Top 20 recruit Cheli commits to UConn women

Carl Adamec, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Apr. 6—The UConn women's basketball team is putting together another top recruiting class for 2024.

Morgan Cheli — a 6-foot-2 guard from Los Altos, California — announced her commitment to the Huskies on Thursday. She is rated the No. 18 recruit in the junior class by ESPN.

She joins Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and No. 5 recruit Allie Ziebell as UConn 2024 commits.

Cheli wrote on social media: "The basketball culture that Coach Auriemma, the staff and the players have created is incredible. As a young kid that used to play basketball in her front yard with her dad and dream of winning a National Championship, I'm looking forward to taking this next step with great anticipation."

She will sign her letter of intent in November. Among her reported offers were from Stanford, South Carolina, and UCLA.

Cheli, who plays for coach Sue Phillips at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, missed much of her junior season with a foot injury but returned in time to help the Monarchs to a third straight Northern California Open Division title. Cheli then had 24 points, five assists, and four steals in a 69-67 loss to Etiwanda in the state final.

Last summer she played for Phillips with USA Basketball's U-17 national team that won the gold medal at the FIBA U-17 World Cup in Hungary. She averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 3.0 steals as Team USA went 7-0 in the tournament.

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