22.6 Points, 64.6% Shooting, Zero WNBA Offers: Brooklyn Meyer's Stunning Pivot

Brooklyn Meyer was supposed to be drafted. The 6-foot-2 forward from Larchwood, Iowa, put up numbers that should have gotten her name called on draft night. She averaged 22.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for South Dakota State. She shot 64.6% from the field, ranking third nationally. She won the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. She played in the Women's College All-Star Game. She was a four-time NCAA Tournament player.

Then the WNBA Draft happened, and Meyer's name never came up.

The Mid-Major Snub That Nobody Saw Coming

Here's what makes this wild: only one mid-major player got drafted this year. One. That player was Davidson's Charlise Dunn. Meyer, the Summit League Player of the Year, wasn't it. Most undrafted ballers head overseas to keep their basketball dreams alive. Not Meyer. Instead of chasing a contract abroad, she's doing something completely different.

She's joining South Dakota State's volleyball team for next season.

This isn't some desperate move to stay relevant. Meyer was already planning to stick around SDSU to finish her master's degree in nutrition and dietetics. The NCAA allows athletes who exhaust eligibility in one sport to play a fifth year in a different sport, and Meyer's using that rule. She'll line up as a middle blocker while balancing grad school.

A Champion's Mentality Switching Courts

Meyer has the resume to make this work. She's played volleyball before. Back at West Lyon High School, she logged three varsity seasons on the court. Now she's bringing that multi-sport background back.

SDSU volleyball coach Dan Georgalas isn't treating this like a stunt. "Brooklyn is a champion, plain and simple," Georgalas said. "We are excited to welcome an elite competitor with a championship mentality to our program. Her work ethic and physical preparation will make the transition to volleyball faster than most would think."

Meyer's legacy at South Dakota State is already cemented in basketball. She ranks third all-time in career points with 2,097, fifth in rebounds with 850, and is tied for second in career blocks with 174. Now she gets one more chapter with the Jackrabbits. The volleyball team went 23-5 last year, went undefeated in Summit League play at 16-0, and made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

"It has been so fun to watch this team over the last few years," Meyer said, "and the opportunity to be a part of that as I pursue my master's degree is so special."

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