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Here is a link to the Missoulian article on Tinkle's tryout.
www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/09/sports/sports04.txt
www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/09/sports/sports04.txt
Mslacat
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She did it!
Red, White ... and New
By Clay Kallam
ESPN HoopGurlz
Posted Thu, 06/12/2008 - 06:54 As a newcomer to USA Basketball,
Joslyn Tinkle of Montana is a surprise choice for a U18 team that the selection committee loaded with size.
STORY BY CLAY KALLAM; PHOTOS BY GLENN NELSON
Joslyn Tinkle was a surprise pick because she's a USA Basketball newbie.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Usually, there are some clear standouts, obvious choices, to make any team – but at the USA Women's U18 National Team tryouts were different. Of the 34 girls gathered at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, only a few seemed like sure things going in. That led to a lot of uncertainty during the three days of trials about just what the selection committee might be looking for, and led to an equally surprising group of 12 who will play in the FIBA Americas U18 championship in Buenos Aires July 23-27.
USA Basketball U18 Team
G Ashley Corral, Vancouver, Wash.
G Skylar Diggins, South Bend, Ind.
G Samantha Prahalis, Dix Hills, N.Y.
G Nikki Speed, Pasadena, Calif.
W Kelly Faris, Plainfield, Ind.
W SheKinna Stricklen, Morrilton, Ark.
F Alyssia Brewer, Sapulpa, Okla.
F Nneka Ogwumike, Cypress, Texas
F Joslyn Tinkle, Missoula, Mont.
P Sarah Boothe, Gurnee, Ill.
P Kelsey Bone, Stafford, Texas
P Lynetta Kizer, Woodbridge, Va.
The most stunning choice was that of 6-foot-3 Joslyn Tinkle (Class of 2009 – Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS), an unknown on the national scene, though ranked No. 7 in her class by ESPN HoopGurlz, who defied the conspiracy-theorist scenario that the teams are picked before they arrive, and the big schools and big coaches have the process under complete control. And it wasn’t as if Tinkle was dominant; in fact, until the last few sessions, she didn’t shoot well, though her fine footwork in the post was evident throughout.
She will be joined in the frontcourt by two players who were expected to be on the team from the get-go: Kelsey Bone (Class of 2009 – Stafford, Texas/Dulles HS) and Alyssia Brewer (Tulsa, Okla./Sapulpa HS/Texas). The 6-4 Bone is the prototypical power post, and she showed her inside skills in every session. Brewer, at 6-3, is longer, more athletic and more comfortable handling the ball than Bone, and could play the four, or conceivably even the three.
The selection committee – Carla McGhee (athlete representative), Beth Cunningham (athlete representative), Sherri Coale (NCAA), Jim Foster (NCAA), Trina Patterson (NCAA), Tara VanDerveer (NCAA), Mary Roonie Scovel (NJCAA) and Wendy Larry (WBCA) – loaded up on size, as two more tall girls are also on the team. Six-three Lynetta Kizer (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac HS/Maryland), who had trouble scoring inside during the scrimmages but showed a nice mid-range touch, and 6-5 Sarah Boothe (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township HS/Stanford), who is strong and can finish with either hand, give the U.S. an imposing presence in the paint.
And don't forget Nneka Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair HS/Stanford), a 6-2 power forward who is at her best inside. Ogwumike's length and athleticism, plus her fearless play, add even more power to the American post game.
Yes, there are some guards, led by flashy Samantha Prahalis (Dix Hills, N.Y./Commack HS/Ohio State), who plays like a young Ticha Penicheiro (though she shoots better), and smooth Nikki Speed (Pasadena, Calif./Marlborough HS/Rutgers), who ran her teams with more efficiency and control than the 5-6 Prahalis, but made fewer forays to the basket.
