August 9, 2020 is the day the Huskies Women’s Basketball program officially announced that Washington is back as a prominent brand in PAC-12 recruiting circles.
Head Coach Jody Wynn and her staff pulled off a recruiting coup that seemed impossible a mere 2 months ago by receiving a commitment from highly regarded wing/forward Marisa Davis-Jones, a former Duke commit.
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Marisa Davis-Jones (Valley Vista HS (AZ) is a tough 6’2″ slashing high-flying wing that likes to penetrate the lane off-the-dribble and use her shooting touch, superior athleticism and long arms to creatively operate around the basket.
Marisa led Valley Vista to the Arizona high school championship. She is the #2 ranked player in Arizona per Prep Girls Hoops
The commitments of Davis-Jones rounds out a stellar 2021 class that will raise University of Washington women’s basketball to another level talent-wise.
This Huskies 2021 recruiting class — Marisa Davis-Jones combined with the highly regarded 4-star Top 100 talents, Jess Finney; Avery Van Sickle; and the severely underrated AJ Marotte (whom I believe is a Top 60/4-star talent) — will easily rank as one of the most talented freshman classes ever at Washington.
Van Sickle is a 4-star recruit that is rated #84 by ESPN and ranked #57 by ProspectsNation.
Jess Finney is rated a 4-star by ProspectsNation, as well as Marotte receiving a 4-star by ProspectsNation.
(For comparison, the Huskies 2013 recruiting class included McDonald’s All-American Kelsey Plum, ranked #26 by ESPN as a 4-star with a 95 grade, as well as ESPN Top 100 players Brianna Ruiz; and Chantel Osahor, both with a 93 grade.
Davis-Jones should mesh well with the impressive list of Washington 2021 recruits — ie., shooting/combo guard Avery Van Sickle, point/combo guard Jess Finney and wing AJ Marotte — that can play off her athletic ability and skills.
The reunification of Jess Finney with fellow Arizonan Davis-Jones in Husky purple is something that should have Huskies fans salivating, i.e., both players bring a creative approach to fastbreak/transition offense with Jess Finney looking both for her shot as well as the opportunity to create a better shot for teammates, while Davis-Jones is an elite finisher that can go all the way to the basket over defenders or pull up to use her leaping ability and touch around the basket.
