{"id":284812,"date":"2025-10-07T21:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284812\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:19:16","slug":"summit-league-basketball-preseason-polls-meyer-named-poty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284812\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit League Basketball Preseason Polls, Meyer Named PotY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The college basketball season is rapidly approaching, and Sioux Falls played host to Summit League media day today in preparation for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Preseason All-Conference teams were announced, as were the preseason polls.<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota State&#8217;s Brooklyn Meyer was tabbed as the Women&#8217;s Preseason Player of the Year, while St. Thomas&#8217; Nolan Minessale earned the nod for the Men.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/attachment-512-2.jpg\" alt=\"KSOO-AM \/ ESPN Sioux Falls logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesummitleague.org\/news\/2025\/10\/6\/womens-basketball-jackrabbits-selected-to-repeat-summitwbb-crown-in-2025-26.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Women&#8217;s preseason teams and poll<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025-26 Preseason Summit League Player of the Year<\/strong><br \/><strong>Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025-26 Preseason All-Summit League First Team<\/strong><br \/>Emani Bennett, Kansas City, Jr., G (15.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg)#<br \/>Avery Koenen, North Dakota State, Jr., F (14.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg)#<br \/><strong>Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State, Sr., G (8.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg)#<\/strong><br \/><strong>Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State, Sr., F (17.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 apg)#<\/strong><br \/>Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts, R-Sr., G (17.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg)#<br \/>Jocelyn Schiller, North Dakota State, So., G (13.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg)#@<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025-26 Preseason All-Summit League Second Team<\/strong><br \/>Walker Demers, North Dakota, Sr., C (9.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg)#<br \/>Marisa Frost, North Dakota State, So., G (9.9 ppg, 1.9 apg)#<br \/><strong>Maggie Hartwig, South Dakota State, Jr., F (16.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg)&amp;<\/strong><br \/><strong>Angelina Robles, South Dakota, Sr., G (9.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg)#^<\/strong><br \/><strong>Katie Vasecka, South Dakota State, So., G (8.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg)#<\/strong><br \/>#Stats from 2024-25 Summit League games<br \/>&amp;Stats from 2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference games<br \/>^Played for the University of Denver<br \/>@Played for the University of North Dakota<br \/>*Preseason player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025-26 Summit League Women\u2019s Basketball Preseason Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points (1st)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2024-25 Record (SL)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>South Dakota State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>558 (34)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30-4 (16-0)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota State<\/td>\n<td>498 (2)<\/td>\n<td>21-12 (11-5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td>Oral Roberts<\/td>\n<td>410<\/td>\n<td>24-9 (12-4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>South Dakota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>320<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11-20 (5-11)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>St. Thomas<\/td>\n<td>305<\/td>\n<td>17-13 (9-7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td>Kansas City<\/td>\n<td>291<\/td>\n<td>11-22 (6-10)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<td>251<\/td>\n<td>12-19 (6-10)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Omaha<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>14-17 (5-11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>Denver<\/td>\n<td>101<\/td>\n<td>9-21 (2-14)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesummitleague.org\/news\/2025\/10\/6\/mens-basketball-tommies-top-summitmbb-preseason-poll-for-first-time.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Men&#8217;s side<\/a>, the Jackrabbits landed one player on the all-conference teams, as did the USD Coyotes:<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_Hlk16752014\"\/><strong>2025-26 Preseason Summit League Player of the Year<\/strong><br \/>Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preseason All-Summit League First Team<\/strong><br \/>Carter Bjerke, St. Thomas, Jr., F (10.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg)<br \/><strong>Isaac Bruns, South Dakota, Jr., G (16.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.3 spg)#<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kalen Garry, South Dakota State, Jr., G (13.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg)#<\/strong><br \/>Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas, So., F (12.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg)#<br \/>Tony Osburn, Omaha, Sr., G (12.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg)#<br \/>Jayson Petty, Kansas City, Jr., G (8.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.0 spg)#<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preseason All-Summit League Second Team<\/strong><br \/>Noah Feddersen, North Dakota State, F, Jr., (8.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.7 bpg)#<br \/>Ja\u2019Sean Glover, Omaha, Sr., G (8.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 spg)#<br \/>Carson Johnson, Denver, So., G (19.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.4 apg)@<br \/>Eli King, North Dakota, Sr., G (9.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.1 spg)#<br \/>Markhi Strickland, North Dakota State, Sr., G (11.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg)^<\/p>\n<p>*Preseason Player of the Year automatically earns a spot on first team<br \/>#stats are from 2024-25 Summit League games<br \/>@stats are from 2024-25 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games<br \/>^stats are from 2024-25 Mid-American Conference games<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025-26 Summit League Men\u2019s Basketball Preseason Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points (1st)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2024-25 Record (SL)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>St. Thomas<\/td>\n<td>501 (17)<\/td>\n<td>24-10 (13-3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Omaha<\/td>\n<td>495 (13)<\/td>\n<td>22-13 (12-4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>South Dakota State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>450 (5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20-12 (11-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota State<\/td>\n<td>358<\/td>\n<td>21-11 (10-6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>South Dakota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>342 (1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19-14 (9-7)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td>Kansas City<\/td>\n<td>187<\/td>\n<td>13-20 (4-12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td>Denver<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>11-21 (5-11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<td>168<\/td>\n<td>12-21 (5-11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>Oral Roberts<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<td>7-23 (3-13)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>For the latest on all four South Dakota-based programs, visit the official sites below.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesummitleague.org\/news\/2025\/10\/6\/womens-basketball-jackrabbits-selected-to-repeat-summitwbb-crown-in-2025-26.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Summit League<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gojacks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go Jacks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goyotes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go Yotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Look at all 13 South Dakota State WBB Tournament Appearances<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Bert Remien<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The college basketball season is rapidly approaching, and Sioux Falls 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