Jacie Hoyt Reveals Oklahoma State Women's Basketball's Roster Building Agenda

After hauling in the top transfer portal class in women’s college basketball, many have wondered what the secret sauce is to what Oklahoma State head coach Jacie Hoyt is cooking up.

The Cowgirls lost nine players to the transfer portal, and it was a curious endeavor how Hoyt was going to go about re-tooling the roster.

For Hoyt, the progress was not too complex. As she laid out in an interview with OkState.com this week, she basically used the portal to fill the gaps of her remaining roster spots after bringing in a few freshman talents. 

Hoyt stated, “I don’t think there is a formula. Even if there was one, it doesn’t mean it gets to workout that way. You know I think for us, typically having two to three freshmen on our team is good for us. You know we’ve been able to have very good freshmen in my time here.”

She added, “You really just don’t know what you’re going to get, but we typically want to keep it to two to three max, and then retain as much as you can, but also understand that’s not probably realistic.”

Whether or not she refers to it as a formula or not, there was a plan that was executed to how he assembled the roster.

Hoyt added three freshman recruits with Addisyn Bollinger, Annie Kibedi, and Bralyn Peck.

From there, the remaining roster spots were filled with players from the transfer portal, which is probably more than they would have liked to add, as nine players exited the school through the portal, with eight players who transferred in.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls transfer portal class is highlighted by the highly touted Audi Crooks, Liv McGill, Nene Ndiaye, Ellie Brueggemann, LA Sneed, Alexa Weeter, Yuting Deng, and Zoe Canfield.

Although the Pokes lost more players than they would have liked, Hoyt did an excellent job of assembling a highly-competitive roster. If they can get on the same page quickly, then this team will have a high-ceiling to make a long run into the NCAA Tournament.

This year can be thought of as an experiment of sorts for Hoyt and Oklahoma State. If they contend this season, you can probably expect Hoyt’s “formula” to remain intact for years to come. If not, they will adjust accordingly to find a new strategy of what works best for roster building going forward.

Current Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Commitments

Transfers:

- Audi Crooks (C) – Iowa State

- Liv McGill (G) – Florida

- Nene Ndiaye (F) – Rutgers

- Ellie Brueggemann (G) – Lindenwood

- LA Sneed (G) – Utah

- Alexa Weeter (G) – Fort Hays State

- Yuting Deng (F) – Baylor

- Zoe Canfield (G) – Missouri State

High School Commits:

- Addisyn Bollinger (G, 5’11”) – Lubbock, TX

- Annie Kibedi (F, 6’2”) – Antwerp, Belgium

- Bralyn Peck (F, 6’1”) – Decatur, TX