What Lauren Ware’s commitment means for Arizona

Lauren Ware announced her commitment to Arizona on Sept. 7, 2019.It was an anxious 24 hours for those who follow Arizona women’s basketball. On Friday afternoon, top 100 recruit Lauren Ware posted on social media that she would make her commitment public the folllowing day. On Saturday, it became official that she was planning to head to Tucson next year.

What does that mean for the Wildcats? The answer is, “A lot,” both on the court and off.

Even during the best of the Joan Bonvicini years, getting top recruits was difficult for Arizona women’s basketball. Bonvicini made it work without those top 100 recruits, but no one will deny that competing in today’s Pac-12 is very difficult without…