November 2012 Verbally Commit 2013 North Tartan players in the news … As the 2012 summer season ended once again every athlete will have a future DI University to call home. These athletes have verbally committed: Chelsea Poppens. The 6'2" senior from Aplington, Iowa has emerged as a key forward for the Iowa State women's basketball team in the past four years. Tesha Buck University of Green Bay Chelsea Poppens has been selected as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, Joanna Hedstrom University of Minnesota a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four Tyseanna Johnson Iowa State University areas of excellence – community, classroom, character Clarissa Ober South Dakota State U and competition. Well respected by opposing coaches for her tireless effort, Poppens was one of just three Rebekah Dahlman Vanderbilt University unanimous picks to the All-Big 12 First Team. She Kristina White University of Vermont averaged 14.2 points and 10.6 rebounds last season, making her the only player in the Big 12 to average a Kayonna Lee Illinois State University double-double. She was 13th nationally in rebounding, Nia Coffey Northwestern University recording 16 double-digit rebound games, including seven games with 15 or more rebounds. Savannah Trapp UCLA Verbally Commit 2014 Grace Coughlin University of Minnesota Kanesha Bell University of Minnesota F O C U S I SSUES 1 Verbal Committments 2 NT Collegiate Athletes 3 Dahlman and Coffey top 25 Nice job Pops. 4 AAU card page 3 5 Q and A Newsletter 1 Gophers women's basketball: 2013 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rachel Banham on preseason All- Big Ten team Rankings - ESPNU 100 1 Mercedes Russell Tennessee 2 Kaela Davis Georgia Tech 3 Diamond DeShields North Carolina 4 Taya Reimer Notre Dame 5 Linnae Harper Kentucky 6 Rebecca Greenwell Duke 7 Allisha Gray North Carolina 8 Jannah Tucker Tennessee 9 Tyler Scaife None 10 Oderah Chidom Duke 11 Erica McCall None 12 Kendall Cooper None 13 Ronni Williams None 14 Jessica Washington North Carolina 15 Lexie Brown Maryland 16 Rebekah Dahlman Vanderbilt Sophomore guard Rachel Banham became the first 17 Jessica Jackson Arkansas University of Minnesota women's basketball player 18 Raiygne Moncrief LSU selected to the coaches' preseason All-Big Ten team since Emily Fox in 2008-09. 19 Ieshia Small None 20 Kailee Johnson Stanford Banham, Big Ten freshman of the year and second- team all-conference last season, received the honor at 21 Marques Webb None Big Ten Media Day in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 25. 22 Kai James None The former Lakeville North standout was cleared 23 Stephanie Mavunga North Carolina Tuesday to play and compete in full practice after recovering from a blood clot in her lungs that was 24 Nia Coffey Northwestern discovered in July. 25 Lindsay Allen Notre Dame Banham, who averaged 16 points last season, was joined on the coaches' preseason all-conference team by Ohio State's Tayler Hill, Iowa's Morgan Johnson, North Tartan wants to recognize and Nebraska's Jordan Hooper, Penn State's Alex Bentley congratulate players #16 and #24! Way and Maggie Lucas, and Purdue's Courtney Moses. to represent! You are regarded as the Nations’ Best! Newsletter 2 continued from page 1 S I D E B A R A RTICLES Parents make sure to sign up for your daughter’s AAU card. This card is essential to cover any incidents / injuries that may occur during the AAU season. You will need to enter the North Tartan club code: XTF68C. The code is essential to link your child with our club and the extra insurance that is carried in and out of state. Also, (and this is a must) make sure to pay the extra $2 coverage. The extra $2 will cover athletes at all tournaments whether they are AAU sanctioned or not. Mail a copy of the card to our office. C ALENDAR OF E VENTS SPECIAL EVENT PLACE: THE BARN- U OF M TH TH TIME / DATE NOVEMBER 10 AND 11 Whitney Tinjum Washington State, Mariah Clarin SDSU, Gabby Boever SDSU, Hannah Strop SDSU, all come into town! SPECIAL EVENT PLACE: YOUR HOMETOWN TH TIME / DATE NOVEMBER 12 Best to all HS athletes as the season officially starts! SPECIAL EVENT PLACE: RELATIVES TIME / DATE NOVEMBER 22ND Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels. Enjoy your immediate and extended families! NEWSLETTERS Now that we have officially hit November, North Tartan will be sending out monthly newsletters to keep everyone up to date with related News, “hot topics”, valuable information for the 2013 season, and current information on the state of basketball. The entire staff wants to make sure the North Tartan family is fully connected and answer many questions you may have. If there is ever any pertinent information that you would like to share in the newsletter please feel free to send an email to [email protected]. Stay Connected! Newsletter 3 M O R E T O K NOW … W H A T H A S D I R E C T O R B I L L L ARSON BEEN UP TO? AAU B I D C OMMITTEE Bill Larson has found himself involved in a much larger role at the National AAU level. Two years ago Vice President Boo Williams asked Bill to join the Executive Girls’ Basketball Board. Director Bill Larson agreed and is now one of nine select members involved in every aspect of AAU basketball. His first meeting of the month was the responsibility of selecting various locations for future AAU National tournaments. “It was a large task with a lot on the table. It is important to get it right.” “Cities are not offering just gyms they are offering full experiences for players, coaches, and parents.” NIKE HEADQUARTERS Bill traveled to Portland Oregon for his annual Nike meeting only a few weeks ago. He notices big trends that are developing in youth basketball - Trends that are a reaction to the change in the NCAA calendar that will be put into effect this upcoming season. AAU CONVENTION (BI-ANNUAL) ANOTHER BUSY AND INFORMATIONAL WEEK – MAYBE A LITTLE MORE WILL BE SHARED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER! QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: Now that I have been accepted for the 2013 season Q: When will the first schedules come out for the 2013 what do I do next? spring season? A: First, congrats! Your name will appear on one of our A: Most schedules will be identical to 2012. With the goal rosters. Now you can go to the North Tartan main page of attended high level tournaments that also offer maximum and start gathering all items specified (AAU card, birth exposure we have found a great niche. For the older groups certificate, etc…) and mail into our office. being part one of the Elite Nike members makes scheduling Q: What’s the address for the North Tartan office? easy to follow and play in Nike sponsored tournaments. North Tartan younger teams have found a solid balance of in th A: 6230 10 Street South, Suite 310B, Oakdale MN state and out of state tournaments with quality competition. 55128 Q: If I have questions on how to fill out registration materials or I want to make sure I gathered all the proper information who should I contact? A: Three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) Lynelle Peterson is in the North Tartan office working on past, present, and future items. She should get the majority of the credit for keeping the club so organized. Her email is [email protected] Newsletter 4 From all of us at North Tartan, Have a great Thanksgiving!! With a Bounce, Bill NEWSLETTER 5 .