Some basic thoughts
With Latham and, to some extent, Hurst (depending on how much she plays around the basket), we might have a more 'go to" presence in the lane. Over the course of last season, Freelon was less of a top option in the offense (IMO) but go more and more of points off of offensive rebounds or in transition. The post-up game was not featured extensively. I think with Latham, there might be more use of her as a go to option. Much will still depend on the development of Jenkins and Trent. Trent got more time last year and showed awareness of where to be on offense and could move the ball like the fulcrum at the top of the key. She could also catch passes in the lane. Hopefully, Jenkins also shows more and more. If those three + Dimaro can hold their own defensively as well as against the interior players from Duke, Louisville, NC State, UNC, etc... then there is promise.
On the perimeter, I think we remain an unknown until we see more. Last year, Suffren and Wells were not reliable from the 3-pt line. And neither would really orchestrate the offense from a PG mindset. Sufften was more of a driver when she had the ball, and less of a facilitator. We need outside shooting as well as a game manager. We will see if their outside shooting has improved. We don't know that until we see if. Suffren's mid-range jumper improved, but she rarely passed out of a screen and roll situation or when she took on two people with an open teammate around the block. Also, right now, we have no idea how Sears will do both on offense and defense, no matter her HS pedigree
A key will be for Wenzel to improve her ability to shoot consistently (avoid shooting under 30% for stretches), be able to finish, etc.
I do think we will lose a bit from not having Baker shooting bang-bang-3s. It is not clear YET if we have a replacement for that. Even if people poo-poo her because of a slide toward the end of the year, she was a valuable member of the offense. The key will be to have more balance. Will we? We know that people will score. How much? How? How many reliable outside shooters will we have? Will our spacing be better? Will we be tenacious on the offensive rebounds like Freelon was.
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With the roster now finalized
-- JerryLopez5
Jul 07, 2026 at 11:58 AM ET
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07/07/26 11:58 AM ET
I like all the new players, but disappointed we lost Baker now that we
-- Scream_On_D
Jul 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM ET
Scream_On_D
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07/11/26 11:20 PM ET
My opinion is that this team should be better defensively, and faster. I
-- VT One
Jul 07, 2026 at 01:34 PM ET
VT One
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07/07/26 01:34 PM ET
I too am optimistic, and looking for Carleigh to have a big year
-- CarolinaHokieFan
Jul 07, 2026 at 03:53 PM ET
CarolinaHokieFan
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07/07/26 03:53 PM ET
Should be better defensively and probably rebounding ...
-- vt90
Jul 07, 2026 at 12:25 PM ET
vt90
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07/07/26 12:25 PM ET
Her school played the hardest schedule than any HS in north carolina**
-- mrknowitall
Jul 07, 2026 at 03:41 PM ET
mrknowitall
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07/07/26 03:41 PM ET
I want more info on her AAU success.**
-- Stork
Jul 07, 2026 at 06:07 PM ET
Stork
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07/07/26 06:07 PM ET
Played pg for team Curry,AAU stats are hard to find from 2024
-- mrknowitall
Jul 07, 2026 at 08:17 PM ET
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07/07/26 08:17 PM ET