The basketball programs at the University of South Dakota announced their early signees for the 2025 recruiting class on Saturday, for USD men and women Nov. 16, the opening of the signing period for Division I teams.
Here’s a look at who the programs are adding:
USD women
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.
USD men
As of Friday, the Coyotes had announced three players signed with guards Vince Buzelis, Uzziah Buntyn 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.
Uzziah Buntyn, 6-0, guard, Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point HS)
A point guard, Buntyn helped the lead Stony Point to a Texas state runner-up finish and he’s been a multiple-time all-district and all-region selection. … The Coyotes offered him in June and he committed in September. … He’s also a track and field athlete. … Buntyn plans to major in criminal justice.
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.
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