Kelsey Mitchell

[XU-PA]

read with much interest the recent stories in the ENQ about Princeton's Kelsey Mitchell, her family, her game.

So what's the chance that a superb guard turned head coach (Amy Waugh) might be able to get one of the best players ever in the tri state area to make the Cintas Center her home?

[usfldan]

There should be plenty of competition. I'm sure her father, Mark Mitchell, has connections as Taft's boys head coach, and Princeton's head coach, Jill Phillips, played at Georgia. Princeton had a pretty good player not too long ago, Lesslee Mason-Cox, who wound up at Ohio State, but I just read she evenutally transferred out of there to Houston. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing for our chances.

[bleedXblue]

Shes going to go wherever she wants to go

She'll have the pick of the litter

Sounds like they have a very close family.....maybe she will stay close so that they can watch her play

[cinskyline]

I'm not sure we have much of a chance here. At #1 she can pretty much pick where she wants to go. Coach Waugh really doesn't have any track record of success yet, and that's a problem (actually with all recruits this is a problem too). The A-10, of course, will not help our chances.

[XU-PA]

. The A-10, of course, will not help our chances.

I'm thinking the new conference/alignment, which could begin in her freshman year, might just give us a shot in the arm.
Knowing just a little about Coach Waugh, I don't suspect she's given up, or will give up,

[usfldan]

I just saw Mark Mitchell, Taft boys basketball coach and Kelsey Mitchell's dad, was hired as an assistant for Ohio State's women's team. Might just be a clue where she is going.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/recruiting/2013/05/31/analyst-ohio-state-at-an-advantage-for-signing-kelsey-mitchell/

[XU-PA]

Couple ways to look at this, neither way points to XU.
1) McGuff is a proven recruiter, he was hired to help right the ship and recruit the nest player in the country. Kelsey lives in a very close knit family and hiring Dad will pave the way.
2) Kelsey is headed to college, and the freedom that carries with it would be stiffled by moving to a college along with Dad.

I say Coach Waugh should keep the heat on. She's got the Big East behind her, she's a point guard's coach, At XU Kelsey has a chance to be a big fish in a big pond by putting XU hoops back into the upper echelon of college hoops!

[ohiobballfan]

From talk I have heard both Kelsey and her sister will be joining dad at Ohio State. Feel bad for the kids no breathing room with dad there everyday.

[HomerCecil]

With her dad coming on board at Ohio State, I see zero chance the girls will sign anywhere other than Ohio State. I think this is kind of sleazy, but it's not against the rules, so you can't fault McGuff, I guess.

[muskiefan82]

With her dad coming on board at Ohio State, I see zero chance the girls will sign anywhere other than Ohio State. I think this is kind of sleazy, but it's not against the rules, so you can't fault McGuff, I guess.

You must not remember the Acres family and Oral Roberts University.