Meyer brings championship caliber to SDSU volleyball

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. “I went in there with Dan and Cole and they basically just said, we have a crazy idea,” Meyer said.

“Would you be interested in playing volleyball in the fall? I was honestly shocked. ” Georgalas said the staff intentionally gave Meyer space during the basketball season.

“We kind of stepped away and tried to be respectful of what her team and that program still had left to accomplish with their season,” Georgalas said. “Once their season had wrapped up after the tournament, we started up the conversation again. ” The All-American played three years of varsity volleyball at West Lyon High School in Larchwood, Iowa.

Meyer hasn’t played competitively since then, but her middle blocker instincts and ability haven’t gone anywhere. “We did find the high school film, and we were reassured very quickly that Brooklyn’s athleticism and her physicality, with a volleyball net in front of her, would translate to Summit League volleyball,” Georgalas said. Meyer said the transition between the two sports feels intuitive.