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Derek Smith · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 1905 Location: WXW

Wildcats got a verbal commitment from Sallie Schutz.

6' 2" Wing
Watkinsville, GA
Westminster High School

https://twitter.com/sallieg2020

http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/231132/sallie-schutz

Welcome to the Wildcat family.
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ChantillyCat · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3969 Location: Chantilly, VA

This is great news. Welcome, Sallie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHdXmDm17Q

I wouldn't mind watching a game of H-O-R-S-E between Sallie and 2019 signee Cameron Tabor.
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i77cat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 24279 Location: mooresville, nc

Wow. Overall rank of 60. #9 at her position. Score of 90. 3 stars. 6'2 wing. Sounds like a major signing.
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ChantillyCat · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3969 Location: Chantilly, VA

I reckon so.

https://twitter.com/Coach_KeviBee/status/1051915780261117960

https://twitter.com/CoachRSW/status/1051916594190934016
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i77cat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 24279 Location: mooresville, nc

Name the last Wildcat recruit who was rated #60 or better. Any sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHdXmDm17Q
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ChantillyCat · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3969 Location: Chantilly, VA

Well, the word "recruit" might not apply, but I'll bet that Caroline Queen was in the top 60 among high schoolers in her sport.
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i77cat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 24279 Location: mooresville, nc

She certainly was. And we've other exceptional paddlers, but that is a very small pond. In sports where recruits are ranked, I think that Sallie Schutz is the highest rated high schooler we've landed in 50 years. Fantastic job by the Women's Basketball staff.
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citycat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 8708 Location: charlotte, nc

Fred Hetzel was very highly rated in '61. There were several great forwards that year: Rick Barry, Bill Bradley, Billy Cunningham, and Hetzel. UNC grabbed Cunningham, probably when McGuire was still their head coach. Bradley announced he was going to Duke. Barry opted for Miami. Lefty latched onto Hetzel.

Bradley went to Duke, but left before classes began and enrolled at Princeton. There were negotiations between Bradley's dad and the Princeton administration that caused his parents to have him become a Tiger. Had Bradley opted for Princeton earlier, Hetzel may have ended up at Duke or Miami.

Hetzel is listed as consensus All American in my Basketball book from '79. There were about 30 All Americans per season. Players were eligible as long as they were in high school. They did not have to be seniors.

Hetzel and Bobby Lane were the only Davidson players listed as All Americans. The lists ran from the mid-'50s to '78-'79.

Rob Ukrop was a top rated soccer player. Richmond knew he was coming because his dad had been a soccer star there. Charlie Slagle got in early and worked on the family. He was able to offer a smidgen of scholarship aid, which delighted the Ukrops.

i77cat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 24279 Location: mooresville, nc

Matt Pacifici was a highly rated high school keeper. We didn't get him out of Charlotte Catholic, though. We got him as a transfer from Wake.
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catborn'bred · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 745

I am really pleased that a student-athlete of this caliber has committed early to the Cats. Should provide momentum for signing other top level recruits. Our new head coach and staff continue to impress.

wildforthecats · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 18388 Location: Matthews NC

"Rob Ukrop was a top rated soccer player. Richmond knew he was coming because his dad had been a soccer star there."

Didn't know Dad play soccer. I did know Bobby played basketball, as we saw him play vs Davidson on 2/10/68. Cats won of course. Maloy didn't have that great of a game, especially in the first half.

citycat · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 8708 Location: charlotte, nc

Maybe he didn't. I was told, "His dad played for Richmond." I assumed that meant soccer.

The Ukrop family was not happy when the Spiders dropped men's soccer to add lacrosse.

stevelee · Joined: 04 Mar 2010 Posts: 10005 Location: Davidson

There was a resignation from their board.
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ChantillyCat · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3969 Location: Chantilly, VA

Here's a quick look at where we are are right now. I'm presuming -- perhaps incorrectly -- that we have 13 scholarships to offer instead of the NCAA limit of 15, and that Andrea is class of 2020 for eligibility purposes.

Current players are in yellow. Signees and commits are in blue. Next year's incoming class -- HS 2019 -- is full. We have one spot still open in the following year's class, HS 2020.

Searching Twitter for "davidsonwbb offer", I found three additional offers to 2020 players, plus an offer to a 2021. I'd guess that's far from a complete picture, but it's nice to see interest in players who also have offers from (currently) stronger programs.

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catborn'bred · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 745

Thanks, CC. I am pleased that the '19 and '20 recruiting classes promise to bring additional size, I believe, without any loss in athleticism. I also think that we will have more legitimate 3-point threats.