Kelly Faris makes USA's U18.Skylar Diggins (Class of 2009 – South Bend, Ind./Washington HS) showed the best shooting touch at the trials, though admittedly that didn't take much. For whatever reason, good defense, the altitude or just one of those stretches, no one could make a shot, inside or out, in most of the scrimmages. The 5-6 Diggins, though, was an exception, and 5-6 Ashley Corral (Vancouver, Wash./Prairie HS/USC) had some moments when the three was dropping. Corral and Diggins, though, are a bit undersized at the two guard, and this particular dozen doesn't have any big guards.
Kelly Faris (Class of 2009 – Plainfield, Ind./Heritage Christian HS) and SheKinna Stricklen (Morrilton, Ark./Morrilton HS/Tennessee) do have size, but both struggled to make shots in Colorado Springs, Faris, at 5-9, is a superb athlete who is more of a mid-range shooter, but the 5-10 Stricklen has a reputation as a scorer, even if she didn't show it at the tryouts.
Left off the team were highly regarded players such as Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (Class of 2009 – Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS), Alicia Manning (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS/Tennessee) and April Sykes (Crawford, Miss./East Oktihebba HS/Rutgers), though Ruffin-Pratt hurt the same shoulder she dislocated late in the high school season, and didn’t play on Wednesday.
But given the format, and the realities of international basketball, almost any 12 from this group would have done well enough in Buenos Aires to qualify for the U19 World Championships in Bangkok next summer, as the Americans need only a top-four finish in Argentina to move on. And it's important to note that there will be another set of tryouts for that U19 team, which means a player such as 6-8 Brittney Griner will have an opportunity to make the roster for the trip to Thailand, and those who didn’t make the team this time around may well get another shot at wearing a USA Basketball jersey.
Red, White ... and New
By Clay Kallam
ESPN HoopGurlz
Posted Thu, 06/12/2008 - 06:54 As a newcomer to USA Basketball,
Joslyn Tinkle of Montana is a surprise choice for a U18 team that the selection committee loaded with size.
STORY BY CLAY KALLAM; PHOTOS BY GLENN NELSON
Joslyn Tinkle was a surprise pick because she's a USA Basketball newbie.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Usually, there are some clear standouts, obvious choices, to make any team – but at the USA Women's U18 National Team tryouts were different. Of the 34 girls gathered at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, only a few seemed like sure things going in. That led to a lot of uncertainty during the three days of trials about just what the selection committee might be looking for, and led to an equally surprising group of 12 who will play in the FIBA Americas U18 championship in Buenos Aires July 23-27.
USA Basketball U18 Team
G Ashley Corral, Vancouver, Wash.
G Skylar Diggins, South Bend, Ind.
G Samantha Prahalis, Dix Hills, N.Y.
G Nikki Speed, Pasadena, Calif.
W Kelly Faris, Plainfield, Ind.
W SheKinna Stricklen, Morrilton, Ark.
F Alyssia Brewer, Sapulpa, Okla.
F Nneka Ogwumike, Cypress, Texas
F Joslyn Tinkle, Missoula, Mont.
P Sarah Boothe, Gurnee, Ill.
P Kelsey Bone, Stafford, Texas
P Lynetta Kizer, Woodbridge, Va.
The most stunning choice was that of 6-foot-3 Joslyn Tinkle (Class of 2009 – Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS), an unknown on the national scene, though ranked No. 7 in her class by ESPN HoopGurlz, who defied the conspiracy-theorist scenario that the teams are picked before they arrive, and the big schools and big coaches have the process under complete control. And it wasn’t as if Tinkle was dominant; in fact, until the last few sessions, she didn’t shoot well, though her fine footwork in the post was evident throughout.
She will be joined in the frontcourt by two players who were expected to be on the team from the get-go: Kelsey Bone (Class of 2009 – Stafford, Texas/Dulles HS) and Alyssia Brewer (Tulsa, Okla./Sapulpa HS/Texas). The 6-4 Bone is the prototypical power post, and she showed her inside skills in every session. Brewer, at 6-3, is longer, more athletic and more comfortable handling the ball than Bone, and could play the four, or conceivably even the three.
