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VERBALS/COMMITMENTS THUS FAR Note: verbals or commitments are non-binding which means a player can retract her verbal or commitment at any time until she signs a letter of intent. As of November 15, 2001 ANITRA "NIKKI" BLUE 5'6
Bakersfield West CA
Nike All-America
Student Sports Junior All-America
USA Today Junior All-America
All-Region First Team
Cal-Hi Sports state Junior of the Year
co-MVP of Deep South Classic Gold Division.
34 ppg, 6 apg
ASGR no. 8.
SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT ON 11.14.01 
Blue ORTAL OREN 5-9
Attends high school at Kirat-Sharet, Holon, Israel
Resides in Rishon-Lezion, Israel
25 ppg, 10 rpg, 5 apg
SIGNED LETTER-OF-INTENT ON 11.15.01 JULIA PITTS 6-2
North (Torrance) High School
3-sport athlete
All-league in basketball, volleyball and track and field.
17 points, 12 rebounds per game in 00-01.
SIGNED LETTER-OF-INTENT ON 11.21.01 
Pitts EMMA TAUTOLO, 6-2
Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley, CA
Committed in the Fall of 2000
All-league
14 ppg, 10rpg
SIGNED LETTER-OF-INTENT ON 11.14.01 
Tautolo LISA WILLIS 5'9
Narbonne Harbor City CA
Student Sports Junior All-America
California State Sophomore of the Year
All-Los Angeles First Team.
ASGR no. 67.
SIGNED LETTER-OF-INTENT ON 11.14.01 
Willis OLD RECRUITING STORIES CALPREPS final summer rankings Read what CaliforniaPreps.com said about a couple of Bruin recruits' performance over the summer WORLD TRADE CENTER tragedy making recruits think twice about where they will play next season_9.19.01 Last week's terrorist attacks have left every U.S. citizen feeling an unfamiliar amount of insecurity about his or her safety in this country and that fear has trickled down onto the college recruiting scene. Erin Grant, a highly regarded guard out of Texas, recently gave a verbal committment to Texas Tech over Stanford. A major factor in her decision was the need to stay home and be close to her family after last week's tragedy. Now, could it be that Nikki Blue, one of the top point guards in the class of 2002 could make the same decision and pick UCLA, just an hour-and-a-half away from her Bakersfield home, over UConn, a five-hour flight away? NIKKI BLUE, one of the top guards in the class of 2002, cuts list to 4 ANITRA "NIKKI" BLUE, one of the top guards in the class of 2002, cuts list to...UCLA vs. UConn Rutgers Scarlet Knights Women's Basketball 2002 Recruiting (click here) BRUINS to add International flavor to roster in 2002/2003? Ortal Oren, a 17 year-old player out of Israel, is rumored to have chosen to attend UCLA for the year 2002/'2003. The scoop on her is that she is the top junior player in her country, is not a pure shooter but can shoot the three and is a great ball handler and penetrator.
ISRAELI player makes official visit to UCLA_10.1.01 Ortal Oren, one of the top junior players in Israel, made her official visit to UCLA's campus Sept. 26. The visit appears to have gone very well. Taken that she has family who live in Orange County, things look very good for the Bruins regarding her.
Oren, from Holon, Israel, is a point guard and according to sources close to her, she will most likely play that position and will compete for a spot in the regular rotation her freshman year. She can really handle the ball, is smart, is a really nice person and is very modest and strong for her age. She is also the daughter of a coach. LISA WILLIS commits to UCLA, CROCKETT still a question mark_9.18.01 LISA WILLIS has committed to UCLA LISA WILLIS ready to take charge for Narbonne_CaliforniaPreps.com_9.18.01 UCLA receives third commitment from 2002 class_10.7.01 Ortal Oren, one of the top junior players in Israel, gave an oral commitment to the Bruins this past week, a source close to her has said. She had visited the Westwood campus, Sept. 26.
Oren, from Holon, Israel, is a point guard and according to a source who has watched her play, she will most likely play that position and will compete for a spot in the regular rotation her freshman year. She can really handle the ball, is smart, is a really nice person and is very modest and strong for her age. She is also the daughter of a coach.
Her commitment is the third for the Bruins for the 2002 class. Earlier this month, Lisa Willis, a 5-9 guard from defending National Champion Narbonne High School of Harbor City, Calif., commited to the Bruins and coach Kathy Olivier. Also, Emma Tautolo, a 6-2 forward out of Moreno Valley High School in Moreno Valley, Calif., had already given a commitment in the Fall of 2000. Willis is a top 30 player, while Tautolo is one of the top post players in the California.
The Bruins are also still in the hunt for a few other top high school players. High on UCLA's list are 5-6 guard Nikki Blue of West Bakersfield High School and 6-2 power forward Wilnett Crockett, a high school teammate of Willis, amongst some other talented players. Blue has narrowed her list of schools to UCLA and UConn, while Crockett has four other schools on her list. TOP POINT GUARD BLUE COMMITS TO UCLA LISA WILLIS committment story from Press Telegram_10.31.01 The 5-9 guard from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, Calif., says she always wanted to be a Bruin. BLUE wants to help take BRUINS to next level_10.25.01 The 5-7 Blue-chip guard from Bakersfield, Calif. told the Bakersfield Californian that she wants to take a chance in Westwood and that she, along with the "six" (four official) players who verballed UCLA are talented enough to help rebuild the program there. NIKKI BLUE: "I made this choice to stay close to home so UCLA can be No. 1 instead of UConn again and again"_10.22.01 The nation's No. 1 point guard prospect explained to the Orange County Register why she chose UCLA over perennial power UConn. The 5-7 Blue averaged 34 points and eight assists per game last season for West Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, CA. |
