WBB: Landmark Conference

[ronk]

Yes Thank you Ronk!Pertaining to that one recruit(If True and source is usually right on this) I agree with Saratoga man does this set you back a whole year to only have a 1 recruit and praying on some transfer portal miracle.Im just at awe with one recruit coming in like are they only carrying 16 players,I mean when Catholic comes he has 20,Hope 23.I just dont get the 1 recruit bit and nothing against 1 recruit bug with all the talent out there and you know that Ronk very well to bring in one recruit is just not Scranton  womens basketball.Unless Coach has a magic wand and can make the players he refused to put in last year becomeAll Americans over night  it is great then.He does have some nice players and that is why I mentioned JV to develope those young ladies and prep them for the next year.Bring Back JV sports in Men and Women basketball

16 was the max # of players that were on the roster as far back as I can remember; this year's 18 was highly unusual; maybe it was decided that was too many for whatever reasons(lessened covid possibility, etc.).

[Augie2020]

Also today's paper has Keystone joining landmark in football not sure about any other sport but big article about Keystone joining Landmark.

[Pat Coleman]

Just football -- the rest of Keystone's sports will remain in the CSAC.

[Augie2020]

Ronk it seems like you have alot on AAU basketball-Local girl Kaci Kranson is she going d1?Not sure if Toome(Dunmore High)is going UConn either but Murray(Player of the year)(Dunmore High) and Lavelle(Riverside) going to Drexel.Romanowski(Western wayne)Kings and Neville(Scranton prep )F&M.Catholic a recruit from up north in NY Toni Fernadez.Hopefully right spelling more to come hopefully for Scranton!

[ronk]

 The Drexel girls had committed before I constructed my prospect list of 2022s; Toomey was going to be a high D1 choice so I've left her off, also. The other 2 didn't make it. Tori Fernandez did make it and is a very good get for Coach Donohue. I just found confirmation of Tori's Catholic U commit on social media.

[Augie2020]

Ronk you probably talk to alot of prospects!So my question is why would a player go D2 that is below 500 every year compared to going to a Powerhouse d3 school that gives you the winning feeling and you
a chance to win with a great program and go deep in playoffs not to mention win a title?This is pertaining to a recruit tonight and it just mind blowing why you would want to go to a d2 school that record is below 500 almost every year!

[ronk]

 Don't talk with prospects; only evaluate; AD Dave Martin wants only the coaching staff to talk with prospects.
If the D2 is a PSAC school, I'd say a significant reason would be the cost of education - lower tuition plus the athletic scholarship financial help.

[Pat Coleman]

In addition, the allure of being able to call yourself a scholarship athlete is real, and absolutely draws some kids to choose a quite partial ride at a D-II or NAIA over a D-III financial aid package that probably would be the same or less out of pocket.

[NEPAFAN]

I would pump brakes on the reaction to the incoming class this year. Let's see what the official announcement later this spring shows..

[saratoga]

As someone with over 20 years of college coaching experience, it comes down to 3 main reasons, two of which have already been articulated by Ronk & Pat.
1.Kids love to point out (as do their parents) that they are receiving a scholarship for their respective sport.
Basically a degree of separation from those who are not.
2.Not every family, regardless of financial aid, can pay the balance of a private college price tag north of 50k/60K per year.
Unless of course you want to saddle your child with well over 100,000 in debt.
3.Unethical coaches that promise the world to everyone they talk to.
Come here & do the magical things we know you can & that 25% scholarship will turn into a full one.
Sounds perfect until the player realizes that since they are only getting about 2 minutes a game pt, that full ride may not be destined for them.
Every player has their own reason but usually, it comes down to a combo of these 3.

[ronk]

 I just see that Abington Heights' Becky Burke is moving as HC U of S Carolina(Outback?) to Buffalo; maybe 1 of her players(former Scranton Prep Rachel Rose) will now enter the transfer portal.

[saratoga]

Becky has been at the U of South Carolina Upstate the past few years & has done a great job everywhere she's been.
Can't see Rachel staying down there as Becky was probably the only reason she went down there.
If I were a betting man, I'm thinking she gets reunited with her cousin & former Scranton Prep backcourt partner Cecelia Collins at Bucknell.

[ronk]

 Tweet by Rachel Rose that she has entered the transfer portal and a like from Trevor of that tweet.

[NEPAFAN]

Article in the times about Mrs. Rose.

[ronk]

 Andrea Preston becomes Associate AD @ Goucher, giving up her HC WB position. She worked hard in recruiting to turn things around @ Goucher; for her 1st year, at least, there weren't enough players for a 5-on-5 practice, so things were on the upswing from that level.