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MEYER EARNS USBWA ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION
3/17/2026 1:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS - South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer earned an honorable mention All-America nod from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Tuesday.
Meyer averages 22.4 points per game (11th in the NCAA) and has a .646 field goal percentage on the year (fifth in the NCAA). She also leads the Jackrabbits with 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in her senior campaign. The first-team all-Summit and all-defensive team pick led the Jackrabbits to a fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title last week and was named Tournament MVP.Â
Meyer is one of two players in the country averaging more than 20 points per game while shooting better than .600 from the floor this year, joining Iowa State's Audi Crooks to achieve that feat. Since 2009-10, only three other players had shot at least 65% from 2-point range on at least 13 attempts per game before this season (min. 20 games played): Mackenzie Holmes (2022-23), Monika Czinano (2021-22), and Megan Gustafson (2018-19 and 2017-18).
Meyer surpassed 2,000 career points during the opening round of the Summit League Tournament, becoming the third Jackrabbit in program history to reach that milestone. She ranks first in program history for career field goal percentage (.609), third for career blocks (173) and fifth for career rebounds (843).
Following is the complete 2025-26 USBWA Women's All-America Team:
2025-26 USBWA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM (5)
Lauren Betts, UCLAC6-7Sr.Centennial, Colo.
Mikayla Blakes, VanderbiltG5-8So.Somerset, N.J.
Azzi Fudd, ConnecticutG5-11Gr.Arlington, Va.
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre DameG5-6Jr.Merchantville, N.J.
Sarah Strong, ConnecticutF6-2So.Durham, N.C.
SECOND TEAM (5)
Madison Booker, TexasF6-1Jr.Ridgeland, Miss.
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio StateG5-7So.Nashville, Tenn.
Audi Crooks, Iowa StateC6-3Jr.Algona, Iowa
Joyce Edwards, South CarolinaF6-3So.Camden, S.C.
Olivia Miles, TCUG5-10Gr.Phillipsburg, N.J.
THIRD TEAM (6)
Raegan Beers, OklahomaC6-4Sr.Littleton, Colo.
Toby Fournier, DukeF6-2So.Toronto, Ontario
Rori Harmon, TexasG5-6Gr.Houston, Texas
Flau'jae Johnson, LSUG5-10Sr.Savannah, Ga.
Olivia Olson, MichiganG6-1So.New Hope, Minn.
Kiki Rice, UCLAG5-11Sr.Bethesda, Md.
HONORABLE MENTION (9):Â Shay Ciezki, Indiana (G, 5-7, Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.); Jazzy Davidson, USC (G, 6-1, Fr., Clackamas, Ore.); Maggie Doogan, Richmond (F, 6-2, Sr., Broomall, Pa.); Ava Heiden, Iowa (C, 6-4, So., Sherwood, Ore.); Raven Johnson, South Carolina (G/F, 5-9, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.); Liv McGill, Florida (G, 5-9, So., Minneapolis, Minn.); Cotie McManon, Ole Miss (F, 6-0, Sr., Dayton, Ohio); Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State (F, 6-2, Sr., Larchwood, Iowa); Clara Strack, Kentucky (C, 6-5, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y.)
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected a Women's All-America Team annually since the 1987-88 season. The USBWA also presents the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award to the national player of the year and the Tamika Catchings Award to the nation's top freshman.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.
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Meyer averages 22.4 points per game (11th in the NCAA) and has a .646 field goal percentage on the year (fifth in the NCAA). She also leads the Jackrabbits with 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in her senior campaign. The first-team all-Summit and all-defensive team pick led the Jackrabbits to a fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title last week and was named Tournament MVP.Â
Meyer is one of two players in the country averaging more than 20 points per game while shooting better than .600 from the floor this year, joining Iowa State's Audi Crooks to achieve that feat. Since 2009-10, only three other players had shot at least 65% from 2-point range on at least 13 attempts per game before this season (min. 20 games played): Mackenzie Holmes (2022-23), Monika Czinano (2021-22), and Megan Gustafson (2018-19 and 2017-18).
Meyer surpassed 2,000 career points during the opening round of the Summit League Tournament, becoming the third Jackrabbit in program history to reach that milestone. She ranks first in program history for career field goal percentage (.609), third for career blocks (173) and fifth for career rebounds (843).
Following is the complete 2025-26 USBWA Women's All-America Team:
2025-26 USBWA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM (5)
Lauren Betts, UCLAC6-7Sr.Centennial, Colo.
Mikayla Blakes, VanderbiltG5-8So.Somerset, N.J.
Azzi Fudd, ConnecticutG5-11Gr.Arlington, Va.
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre DameG5-6Jr.Merchantville, N.J.
Sarah Strong, ConnecticutF6-2So.Durham, N.C.
SECOND TEAM (5)
Madison Booker, TexasF6-1Jr.Ridgeland, Miss.
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio StateG5-7So.Nashville, Tenn.
Audi Crooks, Iowa StateC6-3Jr.Algona, Iowa
Joyce Edwards, South CarolinaF6-3So.Camden, S.C.
Olivia Miles, TCUG5-10Gr.Phillipsburg, N.J.
THIRD TEAM (6)
Raegan Beers, OklahomaC6-4Sr.Littleton, Colo.
Toby Fournier, DukeF6-2So.Toronto, Ontario
Rori Harmon, TexasG5-6Gr.Houston, Texas
Flau'jae Johnson, LSUG5-10Sr.Savannah, Ga.
Olivia Olson, MichiganG6-1So.New Hope, Minn.
Kiki Rice, UCLAG5-11Sr.Bethesda, Md.
HONORABLE MENTION (9):Â Shay Ciezki, Indiana (G, 5-7, Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.); Jazzy Davidson, USC (G, 6-1, Fr., Clackamas, Ore.); Maggie Doogan, Richmond (F, 6-2, Sr., Broomall, Pa.); Ava Heiden, Iowa (C, 6-4, So., Sherwood, Ore.); Raven Johnson, South Carolina (G/F, 5-9, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.); Liv McGill, Florida (G, 5-9, So., Minneapolis, Minn.); Cotie McManon, Ole Miss (F, 6-0, Sr., Dayton, Ohio); Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State (F, 6-2, Sr., Larchwood, Iowa); Clara Strack, Kentucky (C, 6-5, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y.)
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected a Women's All-America Team annually since the 1987-88 season. The USBWA also presents the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award to the national player of the year and the Tamika Catchings Award to the nation's top freshman.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.
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