The selection committee – Carla McGhee (athlete representative), Beth Cunningham (athlete representative), Sherri Coale (NCAA), Jim Foster (NCAA), Trina Patterson (NCAA), Tara VanDerveer (NCAA), Mary Roonie Scovel (NJCAA) and Wendy Larry (WBCA) – loaded up on size, as two more tall girls are also on the team. Six-three Lynetta Kizer (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac HS/Maryland), who had trouble scoring inside during the scrimmages but showed a nice mid-range touch, and 6-5 Sarah Boothe (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township HS/Stanford), who is strong and can finish with either hand, give the U.S. an imposing presence in the paint.
And don't forget Nneka Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair HS/Stanford), a 6-2 power forward who is at her best inside. Ogwumike's length and athleticism, plus her fearless play, add even more power to the American post game.
Yes, there are some guards, led by flashy Samantha Prahalis (Dix Hills, N.Y./Commack HS/Ohio State), who plays like a young Ticha Penicheiro (though she shoots better), and smooth Nikki Speed (Pasadena, Calif./Marlborough HS/Rutgers), who ran her teams with more efficiency and control than the 5-6 Prahalis, but made fewer forays to the basket.
Kelly Faris makes USA's U18.Skylar Diggins (Class of 2009 – South Bend, Ind./Washington HS) showed the best shooting touch at the trials, though admittedly that didn't take much. For whatever reason, good defense, the altitude or just one of those stretches, no one could make a shot, inside or out, in most of the scrimmages. The 5-6 Diggins, though, was an exception, and 5-6 Ashley Corral (Vancouver, Wash./Prairie HS/USC) had some moments when the three was dropping. Corral and Diggins, though, are a bit undersized at the two guard, and this particular dozen doesn't have any big guards.
Kelly Faris (Class of 2009 – Plainfield, Ind./Heritage Christian HS) and SheKinna Stricklen (Morrilton, Ark./Morrilton HS/Tennessee) do have size, but both struggled to make shots in Colorado Springs, Faris, at 5-9, is a superb athlete who is more of a mid-range shooter, but the 5-10 Stricklen has a reputation as a scorer, even if she didn't show it at the tryouts.
Left off the team were highly regarded players such as Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (Class of 2009 – Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS), Alicia Manning (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS/Tennessee) and April Sykes (Crawford, Miss./East Oktihebba HS/Rutgers), though Ruffin-Pratt hurt the same shoulder she dislocated late in the high school season, and didn’t play on Wednesday.
But given the format, and the realities of international basketball, almost any 12 from this group would have done well enough in Buenos Aires to qualify for the U19 World Championships in Bangkok next summer, as the Americans need only a top-four finish in Argentina to move on. And it's important to note that there will be another set of tryouts for that U19 team, which means a player such as 6-8 Brittney Griner will have an opportunity to make the roster for the trip to Thailand, and those who didn’t make the team this time around may well get another shot at wearing a USA Basketball jersey.
GrizMontana
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I see that Tara VanDerveer was on the selection committee, isn't Joslyn considering Stanford?
GrizMontana said:
the first shot in the national recruitment of joslyn has just been fired, by tara vanderveer. this is the advantage the big schools have. ostensibly, the purpose of national teams is to groom talent for our olympic team, but the real function has become to funnel talent to the country's major collegiate programs by the coaches who lead those programs, much in the way schools run summer camps as recruiting vehicles. joslyn is on this team because of vanderveer, period, and that fact will be brought up again and again during her recruitment by stanford, as will her chances to play on our future olympic teams, which vanderveer has coached in the past and may well again.
i believe montana reached a critical threshold in women's basketball back in the shannon cate days, when we combined our only black recruit in the history of the program with cate, our greatest-ever player, and had a chance to be a national power rather than just a big sky power (which is to say, not much power at all.) alas, robin elected to stick with his policy of recruiting only montana players, and so we've remained a big sky power with little chance of national exposure.
the irony is, now that we have two black players in the program, together with one of the best montana kids to come along in years (ali hurley), we once again have a shot at building a program with a national reputation if only we can recruit the one montana kid capable of making it all happen. but it won't be easy, as ms. vanderveer's evident clout now attests.
