Dongelmans learned the game from her parents Ted, who is 6-10 and played professionally in Switzerland, and Steph, who is 6-3 and was a pro player in France and Switzerland.

In her third season, Coach Katrina Merriweather hit the Big 12 runway with players Reagan Jackson, Mya Perry and Destiny Thomas. Jackson is a 5-foot-9 junior guard, Perry is a 5-foot-11 senior guard and Thomas is a 6-foot-4 redshirt junior center.

Owens is the latest Lexington high school basketball star to elect to begin his college career in the commonwealth. Former Frederick Douglass standout Armelo Boone, who closed his prep career last season at Woodford County, will be a freshman at Western Kentucky this season after choosing the Hilltoppers as a three-star recruit.

Louisville basketball secured multiple top recruits and transfers during the past offseason. Louisville is projected to be one of the top teams in college baske