final 4 yesterday. Huskers not on it!

 

https://twitter.com/DestinySlocum24/status/508454737394823168

[Row6Seat10]

UCLA has trecked to NoCal and made in home visits with both GiGi Garcia Tuesday night and Sabrina Ionescue Wednesday night.

[Row6Seat10]

Sounds as if Coach Shimmy is on the west coast visiting with Ally Rosenblum and things have started to heat up with Bre Cera. Where as Kat Tudor was in Iowa this past weekend visiting both Iowa St and Iowa.

[Row6Seat10]

Also, sounds like Coach Shimmy got to see Kat Tudor on her little jaunt to California earlier this week.

[NEBFAN]

Heard around the basketball office that Kathleen Doyle will be on campus this weekend.  Coach Shimmy has ties back in the Chicago area.

[Row6Seat10]

Emerald City Basketball Academy is reporting that Mikayla Pivec has received an offer from Nebraska plus Washington, Oregon St, Eastern Washington, and Seattle U.

 

http://www.ecbaswish.com/page/show/1196342-home-of-the-ecba-girls-program

 

 

If versatility in a guard is your thing you need to take note of this talented guard from the northwest.  Good size, deceiving strength and a focused attack make Mikayla Pivec an asset in any line-up.  She’s constantly in motion and has a good understanding of court concepts as well.  Pivec is almost methodical on the drive but effective none the less in getting into the paint where she has both a pull up and a floater to call upon.  The ability to spot up with range adds to her attack and creates options from penetration off the tight close out.  Her footspeed is sound but not the first thing you’re going to notice.  At the same time she has a clear understanding of her spacing on defense and has good awareness off the ball.

 

http://www.bluestarmedia.org/index.php/component/k2/item/927-usjn-washington-dc

 

[Row6Seat10]

https://twitter.com/shimmy33/status/513047495770136576

[Row6Seat10]

One time Husker interest Destiny Slocum pulled the trigger and committed to Washington today.

[TheKamdyMan]

One time Husker interest Destiny Slocum pulled the trigger and committed to Washington today.

I'm curious to see who Shimmy is looking at our here in Oregon. There's a 2017 star in Salem that's a 5 star level talent with a basketball family background.