Class of 2023 Recruiting

[easmus]

Corsica-Stickney Jaguars GBB was at the game vs NDSU last evening. Assume they were invited in part because of Avery Broughton.

[kiyoat]

Just updating these threads a little:

Looks like after easmus posted this in February 2020 she has gotten a few offers (this is only based on her twitter feed, there might be more out there)

2020 Aug 15 - USD and SDSU
2020 Oct 23 - UND
2020 Oct 28 - Drake

sometime this winter she suffered a season-ending ACL injury, though.

[elcoyote]

Mar 24, 2021 8:38:21 GMT -6 kiyoat said:

Just updating these threads a little:

Looks like after easmus posted this in February 2020 she has gotten a few offers (this is only based on her twitter feed, there might be more out there)

2020 Aug 15 - USD and SDSU
2020 Oct 23 - UND
2020 Oct 28 - Drake

sometime this winter she suffered a season-ending ACL injury, though.

She's only a sophomore though. Plenty of time to heal. 

[kiyoat]

Here's the tweet from August:

[gopheryote]

Wowza - this is a pretty good get!

[GoYotes]

Really good get.

Jun 16, 2021 12:34:06 GMT -6 gopheryote said:

Wowza - this is a pretty good get!

[elcoyote]

Nice! Very, very nice! Have a soft spot for the small town South Dakota (or Nebraska) kids. Stellar players do come regularly from these places.

[kiyoat]

Awesome! I'm sure the groundwork was already laid, but this is a nice early win for our brand-new recruiting coordinator, right?

Here's a nice article on the commitment from Mitchell:


www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/basketball/7076404-Corsica-Stickneys-Avery-Broughton-commitment-to-South-Dakota-lifts-heavy-recruiting-burden

[kiyoat]

From the article:

... "For the last couple months I’ve been leaning toward USD. I just wanted to get it done and get it out there so I could focus on rehab and get back to basketball.”

...Staying in South Dakota was crucial during the recruitment process ... South Dakota State would have been her second choice...

...Upon visiting Vermillion ... she discovered the tight-knit nature of the Coyotes offered a familiar feeling....“I got to visit a lot of the girls and feel what their culture was and I fell in love with it,” Broughton said. “They had a fun environment and it felt like a really close family and that’s something I really loved. That’s what we have at Corsica-Stickney and it drew me in right away.”

...During the last six months, however, the idea of making a decision began to weigh heavily...She also had some anxiety about upsetting friends or family who had allegiances to USD and SDSU.

...“I think a burden has been lifted. It’s a little lighter around here,” Lorisa Broughton said. “Around this area you’re either red or blue. I’m like, ‘Avery, you’re not going to upset anybody.’ Rivalries are just something people do. They’re not going to dislike you because of where you go. She’s a big pleaser and she had to do what's right for her. That was a big burden.”...

It's all about that culture...

[lynn]

This is awesome news

[kiyoat]

A recent short video piece from Dakota News Now (Mike Ovenden):

www.dakotanewsnow.com/2021/06/17/avery-broughton-play-college-hoops-usd/

...And a piece on Avery from a little over a year ago from KELO:

[GoYotes]

[kiyoat]

Walker Demers, 6’-3”
Grafton ND HS (class B)
North Tartan AAU team

Held offers from all 4 Dakota schools

www.grandforksherald.com/sports/basketball/7130438-Graftons-Demers-commits-to-South-Dakota-womens-basketball

[fightsd]

Good work Coach P and company! Love seeing us beat out the rest of the SL for recruits and am excited to add more length to the squad.

[GoYotes]