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Sounds as if Bree Boles a 6’2, 3 star forward out of Lapel IN may have contacted NU to get a gauge on the level of interest the Huskers may have in her. Boles had committed to then Indiana Head Coach Kurt Miller when she was an eight grader but just last week decommitted from the Hoosiers. She’s ranked by ESPN as the No. 10 post in the 2018 class, and averaged 19.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game last season.

Sept 1st was the first time coaches could contact players in the 2018 class. Since the interest in the 18' class is starting to gain traction, our crack staff here at the HHC wbb went to work to gather what we could involving the 2018 recruiting interest with the new staff. The 2018 list is compiled mostly on the interest shown from recruits that have a real interest in attending NU. Some other factors are taken into account also. Now HHC lost a few sources somewhat close to recruiting with the previous regime but we have started to piece together a new list for the 2018 class. Keep in mind a few of the 2018 recruits were first recruited by the previous coaching staff, as a result some of those are still being recruited by the new coaching staff. As we find out on more recruits throughout the season and next summer being recruited by NU, we will add them to the big board. ______________________________________ Kayla Mershon (2018) 6’3 forward Kayla Mershon from Minnetonka High School in Chanhassen, MN. 3 star player who’s stock rose this summer on the AAU circuit. The Nebraska coaching staff has been recruiting her for quite some time now. Besides an NU offer she has an Iowa St, Iowa, Oregon, Arkansas, Drake and possibly a DePaul offer. Lots of other schools showing her interest, Utah, Wake Forest, Indiana, George Washington. What ESPN says about Kayla: Length, wingspan and mobility bring versatility; face-up game stretches the defense, triple-threat attack finds rim off the dribble; finesse-4 game yields results. Agile perimeter prospect with long frame stretches the defense to the arc; catches and finishes in traffic with finesse game in the paint; stretch-4 game with fundamental persona. Committed to Nebraska 2-19-17 ESPN Profile _____________________________________ Mia Lakstigala (2018) 5-9 3 Star guard from Central High School in Naperville, Ill. Just completed a breakout sophomore season where she averaged 14.0 points and 3.8 assists a game. "Mia showed such dramatic improvement, not only from February to November, but from November to March" coach Andy Nussbaum said. "I think still, for her, there's so much more potential there to tap. I thought she was one of the top three players in the league this year." Nebraska has been showing interest for some time now. She’s also receiving interest from plus a lot of other mid major schools. What ESPN says about Mia: Floor-leader with combo-game; handles and attacks under control in transition game; reads pressure, passes with purpose; smooth floor game brings offensive arsenal to the arc; executes in half-court game; a sleeper prospect in the class of 2018. ESPN Profile _______________________________________ Arieal Scott (2018) 5-10, 3 Star guard from Urbana High School in Urbana Ill. One of the more prolific three point shooters to come out of Illinois in quite some time. Scott, who averaged 19.1 points last season and drained 67 three-pointers before winning the Class 1A three-point shooting competition at the state tournament in late February. Received an offer from Nebraska in May of 2015 by Ex-Husker coach Amy Stephens. Recently has received offers from Duke, Wisconsin, Missouri, Oklahoma St. Illinois, plus many more. The past year I’ve seen multiple pictures of her wearing Husker gear. What ESPN says: Agile off-guard puts stress on the defense; handles in transition, executes in half-court game with solid skill set; finishes plays with consistent range at the arc; among the elite shooters in the 2018 class. Committed to Duke. ESPN Profile ____________________________________________________ Amy Dilk (2018) 4 Star, 5’9 point guard out of Carmel High School in Carmel IN. Has the attention of many D-1 schools in the midwest. Rated by many as on of the top players to come out of Indiana in quite some time. ESPN has her as the 49th best player in the nation. Has offers from Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Purdue. Lots of interest surrounding Dilk including Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan St, UCLA. She's a Michigan lean as of right now. What ESPN says: Smooth game manager handles, pushes tempo under control, distributes with court awareness; executes in half-court set; breaks down defender, penetrates and finishes plays; keeps thee defense honest to the arc. ESPN Profile _______________________________________ Liegha Brown (2018) 6'1 combo guard/forward out of DeKalb High School located in Waterloo Ind. Visited Nebraska the weekend of March 3. Sort of an unknown