Well, if it's there in black and white, then, yes, I did say it. Here's what I typed:
"Coach Aston is bringing in elite recruits, something Conradt and Goestenkors couldn't do, and why they resigned."
Perhaps I should have stated that between the 1988 and 2007 recruiting classes, she missed on a lot more elite recruits than she signed. Here's what my memory tells me:
-1988: included Cinietra Henderson and Sheryl Swoopes
- After that, recruiting really took a nosedive for like 10 years (until Karen joined the staff in 1998). It was great that we got Vicki Hall and Joanne Benton for 1989, and later local player Edwina Brown, and out of state 3-point shooting sensation Danielle Viglione. But, who else did Conradt sign during that time who was considered "elite"?
Just my opinion, but the main reason why recruiting suffered so much was because Kathy Harston was so bad at it; and, Conradt wouldn't fire her.
The in-state elite players Conradt missed on based on my current memory include:
Alicia Thompson (Texas Tech)
Dena Evans (Virginia)
Debra Williams (Louisiana Tech)
LaQuon Stallworth (Louisiana Tech)
Tamicha Jackson (Louisiana Tech)
Ayana Walker (Louisiana Tech)
Brandi McCain (Florida)
Ashley Robinson (Tennessee)
Tamika Catchings (Tennessee)
Shalonda Ennis (SFA)
Trenia Tillis (SFA)
Kedra Holland (Georgia)
Shereka Wright (Purdue)
Erika Valek (Purdue)
Rachel Hemmer (Stanford)
Pat Luckey (Houston)
Chandi Jones (Houston)
Danielle Crockrom (Baylor)
Once Aston joined the staff in 1998, we started signing players like Heather Schreiber, Kala Bowers, Nina Norman, and Tiffany Jackson.
I'm sure there are more that we signed or missed on that I can't remember at the moment. But, the reason we got worse and worse after 1989-90 season was lack of elite recruits coming to Texas under Conradt's watch. Don't believe we even got to the Sweet 16 again after 1990 until 2002.
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Last edited: Jan 18, 2019