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Report: Walker to UConn
There is a report that Samarie Walker, considered by many to be the top prospect in the Class of 2010, committed to UConn after making an unofficial visit to campus this week.
Having literally just walked into my house after taking part in a charity walk in memory of my good friend Bill Gonillo in Fairfield this morning, I will attempt to get more info on the news.
The 6-foot-1 Walker averaged 13.9 points as a sophomore at Chaminade-Julienne, the same school which produced former UConn star Tamika (Williams) Raymond. C-J, a national powerhouse, relies on a balanced offense so don't be fooled by Walker's scoring average - she is supposed to be a difference maker but plays for a program where a balanced offense is more important than one player putting up gaudy individual numbers.
Walker becomes the first player from the Class of 2010 and will give the Huskies another player capable of playing the small and power forward positions.
Look for this to be just that start for UConn. With guard Kelly Faris of Plainfield, Ind., who was at UConn over the weekend along with Walker, the only player currently committed from the current recruiting class, there are just seven players in the three classes ahead of Walker. Don't be surprised if the Huskies land a five or six-player class.
(UPDATED AT 2:20 P.M.) Just got off the phone with Samarie and her high school coach Marc Greenberg and both are excited about her decision to head to UConn.
"It (the visit to UConn) was a little bit better than what I expected, meeting the coaches and players I had a good time there," Walker said.
"Pretty much it was the whole feel I had the whole weekend. I pretty much knew I wanted to go there but I had to make sure it was right fit for me."
Greenberg had a couple interesting things to say including the statement that "I thought she was going up there to do nothing else but commit."
Greenberg also said that Walker came into high school as primarily a back to the basket post player but now has expanded her game to such a point where she can play any of the five positions at the next level.
Having literally just walked into my house after taking part in a charity walk in memory of my good friend Bill Gonillo in Fairfield this morning, I will attempt to get more info on the news.
The 6-foot-1 Walker averaged 13.9 points as a sophomore at Chaminade-Julienne, the same school which produced former UConn star Tamika (Williams) Raymond. C-J, a national powerhouse, relies on a balanced offense so don't be fooled by Walker's scoring average - she is supposed to be a difference maker but plays for a program where a balanced offense is more important than one player putting up gaudy individual numbers.
Walker becomes the first player from the Class of 2010 and will give the Huskies another player capable of playing the small and power forward positions.
Look for this to be just that start for UConn. With guard Kelly Faris of Plainfield, Ind., who was at UConn over the weekend along with Walker, the only player currently committed from the current recruiting class, there are just seven players in the three classes ahead of Walker. Don't be surprised if the Huskies land a five or six-player class.
(UPDATED AT 2:20 P.M.) Just got off the phone with Samarie and her high school coach Marc Greenberg and both are excited about her decision to head to UConn.
"It (the visit to UConn) was a little bit better than what I expected, meeting the coaches and players I had a good time there," Walker said.
"Pretty much it was the whole feel I had the whole weekend. I pretty much knew I wanted to go there but I had to make sure it was right fit for me."
Greenberg had a couple interesting things to say including the statement that "I thought she was going up there to do nothing else but commit."
Greenberg also said that Walker came into high school as primarily a back to the basket post player but now has expanded her game to such a point where she can play any of the five positions at the next level.
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