
Brooklyn Meyer, the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, is switching from basketball to volleyball at SDSU for her fifth year. Head coach Dan Georgalas proposed the idea earlier this year, surprising Meyer.
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BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) â Brooklyn Meyer is staying at SDSU for one more season, but not to play hoops. The Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year is trading in a basketball for a volleyball.
Jacks volleyball head coach Dan Georgalas floated the idea of Meyer playing volleyball as a fifth year back in February.
âI went in there with Dan and Cole and they basically just said, we have a crazy idea,â Meyer said. âWould you be interested in playing volleyball in the fall? I was honestly shocked.â
Georgalas said the staff intentionally gave Meyer space during the basketball season.
âWe kind of stepped away and tried to be respectful of what her team and that program still had left to accomplish with their season,â Georgalas said. âOnce their season had wrapped up after the tournament, we started up the conversation again.â
The All-American played three years of varsity volleyball at West Lyon High School in Larchwood, Iowa. Meyer hasnât played competitively since then, but her middle blocker instincts and ability havenât gone anywhere.
âWe did find the high school film, and we were reassured very quickly that Brooklynâs athleticism and her physicality, with a volleyball net in front of her, would translate to Summit League volleyball,â Georgalas said.
Meyer said the transition between the two sports feels intuitive.
âItâs not an easy position but itâs probably the one that translates the best over from basketball, just like the movements and the footwork and stuff,â Meyer said.
Itâs not only Meyerâs athleticism that translates, but her leadership and work ethic that really made her a fit for Georgalasâ squad.
âSheâll go into it with a really driven mindset,â womenâs basketball head coach Aaron Johnston said. âShe knows sheâs going to have to earn whatever comes her way. Sheâll go into it with high expectations about how she competes but sheâll go into it with realistic expectations for what she needs to prove.â
Georgalas believes Meyerâs veteran presence will benefit the team immediately.
âSheâs got so much experience that sheâs so well-respected,â Georgalas said. âShe brings a new layer of maturity and championship success that fits our group really, really well.â
Meyer is working towards her masters degree in nutrition and dietetics in her final year as a Jackrabbit athlete.
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Brooklyn Meyer is switching sports after being approached by head coach Dan Georgalas, who suggested she play volleyball for her fifth year.
Before her switch, Brooklyn Meyer was named the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year in basketball.
Dan Georgalas mentioned that the coaching staff gave Meyer space during the basketball season before proposing the idea of her playing volleyball.

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