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NDSU is really good at doing that switch to make the Post/Center stuck on Heaven Hamling on the perimeter. I can’t tell you how many times it happened to the South Dakota team. But the players adjusted and were able to switch back.

We only faced them in the tournament one time with Collins as the coach. In her six years at South Dakota, she only lost to NDSU once, in her first year.

I think we have a big help in that Coach P has coached against Jory Collins for three years while in the Summit League. We played / defeated NDSU in each regular season twice, and then in the Summit League Tournament one of the three years, so she is very familiar with his coaching style. You...

We have been very impressed with Sanders. She is athletic, has a nose for the ball on both ends of the floor, and looks to pass to her teammates. I think she is playing more consistently than Battle.

I’m pretty sure Brooke Jensen from Vermillion is committed to Augustana. D2.

That article was very well written, and 100% true. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you do not play defense or follow her game plan, you will sit on the bench. Looking forward to a fun season!

Looking at the current roster and commits for next year, I would think that they’re going to try to get a few more tall power forwards or center type players from the class of 25 or 26, to backfill for those that will be graduating. You can’t successfully run a team with all guards, although I...

I was also very impressed with Sanders at that practice. She’s smart, quick, and sees the floor. Hart was impressive on her moves to the basket, but needs more quickness getting down the floor for potential fast-break opportunities. They of course have some learning to do, but I love the focus...

Most college players should be able to graduate in three years, because of summer classes. Those that have a Covid or other redshirt year should be able to complete a Graduate degree. Considering that less than 1% are going to play basketball professionally, more should be taking advantage of...

I love watching Coach P address the media. She is always very gracious to the media, recognizing those that she has worked with before, at other stops on her journey. She is ready with real commentary on her players, their strengths and things they are working on. But she is also very...

Keep in mind that Coach P is famous for using positionless basketball. While she always has at least a couple guards on the floor, and usually at least one Big, she may have four shooting guards and a big. Or 2 point guards and a couple bigger Wings. It depends on what the other team is bringing...

When South Dakota would play at either of the North Dakota schools, we would often have more fans than them. We always traveled very well, but they also draw terribly from their home fans.

While I hate that it happens at all, this is actually the best time of the year for an ACL to happen. She doesn’t lose any eligibility, and she will have the chance to get 100% healthy before they start working out for next season.

And Coach Fennelly does not want to coach against Coach P again…. He doesn’t like getting shown up.

She is a very good defensive coach. In her system, no matter how good you are, if you don’t defend, you sit. Period.

Especially at this time of year, the walking boots are more of an off-the-court relief and precaution for sore ankles. Especially posts, who take a lot of contact down low and are jumping for rebounds, landing on their or other peoples ankles…. Their ligaments and tendons get stretched and...

Many players that are stars in their league / area, but maybe not nationally, get small NIL deals. Sometimes these deals involve cash payments, other times they involve merchandise. When my daughter was at South Dakota, NIL was in play for her final year. She and a few of her fellow USD...

It’s even harder to compete when you have teams like Texas Tech and South Carolina guaranteed every player to receive at least $25,000 in NIL, as a base, plus whatever they earn individually.

I can tell you how they got connected. David Williams is an assistant A.D. at New Mexico, but prior to that he was an assistant A.D. at South Dakota while Coach P was women’s basketball coach there.

In our experience, that happened when players lost somebody to a USA team (FIBA, etc…) or illness. If Fury and Tartan were full, they wouldn’t have room to take on a new player. Or they may have offered her a position on the lower team. But since All Iowa Attack had a spot on their top team, a...