Not just Mulkey,

Not just Mulkey,
by BabaGhanouj (2018-05-11 00:10:04)
Edited on 2018-05-11 00:50:17

In reply to: So Mulkey recruits them but she can't keep them. Curious. * posted by thethinman

although she is the star.

Here's a brief sample I just looked up of 5 or more person recruiting classes:
UConn 2014 - not really 5, but became 5 when Natalie Butler joined; lost 2 plus Natalie Butler
Mississippi State 2014 - 5 including the coach's daughter; lost 2
Louisville 2015 - 5; lost 3
Louisville 2016 - 6; lost 2
Oregon 2016 - 7 (we talked about this one); lost 2
Baylor 2013 - (in addition to 2018 and 2015) 5; lost 3
Maryland 2016 - 6; lost 2 at least

OK, we're starting to get the picture. If I had to rank the schools in 2018, I'd give UConn the number one ranking. The school that already had the best rated 7, gets another incredible class. No wonder they are claiming gloom and doom in recruiting. They lost one number one recruit.

Need different buckets to be fair

1. Many of these are highly rated players who figure they are going to start

2. Players who would start, but want to play at a higher level or a possible champion

3. Players who would start but leave for personal reasons (coach, school etc.)

4. Players who leave for explainable reasons outside of the school, team .etc. (homesickness, caring for ill parent, or other reasons like that).

I would put Boley and Patberg in different categories as a guess since we don't know the stories.

Many highly ranked women transfer to other schools.

Many highly ranked men transfer to the NBA after one or two years.