Fresh off a Sweet 16 marketing campaign, Kenny Brooks is placing the items collectively for his third Kentucky girls’s basketball workforce. The Wildcats simply landed a participant from the switch portal who has a number of spectacular accolades on her resume.
On3’s Talia Goodman experiences Ayanna Patterson is transferring from UConn to Kentucky. A 6-foot-2 ahead from Ft. Wayne, she’ll have two years of eligibility remaining.
Patterson was one of many high recruits in America when she dedicated to UConn. Named Indiana Miss Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American, she was ranked by ESPN because the No. 4 participant within the 2022 recruiting class.
Unfortunately, accidents have prevented Patterson from reaching her potential. She’s spent 4 years in Storrs, however has solely been capable of play in two of them.
After enjoying in 30 video games as a real freshman, she underwent offseason knee surgical procedure. Rehab problems pressured her to have one other surgical procedure that despatched her to the sideline. Then her third school basketball season was placed on maintain by a shoulder damage. Patterson returned final season and appeared in 30 video games for the Huskies, but she was by no means part of the common rotation.
“Yanna, from the time that she got here as a freshman, has always been one of the best people to have as a teammate, because she engages with everyone,” Geno Auriemma said in February. “She works exceptionally hard. She’s no maintenance. … Yanna has gotten a lot out of this. Unfortunately, it didn’t translate to having the opportunity to do it on the court.”
Patterson has loads of potential and a National Championship on her resume. Hopefully, Brooks can unlock a few of that potential whereas pairing Patterson with Clara Strack within the Kentucky frontcourt subsequent season.
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