Yeah, I would say the odds of her attending the UofM now is about 30-40% if not less.
I just feel, honestly that Robin of all people could pull it off.
In the end if he could pull Tinkle in, there is a great chance of getting the girl from Sidney the next year (also nationally ranked) and great googly moogly that would be a solid squad.
Almost brings tears to my eyes on how good that team might be.
Congrats to Jos...best of luck.
I just feel, honestly that Robin of all people could pull it off.
In the end if he could pull Tinkle in, there is a great chance of getting the girl from Sidney the next year (also nationally ranked) and great googly moogly that would be a solid squad.
Almost brings tears to my eyes on how good that team might be.
Congrats to Jos...best of luck.
Gallatin Griz
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Some older ESPN articles on Joslyn's current club team. Obviously her summer plans are changing. My bad if this has already been posted. Congrats to Jos and the Tinkle family for making the USA U18 team. Very impressive! :thumb: :clap: :thumb: :clap: :thumb: :clap:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=3375122
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=3372105
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=3375122
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=3372105
mtgrizrule
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Here is the Missoulian article on her. Congrats JOS, go use this experience to see the world and how great it is in Missoula. Then come this winter you can officially announce your decison to be a "Lady GRIZ". :thumb:
Tinkle lands spot on national squad
By BOB MESEROLL Missoulian sports editor
Joslyn Tinkle is getting a new basketball jersey.
This one will be emblazoned with the letters USA.
Tinkle, a senior-to-be at Missoula Big Sky High School, found out Thursday that she's one of 12 players who were selected for the USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team.
Tinkle, who was in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week for the tryouts, was the only player selected for the team who did not have previous national team experience.
“It was pretty exciting,” Tinkle said as she and her new teammates waited for their flights home Thursday morning. “We're all pretty happy about it.”
Tinkle returns to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from July 10-16 for training, then departs for some more training in Washington, D.C., from July 17-20. The team will take part in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship July 23-27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The top four teams from that tournament advance to the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship.
Tinkle, a 6-foot-3 post player who helped lead the Eagles to the State AA championship last March, was selected from a group of 35 of the nation's top 18-year-old-and-under players.
“It was a lot of fun,” Tinkle said. “There were a few intense days. The competition level is so much greater here; the physical part of game is so much higher. Each of these girls is very talented. It's a big honor and I'm super excited to play for this team.”
The team's head coach is Carol Owens, the head women's basketball coach at Northern Illinois. The roster, though, was selected by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donahoe, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball.
“It's tough to be a real scorer, because they can all score,” Tinkle said in explaining how she caught the committee's eye. “I made sure to focus on being energetic and having an upbeat attitude, working hard 100 percent of the time. We played as a team really well.”
Tinkle said she has not set a timetable for announcing where she'll attend college. This summer's experience should help prepare her for the next level.
“You can't get better competition than here,” Tinkle said. “It will help me become a better, stronger player all around. I'm looking forward to getting familiar with and playing with these girls from all over the country.”
The others named to the national team are: Kelsey Bone, Stafford, Texas; Sarah Boothe, Gurnee, Ill.; Alyssia Brewer, Sapulpa, Okla.; Ashley Corral, Vancouver, Wash.; Skylar Diggins, South Bend, Ind.; Kelly Faris, Plainfield, Ind.; Lynetta Kizer, Woodbridge, Va.; Nneka Ogwumike, Cypress, Texas; Samantha Prahalis, Dix Hills, N.Y.; Nikki Speed, Pasadena, Calif.; and SheKinna Stricklen, Morrilton, Ark.
“I think the trials went really well and that this was a great group,” said coach Owens. “Everyone was very coachable and there was a lot of energy - more than I expected from this age group. I am really excited about the 12 who will be joining us in July.