commodity but not so much in northeast Indiana. Plays on a pretty bad high school team but that hasn't stopped her from performing at a high rate. Has known offers from Belmont, Western Michigan, IUPUI. Averaged just under 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists this past season. Was named one of the top 15 players in the state of Indiana this season. No ESPN or ProspectNation profiles. _______________________________________ Ashley Joens (2018) 5 Star, 5-11 guard out of Iowa City High School in Iowa City IA. Ranked as the 16th best player in the nation by ESPN. Iowa High School 2015 player of the year. Averaged 19.3 points and 8.9 rebounds per game her junior year. Unofficial visit to Nebraska two weeks ago. Has major interest from Iowa St, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, De Paul, and many others. ESPN says this about her: Fundamental off-guard manufactures, delivers in half-court game; executes off screens with smooth release on jumper to the arc; mid-range game producer; emerges as an elite prospect in the class of 2018. Committed to Iowa St ESPN Profile ______________________________________ Sam Haiby (2018) 5'7 guard out of Moorhead, Minnesota, Not featured in any recruiting services. But has a lot of interest from many D-1 schools. Prolific scorer and distributes the ball very well. Could be on the verge of becoming Minnesota's all time leading scorer in girls high school play. Visited Nebraska 2-26-17. She's Also hearing from Louisville, Minnesota, Kansas State, Wake Forest, Creighton, South Dakota St plus many more. Haiby's natural athleticism is the first thing that jumps out at you on the court. She is very fast and has a good sense of the game, which helps her anticipate passes and rebounds. Haiby is one of the top hoop prospects coming out of Minnesota in the 2018 class. Her quickness and athleticism allows her to guard multiple positions, a major plus for coaches. ______________________________________ Tatum Veitenheimer (2018) 4 Star, 5-8 point guard out of Windthorst High School in Windthorst, TX. Very skilled with a high basketball IQ. Can hit the three. Nice midrange game. Can take the ball to the basket. Ultra competitor. Nebraska has been showing interest in her but that’s about it. Iowa St has been in on her since her freshman year as has Texas A&M. Oklahoma St, Oklahoma, UCLA, LSU and most all of the Division I teams in Texas are after her. Uconn, Tennessee and Notre Dame at one time or another were also showing interest. ESPN says this about Tatum: Confident floor-leader with a scorer's mentality; quick, drives and dishes with purpose in traffic; crafty defender, anticipates; executes in half-court game. ESPN Profile __________________________________________ Christianna Carr (2018) 4 Star, 6’ guard formerly of Minnetonka High School in Eden Prarie, MN, now Manhattan KS. Daughter of ex-Minnesota Timberwolves player Chris Carr. Prospect Nation has her as the 16th best prospect in the country, ESPN has her in the 9th spot. She’s a guard who can shoot it and play some time at the point while defending multiple positions. Has visited South Carolina multiple times. Has offers from Minnesota, Nebraska, Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa St, Wisconsin plus many more. Hopefully she chooses someone other than K-St, as they are trying to pull a questionable Ohio St. like recruiting tactic. What ESPN says: Smooth floor game with superior size in the backcourt; consistent mid-range game extends beyond the arc; among the elite guards in the 2018 class. Committed to k State ESPN Profile ______________________________________ Nia Clouden (2018) 4 Star, 5-6 point guard from St. Francis Academy in Owings Mill, MD. Ranked as the 12th best point guard by Hoopgurlz. Player with explosive athletic ability, a true scorer/slasher with a complete offensive game. Could be really hard to get her off the east coast. Has an offer from Rutgers and they now lead for landing her. Interest from UMass, Georgetown, West Virginia, Michigan, Temple, Nebraska. What ESPN says: Electrifying floor-leader with a scorer's mentality; explosive quickness, tough to contain, elevates in mid-range game, finds rim with regularity. ESPN Profile _______________________________________ Amaya Adams (2018) 3 Star, 5’10 wing from Notre Dame de Sion High School in Kansas City. Has a lot of length, upside and potential. Distributes the ball to her teammates well. She is progressing into a great point leader that understands how to nagivate offenses and run them efficiently. Has interest from Nebraska, Wichita State, Tulsa, Oral Roberts, Northwestern, Nebraska-Omaha, UMKC, and Pennsylvania Prospect Nation says: Adams has a lot potential to be a strong floor general and because of her size, be an impressive defender as well. Prospect Nation Profile ______________________________________ Payton Brotzki (2018) 4 Star, 5’10 guard from Platteview High School in Springview NE. A big summer on the AAU circuit has propelled this homegrown Nebraska kid to the number 36th ranked player in the ESPN 18’ class. 