South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Todd Lee has announced the addition of the 2018 South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball A.J. Plitzuweit, a transfer from Augustana.
Plitzuweit, the son of Coyote women’s basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, was named the 2018-19 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Freshman of the Year after starting 24 games averaging 14.6 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He also sank 88.9 percent of his free throws, marking the fourth-best percentage in the league.
The 6-2 guard scored in double digits in 19 contests for the Vikings and tallied a season-high 26 points against Upper Iowa (Jan. 11). He also had season highs of seven rebounds and nine assists.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Plitzuweit will have to sit out the 2019-20 campaign and have three years of eligibility remaining when he steps on the hardwood of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
