Nov. 14—The basketball programs at the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University announced their early signees for the 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the opening of the signing period for Division I teams.
Here’s a look at who the programs are adding:
SDSU head coach Eric Henderson announced the additions of Bryson Bahl (Papillion, Neb.), Griffen Goodbary (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Davis Kern (Marion, Iowa) as a part of the early signing period.
Bryson Bahl, 6-5, guard, Papillion, Neb. (Papillion La-Vista South HS)
Bahl is a three-year contributor for Papillion La-Vista South, earning first-team all-state honors as a junior. … Bahl surpassed 1,000 points during a junior campaign in which he averaged 21.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. His sophomore campaign saw Bahl with averages of 18.1 points and 6.2 rebounds. … Bahl has been a team captain throughout his prep career for the Titans. … His sister, Jordy, is currently a softball pitcher at Nebraska and former national champion at Oklahoma. … He plans to major in engineering.
Griffen Goodbary, 6-10, forward, Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls Christian HS)
Goodbary is coming off a junior campaign that saw the Chargers’ standout claim South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year, Sioux Falls Live’s Player of the Year and Midco Sports’ Class A Player of the Year. … His junior season saw him average 20 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. … The Chargers took second place at the Class A state tournament and he earned first-team all-state honors in Class A. … Goodbary is ranked as the state of South Dakota’s top-rated recruit according to Prep Hoops. … He plans to major in business at South Dakota State.
Davis Kern, 6-9, forward, Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS)
Kern is coming off a junior campaign that saw him claim first-team all-state accolades. … Kern averaged 22.7 points and 8.9 as a junior for the Lions. He scored his 1,000th career point in January and was Mississippi Valley Conference player of the year. … Set to be a four-year starter, he scored 19.5 points per game as a junior and has been a 40-plus-percent 3-point shooter in high school. … Kern enters his senior season as one of 15 candidates for Mr. Basketball in Iowa.
South Dakota State head women’s basketball coach Aaron Johnston announced the signing of three roster additions to the 2025-26 roster on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day.
Brooklynn Felchle, 6-3, forward, Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck Legacy)
Felchle is a two-time all-conference and all-state selection, picking up both accolades as a sophomore in 2023 and as a junior in 2024. She averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks for her junior season. … Felchle and the Sabers have appeared in the state basketball tournament three straight seasons. … She also participates in volleyball and throws during the track season. … She plans to major in mechanical engineering.
Abby Hoselton, 5-11, wing, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville HS)
Hoselton is a two-time all-conference selection and was named honorable mention all-state by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association as a junior in 2024. … She averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.4 steals for her junior season with the Knights. With Hoselton on the team, STMA has participated in the Class AAAA Minnesota state tournament three times, finishing runner-up in 2022 and winning the title in 2023. … She plans to study advertising.
Hadley Thul, 6-2, guard, Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria Area HS)
Thul has been a Class AAA all-state honoree the last two seasons and was honorable mention in 2022 as a freshman for the Cardinals. … Her teams have participated in the Minnesota state tournament in each of the last two seasons. Thul averaged 20.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a junior. … She was a member of the Minnesota AAA state championship volleyball team earlier this fall. … She plans to study pharmacy.
As of Thursday afternoon, the Coyotes had announced two players had committed via the USD’s team social media accounts with guards Vince Buzelis and Jesse McIntosh.
Vince Buzelis, 6-4, guard, Willowbrook, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS)
Buzelis played at Hinsdale Central in Illinois last season after playing in 2022-23 at Sunrise Christian prep school in Kansas. … USD offered him in July after a strong summer circuit playing for a club in Illinois and Buzelis committed in September. … According to 247 Sports, he also drew interest from South Carolina and Stanford. … He’s the younger brother of Matas Buzelis, who was the No. 11 overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the June 2024 NBA Draft and starred in NBA Summer League play.
Jesse McIntosh, 6-6, guard/wing, Melbourne, Australia (Ivanhoe Grammar School)
McIntosh saw his stock rise after a strong summer of basketball in his native Australia, where he was a member of the Australia team for the FIBA under-18 Asia Cup in Jordan this year. … He also played for AUSA Hoops over the summer, which markets itself as one of the top pathways to play college basketball in the U.S. from Australia. … McIntosh gave USD his commitment in September after also receiving an offer from Vermont.
Head coach Carrie Eighmey added three players in her 2025 recruiting class, announced Wednesday. Tori Schlagel (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Alyssa Bartlett (Pleasant Hill, Iowa), and Brooke Jensen (Vermillion, S.D.) will join the Coyotes as incoming freshmen in 2025.
Alyssa Bartlett, 5-7, guard, Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS).
Bartlett is a point guard for Southeast Polk, where she has been a team captain, leading the team in assists her freshman and sophomore seasons and leading the team in scoring as a junior last year. … A three-sport athlete for the Rams, Bartlett also competes in cross country and track and field. … She plans to major in elementary education.
Brooke Jensen, 6-0, forward/guard, Vermillion (Vermillion HS)
Jensen is a two-time Class A all-state honoree and a three-time all-conference honoree for the Tanagers, who won the 2024 Class A state championship. … Jensen was committed to play at Augustana until earlier this year when the Vikings made a coaching change. … Jensen has surpassed 1,000 career points for Vermillion and has single-game bests of 34 points and 13 rebounds. … Her mother, Becky (Flynn) Jensen was one of the best girls basketball players in South Dakota history for Wakonda, scoring 3,268 points, which was the most in the state’s girls basketball history for more than 25 years, while the former Miss Basketball won three straight state titles and 101 games in a row with Wakonda. … Jensen plans to major in elementary education at USD.
Tori Schlagel, 5-9, guard, Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
Schlagel has been a two-year captain for the Eagles and was named to the Minnesota Class AAAA all-state team as a junior and the Star Tribune all-Metro Second Team. … She has complied over 1,000 points in her varsity career and holds the single season scoring record of 529 points and single game record of 36 points for the Eagles. … She plans to major in business at USD.
