Someone on Orangebloods..com posted that Coach Aston was originally going to make an in-home with Chasity Patterson this past Monday night, but it's being re-scheduled (due to our second round tourney game I'd assume). Great news that she is making an in-home with Patterson.
Trinity Oliver is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram POY: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/high-school/article67672087.html
from a link on the OU board: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/spor...on-area-trio-lands-on-tabc-all-state-list.ece
Looks like Coach Aston and Coach Mayes visited Chasity and the Patterson family on Tuesday; think it was her Dad who tweeted the photo:
Listed at 5' 5" so taller than Brooke, and, as Brooke has shown, not the size of the dog in the fight...
I think Brooke is taller than Patterson. At least on all the Cy fair pics Brooke is taller while standing next to her. Brooke is a real fighter and takes pride in her defense, never seen a kid like her. Patterson will give us a great shooter so maybe she can play next to Sutton as a two guard
I like having guards of different heights on the roster. Gotta be able to create mismatches and also be able to counter mismatches your opponent is trying to create. Despite being listed at 5'6 or shorter, both Chasity Patterson and Alexis Morris are ranked by the different recruiting services as the two best point guards in the country for 2017, I believe.
It would be a thrill for us to get Patterson, the fourth best player in the country, according to Hoopgurlz. No matter her size, to add her to our already great guards, Brooke, Ariel, LaShan, and Alecia, as Empress and Celina leave --- wow, we could not do better in the whole country.
re Patterson's size, I believe Coach Aston is 5-4 so it looks like she is smaller than her listed height (big surprise). Given the way she plays, though, that should not be a problem if she has quicks, speed and court awareness to match Brooke's.
Patterson is small but she has long arms. She's also a better offensive player than Brooke, which is obviously saying a lot. Hopefully Coach Aston and the staff can get her.
I think I've been spoiled with early verbal commitments ever since Coach A took over. Surprised we are less than 8 months away from the 2017 signing period, and no known verbal commitments. Seems like the class in general has been slow to make verbal commitments; I think things will pick up (for all schools) now that the season is coming to an end.
Just heard that Morris is going to Baylor and Patterson really is looking at OU, UofH, and A&M. Not sure where UofH came in but a reliable source is saying this. They said UCLA is in the mix though.
If it is those schools, I hope she goes to Houston or a&m. I think she would fit very well in Oklahoma's system. She would be another player who would always give Texas problems just like Aaryn Ellenburg.
There was some sort of #marchfest happening in the DFW area today; lots of club teams from DFW, Houston, and San Antonio participated.
I know there are other players but the following players from Hoopgurlz 2017 Top 60 list Texas as a school of interest: #1 Megan Walker 6-1 Wing Monacan H.S, Chesterfield, VA #14 Vivian Gray 6-1 Forward Argyle HS, Argyle, TX I know the coaches have had an in home visit with Patterson so I assume there is some interest. #4 Chasity Patterson 5-5 PG, North Shore HS, Houston, TX And there has been chatter about Carter although she does not list any schools: #17 Chennedy Carter 5-7 PG Timberview HS, Arlington, TX I wonder if the staff is interested in Alecia Sutton’s AAU teammate: #45 Lauryn Miller 6-1 F, Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, MO
Good list Babhorn. Looks like we need to add #2 Rellah Boothe to this list. HornsLewis mentioned on the 2018 thread that she just had an in-home with Aston and Mays.
The latest on Troup, Horns in her top 5. http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20160402/preps/160409985
Hopefully, she liked what she saw in our game vs UConn. She won't lack for the opportunity to take the 3pt shot. She is considered one of the top 3pt shooters in her class. The following quote was from an article from the Gadsen Times last season:
I don't see that Troup is even listed in the ESPN top 60 in the class of 2017? She is not even listed in the top players in Alabama for 2017?
I have to say that Haley Troup's list of five finalists is very diverse. Just by looking at the schools' locations and basketball programs, really hard to guess as to what is important to her in selecting a final destination. - South Carolina: A program that has been winning the SEC and earning a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney the last 3 years, and reached one final four; very good fan base as of late - Texas: A program that has improved each of the last few seasons, including trips to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 - Auburn: In-state school which has a relatively new coach and made the NCAA tourney this season after a recent drought - Vanderbilt: A private institution with great academics, but whose women's hoops program seems to be in a steady decline, including missing the NCAA tourney this past season - Texas Tech: A program that continues to remain at the bottom of the Big 12, and is not a recent NCAA tourney team.
As fine a player as Cassidy was she was not a player you win National Championships with! She was the type player that Coach G could get!! Is anyone even sure Troup has a firm offer from Texas??
