How culture, genuineness sold transfer guard Caia Elisaldez on Wisconsin
When Caia Elisaldez visited UW last month, she planned to visit two other programs. Instead, the point guard commited on the spot. Here is why.
MADISON – Caia Elisaldez brings a confidence to the Wisconsin women’s basketball program that comes with experience. The 5-foot-5 point guard has played 95 games and almost 2,900 minutes in college while scoring 1,099 points. She helped Chattanooga win 68% of its games the past three seasons and owns a positive assist/turnover ratio in the past two.
The Southern Conference player of the year was the final player Badgers women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton added for the upcoming season and perhaps the missing piece to a roster rebuild that lacked a veteran floor general. How does Elisaldez think she can help the Badgers ? UW’s latest addition spoke to the Journal Sentinel about a number of topics including her potential impact, her recruitment and the development of her game.
Here is what we learned. Travel issues turn out to be blessing The recruiting process is accelerated for players in the transfer portal. An official visit that typically lasts two days for a high school recruit is often done in one, so any delay can greatly alter plans.
That is why Elisaldez was especially concerned when her flight to Madison was delayed for about 2 1/2 hours. She thought it spoiled the plans the UW coaches made for her that evening. It didn’t.
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