Nice Girls Finish First
by McLean_ND (2018-07-30 18:40:29)
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Have started to read this book (after someone mentioned it recently). Found this comment in the book by Kevin McGuff interesting (when he was talking about recruiting) -- "Right now, there about 25 or so players in the nation who can impact a Top 5 program and help you win a national championship. Out of those 25, there may be only 12 or so that can meet the academic requirements of the university."

I've wondered before to what extent academic standards limit the number of 5 star recruits we can go after. There are certainly many more quality women basketball players coming out of high school now than there were back in 2001, but I wonder if 50% or so of those (like in 2001) are not realistic targets because of the academic standards.

One other item I found of interest -- back then the White House hosted both the ND women's team and Duke's men's team on the same day. How times have changed concerning that.

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