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Dakota Valley star guard Isaac Bruns commits to South Dakota

Michael McCleary, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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Dakota Valley boys basketball rising senior star guard Isaac Bruns has committed to South Dakota men's basketball.

Bruns, a member of the Argus Leader's First Five team, averaged 23.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in his junior season, leading Dakota Valley to an undefeated Class A boys state championship season.

Dakota Valley's Isaac Bruns dribbles down the court, paced by St. Thomas More's Aaron Nelson on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the Hanson Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
Dakota Valley's Isaac Bruns dribbles down the court, paced by St. Thomas More's Aaron Nelson on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the Hanson Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

The younger brother of recent South Dakota transfer Paul Bruns, who won Summit League Freshman of the Year at North Dakota in 2021-22, Isaac filled a big scoring void left by the elder Bruns in addition to contributing "elite" play on the defensive end, Panthers head coach Jason Kleis said.

USD men's basketball has a stacked guard room, and if all remain with the Coyotes when Bruns enrolls in 2023, Bruns will join a team featuring last year's leading scorer and breakout star Kruz Perrott-Hunt, his older brother Paul, Keaton Kutcher and perhaps the Summit League's best point guard in A.J. Plitzuweit.

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