Kate Harpring who is up there for the number one player in the country has visited UGA on December 2nd 2024. This is big because it is the second visit to UGA and both times the entire family came. As far as I know, UGA and maybe Tech might be the only schools she has visited twice. I am hoping for a Finley Parker early commitment to UGA because she could draw players like Kate Harpring to Athens. Folks, we could be on the verge of greatness at UGA again. Think of Janet Harris, Katrina McClain and Teresa Edwards on the same team. This off season will be one of the biggest in past history for us. We must take back the state of Georgia.

Harpring is telling her teammates she will not be going to Georgia. And it's not because her father played for GA Tech or our coaching staff. She loves our school and coaching staff. She can't get over something else. I wish she could get over it. I would love to watch her play here.

Don't give up Dawg44, I believe that she loves UGA. You don't keep visiting a school you don't like. Coach Abe is the one who can bridge that gap. We are definitely on her mind and I think in the end, we can land her.

I hope you are correct. But from my inside info, it would be a miracle.

If you would ask me, if I could have a great player who would it be, simple, Finley Parker.

Kate has taken 6 unofficial visits. This is unofficial, she was to visit UGA first on January 7. The other schools were Ga Tech, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Tennessee. She could be getting closer to a decision or cutting down her list to maybe 2 or 3. Kate and her Marist teammates are in the Elite Eight. They play Cartersville tomorrow evening at 6 pm. They are 28 and 2, a win tomorrow will put them in the final four Saturday. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

I just checked Kate Harpring On3 new predictions and it is interesting. It says that Vandy leads at 28.1, Iowa 24.6, UCLA 21.1 the next 4 which is UGA, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and LSU all with a 6.2 prediction. If she chooses Vandy, she will have to share the ball with Mikayla Blake who has become a star. We were in Mikayla's final five. She was one I was hoping to get to UGA, but with Trinity, Dani and Rylie, we will definitely be okay. Iowa has a super class that is coming in and they have already started a good class for next year. UCLA has young players on the team and they have a guard from overseas in next years class. South Carolina and LSU are loaded with guards and UGA is in great shape. Georgia Tech has a new coach who will start from scratch might be her best bet. Otherwise Kate will have to earn playing time with her school of choice. UGA will love her and she would get more than adequate playing time and she be the leader after her sophomore year. That was the way it is at almost any school who wins at a high level.

Kate Harpring has committed to North Carolina. This was one I wanted, but I am very happy with Danielle Carnegie and if we need to move Jocelyn Faison to guard I am confident she will be exceptional. I look at today's game and the majority of all recruits have never seen UGA women's basketball as a top team in the country. I think Coach Abe is going to change that starting with this season. When you win, there are a lot of players that want to come to your program. The players who are choosing other schools today will want to transfer to UGA tomorrow.

We had no chance. She has constantly told her high school teammates that she was not interested in going to a school that had some gay players. I'm certain we have a few that are gay. I just don't see what difference that would make. They would never bother her in any way. This subject should never be a part of any decision. The main thing she was looking for on visits was finding out info about who might be gay on the team. She may be talented, but mentally, I'm not sure she is all there?

Great pickup for UNC…

Guys, we shouldn't publish that type of content about any player. If Kate chooses not to come to UGA, so be it. We have been great in the past and I see us being great in the future. I can't believe that North Carolina is a perfect school and the UGA that Kate visited back then is completely different. There are only four players that is left from March. I don't even know if Trinity and Mia was at UGA when Kate visited. Besides, every school that she visited, has had gay players. UGA, as far as I have known, have been a school that the players have had the utmost respect for each other on our team. Let's just move on from Kate and let's win this year and everything will take care of itself.