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Post by cbrown1709 on Oct 18, 2021 10:21:34 GMT -5
You think she would go to Texas with Singletary and Bunton already committed? If she was at the football game on Saturday, that seems to indicate that it was a basketball visit since the volleyball team did not play on the weekend. If she plays both, her ship will count against the basketball limit so that will likely be her primary sport. Makes more sense. |
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Post by hipsterfilth on Oct 18, 2021 10:32:05 GMT -5
If she was at the football game on Saturday, that seems to indicate that it was a basketball visit since the volleyball team did not play on the weekend. If she plays both, her ship will count against the basketball limit so that will likely be her primary sport. Makes more sense. Also worth noting, Vic Schaefer (TX wbb coach) is 1) a fantastic coach, and 2) new to the school, so I doubt he'd want to risk losing out on her just because it meant sharing her with the vball team. Stanford and TX are just about the only options for someone to play high level basketball and volleyball on the women's side, and I guess Stanford wasn't going for it. |
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Post by saywho on Oct 18, 2021 10:34:57 GMT -5
Also worth noting, Vic Schaefer (TX wbb coach) is 1) a fantastic coach, and 2) new to the school, so I doubt he'd want to risk losing out on her just because it meant sharing her with the vball team. Stanford and TX are just about the only options for someone to play high level basketball and volleyball on the women's side, and I guess Stanford wasn't going for it. Tara, the Stanford's womens basketball coach, isn't very big on dual athletes. I would be very surprised (but happy) to see her at Stanford playing both sports. Though given the depth at her position on the basketball team, maybe Tara would make an exception knowing she'd make a good backup. |
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Post by rjaege on Oct 18, 2021 12:35:37 GMT -5
.... Stanford and TX are just about the only options for someone to play high level basketball and volleyball on the women's side, ..../quote] Just not true, and at this time Stanford is definitely a cut or two above Texas in basketball. It is often hard for SA's to commit. So many variables and unknowns. Wanting to play two sports with overlapping seasons makes that no doubt tougher. Dont count NE out they have an improving basketball program and definite commitment from the school for women's basketball. And they are offering spring trips to Hawaii for their beach program and a trip to Japan and China. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 18, 2021 12:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2021 13:04:33 GMT -5
Also worth noting, Vic Schaefer (TX wbb coach) is 1) a fantastic coach, and 2) new to the school, so I doubt he'd want to risk losing out on her just because it meant sharing her with the vball team. Stanford and TX are just about the only options for someone to play high level basketball and volleyball on the women's side, and I guess Stanford wasn't going for it. Tara, the Stanford's womens basketball coach, isn't very big on dual athletes. I would be very surprised (but happy) to see her at Stanford playing both sports. Though given the depth at her position on the basketball team, maybe Tara would make an exception knowing she'd make a good backup. I doubt many college coaches like dual athletes, especially when the sports overlap. Also it seems few recruits that express an interest in playing two sports actually end up doing so. It appears that Schaefer and Elliot have a good working relationship so they may be willing to give it a go, but I suspect Mendleson will evenually end up choosing one sport over the other. |
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Post by SayonaraTachikara on Oct 18, 2021 13:14:08 GMT -5
Tara, the Stanford's womens basketball coach, isn't very big on dual athletes. I would be very surprised (but happy) to see her at Stanford playing both sports. Though given the depth at her position on the basketball team, maybe Tara would make an exception knowing she'd make a good backup. I doubt many college coaches like dual athletes, especially when the sports overlap. Also it seems few recruits that express an interest in playing two sports actually end up doing so. It appears that Schaefer and Elliot have a good working relationship so they may be willing to give it a go, but I suspect Mendleson will evenually end up choosing one sport over the other. I know Nebraska is very aggressively pursuing her as well. |
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Post by rrvbfan on Oct 18, 2021 13:19:24 GMT -5
You think she would go to Texas with Singletary and Bunton already committed? If she was at the football game on Saturday, that seems to indicate that it was a basketball visit since the volleyball team did not play on the weekend. If she plays both, her ship will count against the basketball limit so that will likely be her primary sport. Volleyball played tcu on Thursday and Friday at home this weekend. |
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2021 13:21:51 GMT -5
I doubt many college coaches like dual athletes, especially when the sports overlap. Also it seems few recruits that express an interest in playing two sports actually end up doing so. It appears that Schaefer and Elliot have a good working relationship so they may be willing to give it a go, but I suspect Mendleson will evenually end up choosing one sport over the other. I know Nebraska is very aggressively pursuing her as well. Not surprising. I'm sure others are as well. |
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2021 13:25:01 GMT -5
If she was at the football game on Saturday, that seems to indicate that it was a basketball visit since the volleyball team did not play on the weekend. If she plays both, her ship will count against the basketball limit so that will likely be her primary sport. Volleyball played tcu on Thursday and Friday at home this weekend. Yes, I knew that (especially since I watched the matches) which is the reason for my statement. Typically VB visits involve a Saturday or Sunday VB match since those are the typical days for a visit. |
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Post by horns1 on Oct 18, 2021 13:25:37 GMT -5
Supposedly, was spotted at a Texas football game on Saturday. No confirmation of official/unofficial visit. You think she would go to Texas with Singletary and Bunton already committed? Tough to know all the dynamics, what transpired this past weekend, and what Mendelson's objectives were on her visit to Texas.
