Jeff Sink is not the first coach to offer words of praise to UConn incoming freshman Katie Lou Samuelson but when you consider the background of Sink, the 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year who has won more CIF Southern Section titles than any other girls' coach, what he says speaks volumes.

After Samuelson scored 33 points including 25 in the first half to lead Mater Dei to a 77-50 win in the CIF Southern Section Open Division quarterfinals Sink was quoted by the Orange County Register as saying "Katie Lou is the real deal. That’s why she’s going to UConn and is going to be the next Diana Taurasi. Next to Diana, she’s the best kid I’ve seen."