1st team Super State last season. One the top ranked players to come out of Nebraska this season. Tore her knee up in January of this year again as a result lots of schools are waning on their interest in her. The lack of major offers coming in now are most likely due to the acl injury she suffered her freshman season. She had a great AAU summer and has impressed many schools. More BCS offers will come her way the next year. Right now has offers from Illinois, Creighton, Omaha, S.Dakota St., FGCU and Pepperdine. In my opinion she’s anxiously waiting and hoping for that Nebraska offer. What ESPN is saying: Strong, physical, versatile perimeter prospect; triple-threat creator drives, delivers vs. contact; handles and attacks in transition; range to the arc, finds the rim, delivers at the charity stripe. Committed to Creighton 2-27-17 ESPN Profile ______________________________________ Audrey Warren (2018) 3-Star, 5-10 off-guard from Boswell High School in Fort Worth received an offer from Nebraska when the Nebraska staff paid her a home visit Thursday night. Audrey averaged 17.4 points per game, 7.3 boards and shot 47% from behind the arc last season when she played for Kickapoo High School in Springfield MO. Rated as the 18th best guard by HoopGurlz. Rice, North Texas, TCU, SMU and Wisconsin also in the mix. What ESPN is saying: Agile lead-guard with combo-game handles and passes in uptempo game; triple-threat attack with stationary range at the arc. ESPN Profile ______________________________________ Lauren Davenport (2018) 4-Star 6' wing Lauren "LoLo" Davenport from Plano High School in Dallas received an offer by Nebraska last night 9-23-16. 6-foot wing with the ability to capitalize on mismatches and be a huge scoring weapon. She can be put in multiple positions on the floor and she showed she can bring the ball up in transition, play on the low block, and trail in the 4-position for late offensive perimeter shots. Offers besides Nebraska include Texas, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A&M, Kansas, Kansas St, Missouri, Georgetown plus many more! ESPN is saying: Athletic off-guard brings size to the back court; delivers to the arc with consistency; handles and attacks in transition; emerging as one of the elite guards in the class of 2018. Committed to Texas 12-25-16 ESPN Profile ______________________________________ Jordyn Cambridge (2018) 4 Star, 5'10 guard out of Ensworth High School in Nashville, TN got a visit from the Nebraska coaching staff. Cambridge a capable on-ball defender who does a good job pressuring the ball and staying locked in on that. At 5 feet 10 she has ideal size for either of the guard positions and should be able to thrive playing on or off the ball at the next level. Also offered by Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Kentucky ESPN Profile ProspectNation Profile ________________________________________ Grace Berger (2018) 4-Star, 5'11 wing hailing from Sacred Heart High School in Louisville, KY was visited by the Nebraska coaching staff 9-28-16. Ranked as the 46th best player in the 2018 class by ESPN and the 56th best player in Prospect Nations rankings. Agile combo-guard brings consistent production to the back court; 1 on 1 creator breaks down defender, elevates in mid-range game and delivers off the bounce; developing deep threat consistency; handles and distributes in uptempo game. A top recruit in Kentucky also has offers from Purdue, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Stanford, De Paul, Princeton and Dayton. Committed to Indiana ESPN Profile Prospect Nation Profile _______________________________________ Mallory Adams (2018) 5-10 3-Star Wing, Lone Star HS Frisco, TX, Averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season. Has gotten interest from Nebraska, Rutgers, San Diego State, SMU. ESPN says she's an agile perimeter threat rebounds and handles in transition; has a smooth stroke on her jumper with range to the arc; she's a mismatch creator; competes on glass; and is a versatile defender. ESPN Profile ________________________________________ Ashton Veerbeek 2016 Flying under the radar she received her offer from Nebraska in June of 2016. Hails from the same high school as former all American volleyball player Nancy Metcalf. 6-2 F, Western Christian HS, Hull IA No ESPN or Prospect Nation Rating Class 2A Iowa Newspaper Association All-State 1st Team Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State 2A 1st Team Committed to Nebraska 12-22-16 ____________________________________________________________ Other 2018 recruits that may turn out be on NU's radar in the future. Bree Boles - 6'-2 forward - Lapel, IN Grace Berg - 6' forward - Indianola, Iowa - committed to Missouri Cassidy Hardin - 5'8 guard - Center Grove HS, Bargersville, IN - committed to Purdue ______________________________________ 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.

