2019 Recruiting - WBB

Celeste making headlines for her performance last weekend in the She Got Game tourney. From the write-up, Coach George was in attendance watching Celeste (and other future recruits).

 
Well we added a point guard in the class. From Newcastle, New South Wales. Another Australian. The staff is really going International! I love it!
 
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Isabel was on the same team as our other Australian commitment, Ashlee Hannan, on the Australian FIBA U18 team. Ashlee is the tall girl in the top row and Isabel is #7 in the second row.
 
Good height for a PG - listed as 5’ 10” at the FIBA Asia tournament this past summer. Seems the money spent sending Jamie Carey to Australia is paying dividends.
 
DFW_Horn said:
Good height for a PG - listed as 5’ 10” at the FIBA Asia tournament this past summer. Seems the money spent sending Jamie Carey to Australia is paying dividends.
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Agree. I would think Jamie would have a good eye for talented guards. At 5'10", I wonder if Palmer will play both SG and PG.
 
Good dribbling with off hand, really good hesitation dribble, good high arcing shot, seems to see floor well, good passer. Average quicknes/speed. Definitely can play point and slide over to 2-guard against some quicker defenses. Sure glad to have another option at point guard in Sutton’s senior year.
 
Ellis21d said:
Well we added a point guard in the class. From Newcastle, New South Wales. Another Australian. The staff is really going International! I love it!
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This is excellent news to receive just before Christmas. I took note of Isabel when I was looking for information about Ashlee Hannan. More proof that the Texas coaching staff never stops working.
 
hoopsalot said:
This is excellent news to receive just before Christmas. I took note of Isabel when I was looking for information about Ashlee Hannan. More proof that the Texas coaching staff never stops working.
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Agreed. Her other highlights are even more impressive than the ones posted. Also because she doesn’t have the elite athleticism/quickness Coach Aston is going to have to continue to improve and evolve as a coach in terms of using her correctly offensively and defensively. Another thing that I like about Isabel and Ashlee is that most international players of their caliber also always tend to have a really good understanding of how to play the game.
 
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Watching the U17 game of Australia vs France. And Isabel is a great shooter. She made five 3 pointers in the game. She’s definitely going to help the team.
 
Ellis21d said:
I can’t find any information on the UCN Recruiting rankings? Be interesting to see the 20 ahead of her and where Ashlee sets on that list.
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After a little digging, I found a UCN page that lists the 2019 international players who have committed to a college. Although it's not updated, UCN has Isabel ranked a couple of spots above Ashlee, who is listed at #23.

https://www.theusacollegenetwork.com/signees
 
Came across this from Mark Williams, a global scout for PBR hoops recruiting service as well as a Naismith and McDonald’s AA voter:

 
Celeste at the Blue Star Invitational this past weekend:
Finding her range again…Aggressive in her attack…Got the pull up going early…Elevation is elite among perimeter players…Has shown dynamic possibilities on the defensive end of the floor…Consistency will come

 
DINO22 said:
Can' t wait to see who start next year.
It's going to be a battle...
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Whoever plays DEFENSE!!!

I'm excited for the new recruits. But I hope Coach is also considering their defense, effort and grit. We definitely need these young ladies to have a knack for solid defense and/or the ability to learn and execute defense. This is a MUST for coach's program. If they have the defense plus the scoring then they should be GREAT!!!!
 
cynt said:
Whoever plays DEFENSE!!!

I'm excited for the new recruits. But I hope Coach is also considering their defense, effort and grit.
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Celeste checks all 3 of those boxes - no idea about the Aussies but their national team always seems to have an aggressive approach to defense and loose balls.
 
Defense doesn't really seem to be a big problem. Now, an offensive approach that doesn't capitalize on our size advantage? That's a whole 'nother kettle of fish...
 
DFW_Horn said:
Celeste at the Blue Star Invitational this past weekend:
Finding her range again…Aggressive in her attack…Got the pull up going early…Elevation is elite among perimeter players…Has shown dynamic possibilities on the defensive end of the floor…Consistency will come
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Here's the link to Mark Lewis' article about the Blue Star Invitational Celeste was at.
12th Annual Blue Star Elite Invitational - Bluestar Media

It has some evaluations on other Texas targets such as Angel Reese and Azzi Fudd among others. Hopefully, when watching Celeste, our coaches are getting a good look at her PG:
Paris Clark – 2022 – 5-8 – Guard – Long Island Lutheran – Continues strong freshman campaign…Making herself an option in transition and on the break…Demonstrates speed and quickness in her attack…No reservation about taking it into traffic…Elevates on the pull up and floater…Rebounds exceptionally well from the perimeter…Upside and then some
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