![]() ![]() And that was a big part of why I wanted to go to USD."īruns has been a dynamic scorer for years. "I got to talk to him, actually, quite a bit just this past week," he said. "(I got to see) what he sees in the program going forward, and I just really liked that stuff. Peterson struck him as a "positive guy with a lot of energy." He went on a visit to Vermillion the day Peterson was announced as the program's head coach. But a lot of them he just had to send a quick "Thanks for the time." He wasn't interested. Bruns said he heard from about 70 teams in just under two weeks in the portal. He's the first major recruiting win of the Eric Peterson-era in South Dakota men's basketball. 30 and started the final 24 games of UND's season. Bruns started the season coming off the bench for the Fighting Hawks, but then entered the starting lineup on Nov. The former North Dakota and Dakota Valley High School guard committed to South Dakota, Bruns announced on Twitter Wednesday.Īt North Dakota, Bruns averaged 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and a steal in 32.3 minutes per game en route to becoming one of the conference's brightest young stars. "Teams were calling me that day (when I entered the portal)," Bruns said. "I just really liked the direction the (South Dakota) basketball program is going." The Summit League Freshman of the Year made a lot of "good memories" with the Fighting Hawks. Gray Imbery, Aberdeen Roncalli, 6-5, sr., forward(18.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.Paul Bruns said he didn't think much about transferring until after his final game at North Dakota.Tyler Prins, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-3, sr., guard-forward (14 ppg, 4 rpg, 5 apg).Juron Adams, Tiospa Zina, 6-1, jr., guard (24 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg, 93 steals).Dillon Gestring, Vermillion, 6-4, sr., guard-forward (13.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg).Kelton Vincent, Sioux Valley, 6-0, sr., guard (15.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 5.1 apg.Drayton Priebe, Chamberlain, 6-1, sr., guard (18.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4 apg).Noah Van Donkersgoed, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-5, sr., forward-center (16.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 39 blocks).Xavier Van Beek, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-0, sr., guard (16 ppg, 3 apg).Colin Rentz, Dell Rapids, 6-0, sr., guard (17 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 54 steals).Oliver Vincent, Sioux Valley, 6-1, so., guard (20.8 ppg, 3.9 apg, 51 steals).Isaac Bruns, Dakota Valley, 6-3, so., guard (22.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg).South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Tea Area's Cael Lundin was also named second team all-state. State champion Sioux Falls Christian had three honorees with Xavier Van Beek and Noah Van Donkersgoed on the second team, and Tyler Prins picked for the third team. Paul Bruns was the lone repeat first-team honoree, while Isaac Bruns and Vincent (both sophomores) were the only underclassmen to be named all-state. ![]() The Bruns boys, who led the Panthers to a third-place finish at state, were joined on the first team by Vermillion senior Jakob Dobney (20.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 69 steals), Winner senior Brady Fritz (26.4 ppg, 47 steals), Sioux Valley sophomore Oliver Vincent (20.8 ppg, 3.9 apg, 51 steals) and Dell Rapids senior Colin Rentz (17 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 54 steals). Paul, a 6-foot-4 North Dakota commit and Class A Player of the Year, averaged nearly 28 points, 13 rebounds and four assists per game with 53 total steals, while his brother Isaac, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, was good four around 23 points and six rebounds per game. Dakota Valley senior Paul Bruns and his younger brother Isaac Bruns were both named to the Class A all-state first team by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association. ![]()
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