- Singletary is class of 2022; Bunton is class of 2023; maybe Mendelson believes she can compete with and beat one or both for playing time / starting spot when her time comes
- Texas already has 5 verbal commitments for 2023; don't believe we actually have one available for Mendelson; So, her accepting a hoops scholarship would make the most sense; don't think Coach E would have a problem with that.
- Texas did have a home volleyball match on Friday night; considering the football game on Saturday was at 11 AM Central time, Mendelson would have had to have caught a super early flight out of Utah (Mountain time) in order to make it in. So, perhaps she arrived in Austin on Friday and did attend the volleyball match, but no one here has reported it.
- Mendelson could always redshirt her freshman season in one sport, while focusing on the other. Hoops would be the likely one to play her first season, IMO, especially since that's where the scholarship would be. Then, she would actually be 2 seasons removed from Singletary, and one season removed from Bunton.
- If this was an unofficial visit, guessing she has serious interest in Texas, and knows the depth charts at her positions in both volleyball/hoops. If this were an official visit, I think we'd have seen more out on social media like we did for several of the volleyball and hoops recruits who visited Texas the last 2 months.
- In the end, I do think she'll eventually settle on one sport in college. But, it may take a couple of years for her to come to that conclusion/decision.
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Post by Friday on Oct 18, 2021 14:33:13 GMT -5
Volleyball played tcu on Thursday and Friday at home this weekend. Yes, I knew that (especially since I watched the matches) which is the reason for my statement. Typically VB visits involve a Saturday or Sunday VB match since those are the typical days for a visit. Mostly throwing this out there as wishful thinking. Wonder if Tennessee would be an option. Arguably the most storied WBB program and the volleyball team is definitely on the rise and will be challenging for years to come. |
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2021 15:01:53 GMT -5
Yes, I knew that (especially since I watched the matches) which is the reason for my statement. Typically VB visits involve a Saturday or Sunday VB match since those are the typical days for a visit. Mostly throwing this out there as wishful thinking. Wonder if Tennessee would be an option. Arguably the most storied WBB program and the volleyball team is definitely on the rise and will be challenging for years to come. Except Tennessee WBB hasn't been playing like the most storied program the last few years. However sometimes the programs that aren't currently competing for NC may be more willing to let a top prospect play both. Speaking of Tennessee and high school dual athletes, did you know that Tamika Catchings was on the Texas (highest classification) volleyball state championship team as a senior. |
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Post by finalthoughts on Oct 18, 2021 15:13:05 GMT -5
[quote source="/post/2725221/thread" author=" cbrown1709" - Texas already has 5 verbal commitments for 2023; don't believe we actually have one available for Mendelson; So, her accepting a hoops scholarship would make the most sense; don't think Coach E would have a problem with that.
That's not a matter of choice. Per NCAA guidelines, she must be on a Bball scholarship if she was playing both BB/VB and would count against their limit, not VB's. As long as the VB coach is fine with the athlete doubling up with sports, I'm sure there are very few coaches who wouldn't mind getting a top recruit and not having to use one of their 12 scholarships |
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Post by horns1 on Oct 18, 2021 15:34:07 GMT -5
[quote source="/post/2725221/thread" author=" cbrown1709 " - Texas already has 5 verbal commitments for 2023; don't believe we actually have one available for Mendelson; So, her accepting a hoops scholarship would make the most sense; don't think Coach E would have a problem with that.
As long as the VB coach is fine with the athlete doubling up with sports, I'm sure there are very few coaches who wouldn't mind getting a top recruit and not having to use one of their 12 scholarships I understand that. I was just saying that if she only wanted to play volleyball, Texas might not have a scholarship available for her (since we already have 5 verbal commitments for the 2023 class). |
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