WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE
-Flaherty to visit UofL
-Holmes to Missouri
(Jenny O'Bryan brings us news of a 2014 point guard that is on UofL's radar. She's listed several schools and is taking unoffical visits as for now.)
2014 point guard Katelynn Flaherty (5-8) is due on campus sometime this week for an unofficial visit. Flaherty recently has visited Virginia Tech, Michigan and Georgia. She will also visit Kentucky this week.
Flaherty seems to have quite
a few suitors. Along with the
above-mentioned teams, she is also visiting Ole Miss and Vanderbilt unofficially.
Flaherty is a point guard who
apparently can play either guard spot.
In her junior campaign, as a transfer to a new school, she averaged 30.3
points, 5.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game. Flaherty notched a blistering 93% from the
free throw line. Her season high game of
record is 40 points! This kid can
shoot.
Scouring the internet and
watching video of her play, Flaherty appears to do it all. Lay ups, pull up jumpers, 3 balls, you name
it, the kid can hit it. Aside from that
she is said to take great pride in her defense.
A coaches kid. Coaches kids are said to be some of the best
students of the game, very strong basketball IQ’s.
Below is a summary of her
game from a Michigan blogger:
A 5'7 " guard who can
can flat out shoot the rock. Seems at times to score without much effort
whether it is behind the 3 point arch or scoring in the paint. Her fundamentals
are solid and her basketball IQ is very high. Loves to defend and cause havoc
to anyone who tries to get pass her. A natural leader and a winner!tio
Flaherty sounds like a player that Cardinal fans would love to watch. What exactly are our chances of landing this dynamic player? Hard to say, with all the schools on her current list. I’ll keep my nose to the grind and report back just as soon as there is more to report.
ESPN W has this to say about her (from last year):
The Mecca-Feb 12: Though in basketball, possession of one, special skill is enough to advance to the next level, coaches are most comfortable with prospects who exhibit balance. Flaherty is an example of a point guard with yin to go with her yang. She has plenty of flair to her game, but also is very good in basic mode. She is most dynamic in transition, one-on-one opportunities, where Flaherty exhibits nice, quick dribble moves combined with head and shoulder fakes and plenty misdirection. In halfcourt situations, she can be quite unflappable, fearless and in charge. She'd pair well with a combo guard, as she works well without the ball and shows good footwork and form on her shot out to 3-point range. (Nelson)
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DAVIONNA HOLMES wasted no time leaving the UofL campus and heading elsewhere. That elsewhere is Missouri. The press release is in the comments section below.
Flaherty sounds like a player that Cardinal fans would love to watch. What exactly are our chances of landing this dynamic player? Hard to say, with all the schools on her current list. I’ll keep my nose to the grind and report back just as soon as there is more to report.
ESPN W has this to say about her (from last year):
The Mecca-Feb 12: Though in basketball, possession of one, special skill is enough to advance to the next level, coaches are most comfortable with prospects who exhibit balance. Flaherty is an example of a point guard with yin to go with her yang. She has plenty of flair to her game, but also is very good in basic mode. She is most dynamic in transition, one-on-one opportunities, where Flaherty exhibits nice, quick dribble moves combined with head and shoulder fakes and plenty misdirection. In halfcourt situations, she can be quite unflappable, fearless and in charge. She'd pair well with a combo guard, as she works well without the ball and shows good footwork and form on her shot out to 3-point range. (Nelson)
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DAVIONNA HOLMES wasted no time leaving the UofL campus and heading elsewhere. That elsewhere is Missouri. The press release is in the comments section below.
-Jenny O Bryan
