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Post by semper on May 31, 2023 9:45:51 GMT -5
Recruiting: UConn makes the cut for two top-five forwards
The Huskies are working on shoring up their future frontcourts.
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The Huskies made the top five for Justice Carlton (the No. 4 player in the class of 2024) and the top 11 for Sienna Betts (the No. 4 player in the class of 2025).
As for Betts, she’s listed at 6-4, a few inches shorter than her sister, Lauren, who recently transferred to UCLA from Stanford. Betts put UConn on her top 11 alongside Arizona, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, South Carolina, UCLA, and USC.
Colorado’s 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year, Betts helped Grandview High School (CO) to a second-straight state title this past season. While she typically plays the four, she can also move inside or slide out to the wing.
“She controls the paint and challenges or blocks virtually every shot they attempt in the paint,” Grandview coach Josh Ulitizky told the Denver Post about Betts. “The other effect she has is she also limits your attempts because she is so efficient on the defensive boards.”
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Post by bulkey on May 31, 2023 10:05:41 GMT -5
It's interesting that a lot of folks thought the Betts sisters would be a twofer. But Lauren would be a senior (assuming she stays her senior year) when Sienna would be a freshman. Sienna has enough chops to get her own offers and would only play with her sister--at most--one year. Too early to know, but never too early to guess: she stays out west. UCLA is an obvious one, but Southern Cal is coming on strong. There's just so much talent and so many places vying for it. Exciting times!!
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Post by UConnChapette on May 31, 2023 10:37:17 GMT -5
Odd that it is top 11. Feels like someone is a late joiner to jump it from 10 to 11
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Post by pinotbear on May 31, 2023 10:53:03 GMT -5
Odd that it is top 11. Feels like someone is a late joiner to jump it from 10 to 11
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Post by bulkey on May 31, 2023 11:26:54 GMT -5
Odd that it is top 11. Feels like someone is a late joiner to jump it from 10 to 11 Total classic!
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