2025 Recruiting

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volfan__18 said:
She will be playing both sports at tennessee.
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Will not be playing volleyball as a freshman, as they do not have a scholarship available and the scholarship counts against the team an athlete participates in first during an academic year. I would be stunned if she ever actually suits up for the volleyball team.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Will not be playing volleyball as a freshman, as they do not have a scholarship available and the scholarship counts against the team an athlete participates in first during an academic year. I would be stunned if she ever actually suits up for the volleyball team.
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as will I DP
 
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Ladyvols4ever! said:
You got the #1 volleyball player in the State. Do you turn her down from at least trying?

Doesn't count toward schollies. I say, go for it.
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I don’t think there is anything wrong with letting her pursue it. Just don’t think it’s a sustainable idea. As mentioned earlier by @DeerPark12 there are no scholarships for volleyball available for her freshman season.

If she wanted to do volleyball she would do it as a walk-on? And they would be making big time concessions to basketball would be my guess.

The most important part of pre-season basketball practice happens right in the heart of volleyball. Don’t see Kim letting her skip conditioning and practice.

Curious to see how that aspect plays out but very glad she is a Lady Vol.
 
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Mark it down, at the end of their senior season this will be the #1 recruiting class in WBB.
Every single player is continuing to get better and will lead their schools to an outstanding season.
Multiple Top 10 recruits.
There will be multiple McD All-Americans.
There could possibly be a National Player of the Year.
There could possibly be one or two HS National Champions.
Multiple State Champions.
This class has the potential to be special.
Wish them the best of luck on and off the court.
GBO!

 
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Ladyvols4ever! said:
You got the #1 volleyball player in the State. Do you turn her down from at least trying?

Doesn't count toward schollies. I say, go for it.
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But, see, that’s the problem. It DOES count toward volleyball scholarships.

NCAA rules require that a multisport athlete counts against the scholarship limit of the first sport he or she competes in during an academic year. Which means anytime that that she would participate with the volleyball team, she would count against the volleyball scholarship limit, not basketball.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
But, see, that’s the problem. It DOES count toward volleyball scholarships.

NCAA rules require that a multisport athlete counts against the scholarship limit of the first sport he or she competes in during an academic year. Which means anytime that that she would participate with the volleyball team, she would count against the volleyball scholarship limit, not basketball.
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Even if she walks on for volleyball? That’s what I see happening. Might allow her a reduced commitment to practice time with volleyball as a walk-on.

Still don’t think it’s a good plan but I appreciate her tenacity.
 
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creekdipper said:
Thanks for posting that. She was the player I remembered as a two-sport star. And I believe Vanderveer would qualify as a decent basketball coach.

The point is, and always was, that it's possible if an athlete has the right combination of talent, desire, and work ethic. And to think that all major college coaches would turn away such a player is preposterous.
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Different time and we covered Kristin Folkl and Natalie Williams from the 90’s last week. Won’t really happen today given what has been covered extensively in this thread. The practice and conditioning rules have changed the game and even back then if you let an athlete the caliber of a Folkl or Williams or only had them for the 2nd half of the season. None of that ever translated to late season success for them to the level they wanted
 
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VolBall09 said:
I don’t think there is anything wrong with letting her pursue it. Just don’t think it’s a sustainable idea. As mentioned earlier by @DeerPark12 there are no scholarships for volleyball available for her freshman season.

If she wanted to do volleyball she would do it as a walk-on and they would be making big time concessions to basketball would be my guess.

The most important part of pre-season basketball practice happens right in the middle of the heart of volleyball. Don’t see Kim letting her skip conditioning and practice.

Curious to see how that aspect plays out but very glad she is a Lady Vol.
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She'll have to wait for Volleyball until after her freshman season with basketball. She'll be in shape. Question is, will playing both sports ware her out?
 
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VolBall09 said:
Even if she walks on for volleyball? That’s what I see happening. Might allow her a reduced commitment to practice time with volleyball as a walk-on.

Still don’t think it’s a good plan but I appreciate her tenacity.
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Go back and read what DP said. If she is on scholarship for whatever sport, the first sport she plays in that academic year is the one the scholarship is tied to. Doesn't matter if it's tiddly winks.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Even if she walks on for volleyball? That’s what I see happening. Might allow her a reduced commitment to practice time with volleyball as a walk-on.

Still don’t think it’s a good plan but I appreciate her tenacity.
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You can’t walk on in one sport while being a scholarship athlete in another. That’s the point I’m trying to make.

It dates back to decades ago when the NCAA first put in scholarship limits. Football programs would have additional players sign scholarships for track or baseball when they would really only be there to play football. So the NCAA required that a student athlete that is on scholarship has their scholarship count against the first team they participate for during an academic year. The idea being that football was the biggest offender and football always comes first in the academic calendar. The side effect is that multisport athletes rarely compete in fall sports unless it is their primary sport.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
You can’t walk on in one sport while being a scholarship athlete in another. That’s the point I’m trying to make.

It dates back to decades ago when the NCAA first put in scholarship limits. Football programs would have additional players sign scholarships for track or baseball when they would really only be there to play football. So the NCAA required that a student athlete that is on scholarship has their scholarship count against the first team they participate for during an academic year. The idea being that football was the biggest offender and football always comes first in the academic calendar. The side effect is that multisport athletes rarely compete in fall sports unless it is their primary sport.
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Thanks for the clarification. Just don’t see how it’s doable for her.

Even from her commitment volleyball seems like an after thought. More of a “if we can find a way,” than a sure bet.

Maybe a practice player if she just really loves the game that much.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Does Eve Rackham-Watt know that? I’ll delete my account if she ever suits up for a volleyball match.
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I have no idea what she’s going to do and neither do you. But the opportunity is there. It’s everything that the coaches respect and believe in her enough to give permission to pursue both if she chooses. Again, you and some others are signifying what is more complex.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Thanks for the clarification. Just don’t see how it’s doable for her.

Even from her commitment volleyball seems like an after thought. More of a “if we can find a way,” than a sure bet.

Maybe a practice player if she just really loves the game that much.
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Yes. Who knows what her goals are? Only she does.
 
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I'm sure there'll be an article on the matter soon enough.

Rhetorical question. Suppose a player is filthy rich and elects to pay out of pocket. Can they play 2 sports?
 
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dtnvol said:
Welcome Lauren 😁...Yesss, we get another oneeee😍 Let's get that Natty🏆 Go LVFL 🧡💙🏀💙🧡
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I’m so excited, for the Pauldo twins in particular. They give me Lil Bit vibes. Bobbitt was one of the best PGs we ever had. Had all the attitude, wanted all the smoke and had a crossover that would drop a grown man.

Those young ladies are bringing that same energy for me. That’s championship energy.
 
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