It’s going to be a jump ball between Tennessee and LSU for guard Meighan Simmons.
The 5-foot-9 guard from Steele High in Cibolo, Texas, who also had considered Maryland, Rutgers and Duke, said that she will chose between the two SEC schools, the only schools to which she made official visits.
“Where does Meighan fit in the best? Where does Meighan need to be? She needs time to reflect,’’ Steele coach Kari Wallace said Tuesday. “She wants to have time to come down from the ‘ohs’ and ‘ahs’ and make sure she’s making the right choices, not in the moment.”
Wallace said Simmons told her that she was impressed with both schools. Simmons also told the San Antonio Express-News that “it’s always been like a dream of mine to go Tennessee” and added that the sentiment “kind of does” factor into her choice.
Simmons averaged 25 points per game last season in leading Steele to the Class 4A state semifinals. The reigning two-time Express-News player of the year also averaged 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 assists per game.
Simmons made her official visit to UT this past weekend.
The Lady Vols have one commitment — guard Lauren Avant from Memphis — for their recruiting class and have another scholarship open.
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Comments » 14
Fulton_Vol writes:
Come To Tennesee! We would love to have you wear the uniform of the winningest women's program. You love it here, it is a lot of hard work but rewards are outstanding.
Link4vols writes:
Come on to UT........help us win another NC!
lewhs93#205993 writes:
Be a lADY VOL and get a great education and win a national championship.Go Lady Vols.
Bloodrunzorange writes:
Make your dream come true! Come to Summitt land and play for the Vols! Good luck Meighan and I hope to see you in Orange!
reachkim00 writes:
Come on to Knoxville young lady.. you won't regret it!! GO LADY VOLS!!!!!
utvolz#637682 writes:
Meighan,
I used to live in Schertz and now live in Middle Tennessee. Come to the Hill and play for the greatest coach in the history of the game. You won't miss Cibolo and you'll love East Tennessee! We love winning National Championships and we'd love to have you help us win #9!
londonvol writes:
Coach Summitt is the best, no question
GreerVol22 writes:
bottom line is, come to Knoxville and play for the best coach in history or .......not. Remember, you only can commit once...make sure you don't regret your decision.
utvolz#637682 writes:
Here's the story in the San Antonio Express-News.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/hi...
mississippi writes:
OR 2 OR 3 natty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
volboy81 writes:
I hope you come to Knoxville! Its the greatest sports city in America! Help us win championships #9 and 10!!
GO LADY VOLS!!!
YankeeVol writes:
Tennessee is the place to be. Especially if you are a guard.
tonyvick#213307 writes:
'Mique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, Candice Parker, Meighan Simmons...they all had dreams about attending UT
BigRMan writes:
If it's down to UT & LSU as the choices for Simmons, and it's Women's Basketball, it should be a no brainer. Comparing the 2 coaches (Chancellor to Summitt) is like comparing spam to Filet Mignon, or Ripple to Champaign. Chancellor's only in the Hall of Fame due to his WNBA accomplishmnets thanks to Cynthia Cooper. At Ole Miss he couldn't win anything close to a National title and after Coop retired his pro team could only manage one play off series win the next 6 years. Summitt could outcoach Chancellor in her sleep. Simmons would get a quality education from either UT or LSU. Her basketball education and experience would be considerably enhanced by choosing to come to Knoxville!
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