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[NoDakSt]

Marvadene Anderson, a 6'11" post player at Rutgers prep, has verbaled Pitt.

She's the worlds tallest teenaged girl.

http://boards.rebkell.net/posting.php?mode=newtopic&f=2

[beknighted]

For those who are interested, there's a connection between Rutgers Prep and Pitt, in that one Coyle sister coaches at Rutgers Prep (which is not affiliated with Rutgers University) and another is an assistant at Pitt.

Reports on the RU board from people who's seen her play indicate that she's very, very raw.

[Whalen13]

Holy crap! How much more can she grow in 2 years?

[FollowtheCardinalRule]

I've actually seen her play. She's not the dominating presence in the paint that you'd think she'd be yet, or at least last year. I've seen a high school play against Rutgers Prep--and they lost last year against Marvadene Andersen's Rutgers Prep by 3 points after losing the best player in the history of the school to graduation. The post player (Dominique Vitalis, of Gill St. Bernard's--she's going to Georgetown) IMO out played Marvadene --but we'll see how much she has improved since last season. Dominique also got 1st team tabs all-county over Marvadene. I'm not saying that Marvadene isn't good--she's just not necessarily ready yet to take on the best. (Marvadene averaged 11.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game--not the most exciting stat line).

I'll take a look at the schedule, and see if I can get a game in.

[StevenHW]

[Happycappie25]

The reason she's at pitt is because coyle is there. She went and was hired at pitt was for Anderson's services. Legal...barely...(See Mazatlan, Gus)

and likely she will be WBB's answer to Mitch Mustain LOL

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[purduefanatic]

She has a long ways to go...I have seen her play as well. In addition, and I'm very hesitant to say it because I don't want to jinx her, but if I recall she was pretty knock kneed and I remember thinking that she made me nervous just watching her because of the dreaded ACL.

Anyway...

[ladydawgs96]

[fancy_daniel]

I remember seeing a tv show about tall people with her on it. At the time, she only played netball but I thought she would definitely come over to the states to play ball. I'm glad she's made it here.

[toad455]

It'll be interesting to see how she improves this year. She's got work to do, but can clearly become a force in the paint if she wants to work at it. Let's just hope she's doesn't become another Alyssa DeHaan.

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[toad455]

she redshirted last season. was wondering if anyone's seem her play. her stats aren't great and I wonder how much potential she has or will she simply turn into an Allyssa DeHaan type of player.

HER STATS:
18.6 mpg
7.8 ppg
4.0 rpg
2.3 bpg
2.7 t.o./pg
30-58 FG(51.7%)

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[ArtBest23]

I have not seen Pitt play this year, I heard their new coach Suzie McConnell-Serio speak of her. Bubbles redshirted last year, and McConnell-Serio was hired in the off season ( a terrific hire, I think). She said that Bubbles still needed work on her conditioning, and that she was still a liability on defense, but that they were working on brining her along. She's averaging about 18 minutes, 8 pts, shooting 52%, gets 2 or 3 blocks, 4 rebounds. Those stats aren't that bad for less than half a game from a red shirt freshman acknowledged to be a project.

Considering how bad Pitt has been the last 2 years, I think she's an asset, and considering she is in just her first year playing, she has a lot of time to improve.

I'm looking forward to seeing one of their games.

[mzonefan]

Toad, ArtBest asked about her in the Best College Centers thread. This was my response last month:

[dtsnms]

She is twice the size of Dehaan, she is a legit wide body...and that's part of her problem.

Going into the season, she needed a lot of conditioning work, and experience, and is getting both.

The jury will be out on Bubbles' ability to be a game changer for quite some time.

[PRballer]

I just love that her name is Bubbles. So on that alone, I'm rooting for her.

[PRballer]

I just love that her name is Bubbles. So on that alone, I'm rooting for her.

[toad455]

after watching that video, it's clear how slow she is. Definitely a project, but so much potential.

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[uconndave]

Speaking of Pitt - Does anyone know what Agnus Berenato is up to these days.
I thought she was a nice classy lady.

[bullsky]

She's not playing against Pitt (doesn't appear to be on the bench). They showed a segment of Pitt's practice and she wasn't there either. Is she hurt?

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[mzonefan]

[bullsky]

[stever]

http://www.cardiachill.com/2014/1/5/5268610/marvadene-bubbles-anderson-injured-injury-pitt-womens-basketball-pittsburgh-panthers

[toad455]

I was wondering why she hasn't been playing lately. There's nothing on Pitt's site about her being out, and I haven't been able to find anything about her injury.

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