Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Brooklyn Meyer is bypassing the women's NCAA basketball transfer portal, instead joining SDSU volleyball after going undrafted in this year's WNBA Draft.
The 6-foot-2 South Dakota State University forward will join the Jackrabbits' volleyball team for the upcoming NCAA season after exhausting her basketball eligibility. Meyer averaged 22.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game this past season, while ranking third nationally in field goal percentage at 64.6%.
Only one mid-major player — Davidson's Charlise Dunn — was selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft, leaving Meyer and other elite mid-major stars without pro opportunities in the US despite standout college careers.
"Brooklyn is a champion, plain and simple," SDSU volleyball coach Dan Georgalas said. "We are excited to welcome an elite competitor with a championship mentality to our program."
Meyer leaves the women's NCAA basketball program ranking third all-time at South Dakota State in career points (2,097), fifth in rebounds (850), and tied for second in blocks (174). She additionally led the Jackrabbits to four Women's March Madness appearances.
The NCAA permits athletes to play a fifth season in a different sport after exhausting eligibility in their primary sport. Meyer was a multi-sport athlete at West Lyon High School in Larchwood, Iowa, playing three seasons of varsity volleyball.
Meyer will feature as a middle blocker while pursuing her master's degree in nutrition and dietetics. She joins a volleyball program that went 23-5 overall and 16-0 in Summit League play last season before making its second consecutive NCAA tournament in 2025.
"I am so excited to join the SDSU volleyball team and represent the Jacks for another season," Meyer said.
