2026 Lady Vols Recruiting

[Higbee]

If the 6 in question all wanted to come, does anyone think CKCwould take them all ?

 

[chuckiepoo]

If things fell our way, this class could rival the ‘04 recruiting class of Parker, Hornbuckle, Wiley-Gatewood, Anosike, Fuller, and Dosty. Five of those six were top 20 recruits according to Parade Magazine. Three were top 3. Fingers crossed….

Back when Parade was widely respected. Thats a little way back…

 

[chuckiepoo]

Ok. I want an honest opinion from somebody. Our2026 recruiting class is........?

Pending?
Incomplete?

 

[chuckiepoo]

Ok. I want an honest opinion from somebody. Our2026 recruiting class is........?

 

[Putbacks]

Back when Parade was widely respected. Thats a little way back…

Right. That was around 2010 and extended back to 1977. Haskell Cohen and Michael O’Shea provided a peephole (along with Street & Smith’s) into women‘s basketball recruiting with a fairly accurate evaluation of talent. More recruiting services have emerged with the increased notoriety and popularity of the women's game.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

The current roster features 7 McDonald’s All-Americans. I believe that’s more significant than the individual player rankings which according to 247Sports & ESPN shows Tennessee has one of the most decorated rosters in the new recruiting (NIL) and transfer portal era in WBB.
This is a top 5-10 roster according to talent and early preseason projections.
I believe this 2026 recruiting class could be an excellent group and a reflection of what is already on campus elite talent.
3 Top 10 prospects, 7 Top 20 prospects, 9 Top 30 prospects, and 13 Top 70 prospects, all 5-star and 4-star players.

 

[BruisedOrange]

I think the only meter that matters is:
1) how many did we get who were on CKC's list of "Wants who fit our style," and
2) how were our Gets ranked on her list?

A clean sweep and perfect recruiting year would be when CKC fills every open slot with the top players on her list, regardless of how others ranked them.

 

[stllvf]

using
espn's top 40 as of today only 4 0f top 16 have committed and 11 of top 40 (7 of 24) and the top teams the LVs compare with have none as of today. They all have fan bases wearing rose colored glasses and pontificating the merits of their schools and coaches.

obviously the top players are each assessing their personal criteria for selecting the school.

 

[lfvol]

I think the only meter that matters is:
1) how many did we get who were on CKC's list of "Wants who fit our style," and
2) how were our Gets ranked on her list?

A clean sweep and perfect recruiting year would be when CKC fills every open slot with the top players on her list, regardless of how others ranked them.

Seems unlikely this wave of top 15 visitors all fit based on skills. She may learn more about attitude, etc on a visit. But I doubt they are this far along trying to assess if the skills fit.