“I think one of our strengths has to be our defense. When you are playing teams from other countries, everyone can score. We have to be able to defend and create scoring opportunities for ourselves. We have to rebound, too. I think this team has the capability of scoring but we have to be able to do other things. We have to be a hard working team.”
Tinkle lands spot on national squad
By BOB MESEROLL Missoulian sports editor
Joslyn Tinkle is getting a new basketball jersey.
This one will be emblazoned with the letters USA.
Tinkle, a senior-to-be at Missoula Big Sky High School, found out Thursday that she's one of 12 players who were selected for the USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team.
Tinkle, who was in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week for the tryouts, was the only player selected for the team who did not have previous national team experience.
“It was pretty exciting,” Tinkle said as she and her new teammates waited for their flights home Thursday morning. “We're all pretty happy about it.”
Tinkle returns to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from July 10-16 for training, then departs for some more training in Washington, D.C., from July 17-20. The team will take part in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship July 23-27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The top four teams from that tournament advance to the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship.
Tinkle, a 6-foot-3 post player who helped lead the Eagles to the State AA championship last March, was selected from a group of 35 of the nation's top 18-year-old-and-under players.
“It was a lot of fun,” Tinkle said. “There were a few intense days. The competition level is so much greater here; the physical part of game is so much higher. Each of these girls is very talented. It's a big honor and I'm super excited to play for this team.”
The team's head coach is Carol Owens, the head women's basketball coach at Northern Illinois. The roster, though, was selected by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donahoe, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball.
“It's tough to be a real scorer, because they can all score,” Tinkle said in explaining how she caught the committee's eye. “I made sure to focus on being energetic and having an upbeat attitude, working hard 100 percent of the time. We played as a team really well.”
Tinkle said she has not set a timetable for announcing where she'll attend college. This summer's experience should help prepare her for the next level.
“You can't get better competition than here,” Tinkle said. “It will help me become a better, stronger player all around. I'm looking forward to getting familiar with and playing with these girls from all over the country.”
The others named to the national team are: Kelsey Bone, Stafford, Texas; Sarah Boothe, Gurnee, Ill.; Alyssia Brewer, Sapulpa, Okla.; Ashley Corral, Vancouver, Wash.; Skylar Diggins, South Bend, Ind.; Kelly Faris, Plainfield, Ind.; Lynetta Kizer, Woodbridge, Va.; Nneka Ogwumike, Cypress, Texas; Samantha Prahalis, Dix Hills, N.Y.; Nikki Speed, Pasadena, Calif.; and SheKinna Stricklen, Morrilton, Ark.
“I think the trials went really well and that this was a great group,” said coach Owens. “Everyone was very coachable and there was a lot of energy - more than I expected from this age group. I am really excited about the 12 who will be joining us in July.
“I think one of our strengths has to be our defense. When you are playing teams from other countries, everyone can score. We have to be able to defend and create scoring opportunities for ourselves. We have to rebound, too. I think this team has the capability of scoring but we have to be able to do other things. We have to be a hard working team.”
mtgrizrule
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With all the publicity and experience she is about to get, does she even begin to realize that she can positively impact the LADY GRIZ program like no other player ever has?
Do most fans have any idea how impactful her signing with the LADY GRIZ would be in terms of them being able to have a chance for a higher class of player than we normally have a chance for. This type of signing would really open doors to other recruits nationally and maybe internationally that would consider playing with Joslyn.
It is damn scary to think what Robin could do with elite level talent. :thumb: Please Joslyn, be a Lady GRIZ. Either way, I wish her the best and hope she will enjoy this experience she is about to take on.
Do most fans have any idea how impactful her signing with the LADY GRIZ would be in terms of them being able to have a chance for a higher class of player than we normally have a chance for. This type of signing would really open doors to other recruits nationally and maybe internationally that would consider playing with Joslyn.
It is damn scary to think what Robin could do with elite level talent. :thumb: Please Joslyn, be a Lady GRIZ. Either way, I wish her the best and hope she will enjoy this experience she is about to take on.