nice! http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211184155

What do we know about this kid?

I do not have any issues with Nick. In fact, if he chooses to stay his final year of eligibility, I will be very good with it. Every team needs glue players. Few if any teams play beyond an eight to ten man rotation. You need players who are willing to be that extra player who can play in a pinch, and play hard, and play decently. Nick fills that role. As long as he is accepting to that role then he can proudly wear the scarlet and cream.

It is a Husker tradition to pick a player every year or two and want them gone and they end up helping in the end. Benny and David Rivers in basketball, and Burkeholder and to a part both J. Lord and T-Magic. They stayed around and played well enough to help the team be better than if they had left. And I am not here to argue about the players listed above just using them as examples. I really feel that Fuller is that kid this and last year, not good enough to give a bunch of minutes each game, but is ready when needed and does well in practice. If he does graduate and go on who will be next years guy?... uh mmmmm Taylor is my guess.

Coach Williams and Coach Mays making another home visit tonight this time in Plano TX where they offered 6' guard Lauren Davenport. She's set to get a lot OF D-1 offers before it's said and done. Read more about her on the Big Board also.

The Nebraska coaches were in Fort Worth Thursday evening making a home visit to Audrey Warren a 5'10 guard who will play at Boswell High she played the three previous years at Kickapoo High in Springfield MO. Read a little more about her above on the Big Board!

Great for Taylor ! ...she's earned it. Should help with recruits seeing we're moving forward, and recruiting hard. NU's recent target from Canada Sage Stobbart also received a boost in the ESPN rankings. Sage is now ranked as a 4 star and sits in the 94th spot in ESPN's top 100 players. I think the Huskers have an excellent chance to land this kid. Also, Shania Pellington the other Canadian prospect listed on the Big Board came off last week as she picked Oklahoma over Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Wouldn't be nice to get one from Bluders back yard?

Payton Brotzki of Platteview HS in Nebraska is currently ranked #36 in class of 2018 by ESPN. http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/224851/payton-brotzki

Great for Taylor ! ...she's earned it. Should help with recruits seeing we're moving forward, and recruiting hard.

Recently released ESPN Hoop Gurlz updated rankings Taylor Kissinger, 5 star #40 ranked http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2017

More Sage Stobbert: Vancover BC (north of Seattle) U17 Canadian Nationals play. Note at end of article she was 1st team All Star The complete list of the 2016 U17 Canadian Nationals award winners are as follows: Tournament MVP: Shaina Pellington – ON 1st Team All-Stars: Laeticia Amihere – ON Emily Dewey – SK Taisha Exanor – QC Raizel Guinto – MB Sage Stobbart – BC http://crownscoutgirls.com/provincial-team/team-ontario-dominant-u17-canadian-nationals-finals/ ESPN http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/224945

Long time coming but finally hearing some recruiting news. Heard that the Huskers may have had a visitor from British Coloumbia this weekend. Sage Stobbart (2017) a 6'2 post from Seycove High School in North Vancouver. As usual there isn't much information on Canadian players out there. Made a name for herself this summer playing on the AAU circuit and also played for 2016 British Columbia Provincial Team. I put a little more information that I found about her on our Big Board if you want to read that. From what I gathered this kid is a fantastic rebounder. This sounds like it may be a good possibility for the Huskers we'll just have to wait and see. The following quote is what her high school coach said about her last spring. Also, Bailey Helgren the 6-5 center from Edina, Minnesota comes off the Big Board as she committed to Kansas a few days ago.

She's rated in most recruiting services in the top ten. She will have her pick in schools. I think every B1G school has now offered. Seem's like she's a heavy lean to South Carolina right now. She has a good relationship with South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and has already taken unofficial visits to South Carolina. I think she would have verballed South Carolina by now if it hadn't been for interest that she recently received from UConn. Good to see that this new staff isn't not holding back and going all out when it comes to extending offers though. You can't get them if you don't offer.

More info on Chrissy Carr: Looks real good on paper ! https://prospectsnation.com/story/usa-u16s-wing ....good read https://www.prospectsnation.com/player/christianna-carr http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/christianna-carr/eYuqT1dmEeOzMAAmVebBJg/default.htm

some more on her. http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/203528/christianna-carr

here is some of what i found on her. http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/203528/christianna-carr