University of Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder announced the 2022-23 signing class on Wednesday with Jada Gyamfi, Taylor McCabe and Hannah Stuelke signing National Letters of Intent. The Hawkeyes’ latest recruiting class is ranked No. 20 by espnW HoopGurlz.
“This is the fourth consecutive top-25 ranked recruiting class for us, and that bodes very well for the future of Iowa basketball,” Bluder said. “I see this class making an immediate impact on our team. These women are great players that will be great additions athletically and academically.”
Jada Gyamfi | 6-1 | Forward
Johnston, Iowa (Johnston)
The Gyamfi File
- 2021 Class 5A Iowa State runner-up during junior season at Johnston High School
- CIML Conference Champion junior season
- Named to Iowa All-Tournament, all-region and all-district teams as a junior
- Earned first team honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and Iowa Print Sports Writers Association as a junior and was a second team IPSWA honoree as a sophomore
- Second team all-conference as a freshman at Johnston High School before earning first team all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior
- Played for All Iowa Attack (2017-2021) under Dickson Jensen, Randy Mauro and Allen Jones, winning three Nike National Championships, two Boo Williams Championships and recorded an undefeated season in 2020
- Played for Kingdom Hoops (2013-2017) under Ryan Carpenter and for Iowa Heirs under Jamie Gyamfi
- Named to the Academic All-Conference team as a freshman, sophomore and junior
Personal
- Daughter of Jamie and Nana Gyamfi
- Has three siblings, Katre, Chancelor and Maya
- Sister, Maya, plays basketball at Northern Iowa, brother, Chancelor, was a first team All-American on the Iowa Western football team, mom, Jamie played basketball at Ellsworth before transferring to Mt. Mercy to play basketball and golf and aunt, Melanie House played basketball and golf at Luther College
Taylor McCabe | 5-9 | Guard
Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)
The McCabe File
- 2021 Class A Nebraska State Tournament runner-up during junior season
- Two-time first team Nebraska Super State honoree and earned second team honors as a freshman at Fremont High School
- Broke Nebraska Class A 3-point record as a freshman
- Ran cross country, finishing runner up in the 2022 Class A State Championship, and track and field, finishing first in the 4×800-meter relay, second in the 4×400-meter relay and third in the 800 meters and helping team to the 2021 Nebraska State Championship title
- Three-time academic letter-winner, member of National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society, and received departmental honors in Math, Science, and Social Sciences.
Personal
- Daughter of Ryan and Dana McCabe
- Has three siblings, Peyton, Colin and Declan
- Plans to major in engineering
Hannah Stuelke | 6-2 | Forward
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington)
The Stuelke File
- Ranked No. 45 recruit nationally by ESPN
- Three-time All-State honoree, earning first team honors as a sophomore and junior and second-team honors as a freshman
- Three-time first team All-Conference honoree – unanimously sophomore and junior seasons – and all-district honoree as a freshman, sophomore and junior
- Played five years on All Iowa Attack under Dickson Jensen, earning the 2019 Boo Williams Invitational Tournament MVP honor and 2019 Nike Nationals All-Tournament team honors and winning the 2021 Nike Nationals Championship
- Awarded the Washington Tri-Athlete Award for earning varsity letters in three sports
- Played volleyball, earning all-conference honorable mention honors, and was on the track and field team, earning all-conference honors in discus and the 100-meters
- Three-time honoree for the Science and math awards at Washington
- Member of the Academic Honors Program
Personal
- Daughter of Michael and JoAnna Mantz and Mario Davis
- Mom played went to Illinois State and Missouri Western and played basketball
