Hasina Muhammad Top 5 SEC Recruit

Dan Olson is a former women's college basketball coach and longtime recruiting analyst. His subscription-based website, Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, is one of the most comprehensive in the industry. Each week, Olson will provide insight into past, current, and future SEC recruits.

This week, Olson highlights the top five SEC recruits from his top 100 list of the Class of 2011. Next week, we will examine the rest of the SEC recruits who made his top 100. (Note: The number before the player refers to Olson's ranking, followed by height, position, and school she has committed to.)

No. 3 — Ciera Burdick, 6-1, SF (Tennessee)
"She can do everything," Olson said. "She can handle the ball in transition and gives Tennessee one of those guard-forward type of players they have always had, and currently have, with size on the perimeter. She can beat you with a post-up game if you want to isolate her, or she can beat you deep. She is a great athlete who can get out in transition. She is a special player. She probably broke a lot of hearts in the state of North Carolina when she made her decision to go to Tennessee."


No. 4 — Krystal Forthan, 6-4, C (LSU)
"She can face up and shoot threes or jump over people (to score)," Olson said. "She hasn't even touched her potential yet. She could be a first-team All-SEC level kid for more than one year once she learns the game and figures it out and really refines her offensive and defensive skills. She is going to be a fun player to watch as time goes on in the SEC."

No. 9 — Ariel Massengale, 5-7, PG (Tennessee)
"She is a U.S. National team point guard," Olson said. "She and Cassie Peoples (Texas) are two of the best point guards in the country. She is a really smooth distributor of the ball, and you have to respect her deep or she will bury the jump shot. She should have an impact sooner than later in the SEC."

No. 49 — Hasina Muhammad, 6-0, SG (Auburn)

"She is a spider woman," said Olson, who agreed Muhammad compares to former Auburn All-American DeWanna Bonner. "She has a long, long thin frame. Her wingspan is like Ralph Sampson-ish. (Sampson was a 7-foot-4 center who played for the University of Virginia and went on to a career in the NBA, most notably with the Houston Rockets.) She is great off the dribble. She can bury a jump shot if you leave her be. She has superior size for her position with her length. She is tailor made for up-tempo, pressure basketball."

No. 50 — Bria Goss, 5-8, PG (Kentucky)
"She is a big guard who has versatility on the perimeter," Olson said. "She is a point guard who makes plays, runs the team, makes good decisions with and without the ball, and has great leadership qualities. The kid is a winner."

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