Lady Cougar basketball signs three players
11/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 13, 2003
HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston women's basketball head coach Joe Curl announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent Thursday afternoon.
Kanani Marshal from Odessa College, Kadi Creel from Duncanville High School and Jasmin Moore from Langham Creek High School.
Marshal is a five-foot-nine inch guard from Madison, Wisconsin, who is listed as one of the top five Junior College guards in the country. Last season at Odessa, Marshal averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game and this season she is in the running for National Junior College Player of the Year.
Creel is a six-foot-three inch post player who is ranked as one of the Top 100 recruits in the nation by All Star Girls Report Recruiting Guide, and is listed as the number 17 power forward in the Country. Creel is a two time BCI All-American an Adidas All-American and was named to the 2003 Street-Smith's Magazine Honorable Mention All American team.
Moore is a local product out of Langham Creek who averaged 17.3 points per game while shooting 87.3 percent from the free throw line last season. She was named First Team All District as a junior and Second Team All District as a sophomore after averaging 10.2 points per game.
Curl said he is very pleased to have signed the three players and looks forward to getting them on the court as Lady Cougars.
"I'm really happy with all of them," Curl said. "It's a great start. We will probably look to sign one more but we are being very selective with the process at this time. The three girls we just signed give us a lot to work with in the future. There is size, tremendous athleticism and the ability to bang in the post."
With the loss of three seniors at the end of this season, Curl said it is important to bring in talented recruits to fill in what will be lost."
"We don't look at replacing a Chandi Jones, Nicole Oliver or Amanda Barksdale, we look to find players with similar talents," he said. "I think the future is very bright with these kids."