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As of July 22, 2002 All information on this page is taken from various sources over the internet. Some of it comes from individuals who have emailed me the information on these players. Please do not take this too serious in that I have no way of checking the sources to make sure that the information provided is 100 percent accurate. This is only meant to give fans of UCLA women's basketball an overall view of where the Bruins stand in regards to the top national and local high school players. I will only include information sent to me which has some form of proof to it. For links to sites where I've borrowed this information without permission, scroll to the bottom of this page. If you have any additional information in which you can provide a means of reference or some proof in the validity of the info you provide to me, please e-mail me at uclawomen@yahoo.com RECENT RECRUITING STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB PLAYGROUND phenom drawing interest from UCLA 1.25.02
From the L.A. Daily News' Prep Sports' Basketball Beat
By Rich Hammond and Vincent Bonsignore/L.A. Daily News
Keith Higgins didn't know he was looking at the future of Reseda girls' basketball when he watched a pickup basketball game at the school's playground.
"I was walking around, looking for help, and I found her," said Higgins, Reseda's first-year coach, referring to sophomore Clarissa Ricks, one of the region's top newcomers.
Ricks is averaging approximately 17 points and 17 rebounds per game for the Regents, who improved to 10-5 with Wednesday's victory over San Fernando and might be headed to the upper-division City Section playoffs.
This is Ricks' first season of organized basketball, but at 6-foot she is versatile enough to play well in the post and on the perimeter even though she remains a raw talent, according to Higgins.
"We try to work on something new every week in practice," said Higgins, who played at Cal State Northridge. "We don't want to throw too much at her at once, but she's very coachable and she's a quick learner."
Higgins said Ricks already has received a recruiting letter from UCLA, and she already has succeeded in turning around a team that went 6-12 last season. PLAYERS LOOKING AT UCLA New info highlighted in this color... ERLANA LARKINS, 6'2
Palm Beach Benjamin FL adidas Top Ten Camp (2001),
Street & Smith All-America HM (2001),
2A All-State First Team,
2A Florida Player of the Year.
18 ppg, 15 rpg.
BS no. 8.
FROM SYBIL'S SITE -- UConn leads Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, ODU, UCLA, USC, and others.
FROM ONLINE ATHENS STORY -- UCLA, Georgia, Georgia Tech and South Carolina are recruiting her and that UConn is one of the top schools on her list. 
Larkins Online Athens story_7.22.02 Another Silly Season -- Basketball Times -- Larkins mentioned in story -- Winter 2002. CLARRISSA RICKS, 6-0
Reseda High School, CA
First season of organized basketball
Averaging approximately 17 points, 17 rebounds
Turned her team around from a 6-12 record last season to 10-5 this season.
Received a recruiting letter from UCLA as reported in the L.A. Daily News_1.25.02
FROM CALHISPORTS.COM -- State Stat Standouts of the Week -- Jan. 7-12 -- Clarissa Ricks (Reseda) - The sophomore had an unconventional triple-double Wednesday in the Regents' 64-41 rout of Van Nuys. Ricks scored 18 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and had 10 steals. 
Clarissa Ricks JEN RITZ, 5-6
Yorktown Heights Lakeland NY
All-Section and All-League First Teams.
14.5 ppg, 5 apg.
FROM SYBIL'S SITE -- UCLA, Duke, St. John's, others. 
Jen Ritz LINKS TO VARIOUS SOURCES SYBIL'S CLASS OF 2004 RECRUITING |
