PHOENIX - South Dakota State senior
Brooklyn Meyer added yet another All-America honorable mention nod to her resume Thursday, this time from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
This honor is just the latest in a series of national recognition for the Larchwood, Iowa native. Meyer was also named an honorable mention All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the Associated Press, and was named the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year.
Meyer capped off her career with one of the most dominant seasons in Jackrabbit history. Her 22.6 points per game this season is the second-highest mark in program history and the highest in SDSU's Division I era. She scored 767 points this season, the most in a single season in program history, and set a new program single-game record with 44 points at Oral Roberts. For the second season in a row, she broke the Jackrabbits' record for field goal percentage, finishing this season with an elite 64.6% on more than 13 attempts per game. Meyer scored 29 points against Washington in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, matching the Jackrabbits' single-game NCAA Tournament record.
Meyer led the Jackrabbits to a fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title in her senior campaign and was named Tournament MVP. The Jackrabbits went 22-7 overall and made their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009.
Meyer ranks third in program history in career points (2,097), fifth in career rebounds (850), and is tied for second in career blocks (174). Her career field goal percentage of 60.9% shattered the previous program record of .572 set by Melissa Pater (1999-02).
Meyer also earned WBCA All-America honorable mention recognition as a junior last season.
About the WBCA
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
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