Even if we lose Lauren I still expect to win the Big 12 next year. The freshmen are obnoxiously talented and will be ready to fill the gap. We wouldn't be national favorites anymore but still an outstanding team. Nalyssa Smith gave a little preview of that today. Throw in Queen and Aquira and we will be able to hang with anyone. Then, when Lauren came back in 2020-2021 we would legitimately have a chance to be the greatest team in the history of the sport.
If Lauren does play next year, then we are probably co-favorites with Oregon. They return all the key pieces and we saw just how dangerous they can be.
As for recruiting, we have been recruiting the cream of the crop nationally for awhile now. We got Aquira from California and Honesty from Maryland, both top 10 recruits. This next class we are fortunate to have two top 10 recruits in our own backyard. We also seem to have legitimate interest from Hailey Van Lith of Washington, the number 2 recruit in the country. With the development of our posts, and the magic that we got from Chloe after just one year under Kim, I imagine any number of recruits will be lining up to come.
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