Rocking the 🤘with a tour of campus by the head WBB coach. This place is beautiful. Love how much support Vermilion gives to yote nation & how welcoming everyone has been to us.
#Home
Finished the regular season 19-3. Tied for 2nd in the toughest D2 league in the country. Playing through a pandemic in an uncertain season. Excited for our team.
It‘s post season time!
@UNKWBB
#GoLopes
🤘
Happy birthday 🎂🎉🎊🎈to the most selfless, caring, and loving best friend anyone could ask for
@Coach_Eighmey
. Excited to celebrate her day today.
#HappyBirthday
Happy 4th Anniversary 🎉🎊👏 to
@Coach_Eighmey
. You are my best friend 👫, the love of my life 💙, & the best boss in the world 🌎!
You are an incredible woman who is the most loyal, hard working, and caring person I know. 😊
Thankful to do life daily with you!
#BossWife
☝️
Just a couple of the GREAT kids in our program. A thoughtful group of caring & loving family with
@UNKWBB
. Praying for a successful surgery with
@Coach_Eighmey
Achilles tendon today.
#SquishmallowFam
Officially moved out of a special place with great memories. 8 years well lived & a lifetime of friends.
It was great to see so many special people.
Headed back to Idaho to continue to pour into
@VandalsWBB
.
#GoVandals
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Happy 5th anniversary to my best friend
@Coach_Eighmey
. Thankful to share the gift of life everyday with you & the passion you bring daily to the world.
#Grateful
Happy birthday 🎊🎉🎈🎂 to my best friend, life partner, & the coolest boss in the world 🌍!
Grateful to be able to do life with her
@CoachHofstetter
. Enjoy the day! 😁
Bringing great continuity to Vermillion.
The first two additions to
@Coach_Eighmey
's South Dakota staff were with her at both Idaho and Nebraska-Kearney.
Welcome to Coyote country!
📰:
#GoYotes
x
#WeAreSouthDakota
🐾
Big day tomorrow! Press conference officially welcoming
@Coach_Eighmey
to
@VandalsWBB
at 2:00 p.m. PST in the ICCU Alumni Room.
The press conference is open to the public and will be streamed via ESPN+.
#GoVandals
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Praying 🙏 for my best friend today.
@Coach_Eighmey
has to get a 2nd surgery today for her Achilles. Thankful for the support of our family, especially our team.
Happy Birthday 🥳 to my best friend 👫, best boss in the world 🌎 , & one of the most loyal, caring, competitive, & loving people you will meet!
@Coach_Eighmey
. 😁! Thankful to share life with you!
P.S. Do not play her in Tennis or anything competitive.
#WinnersWin
Happy Birthday 🎂🎉🎈🎊 to the one who has my ❤️
@Coach_Eighmey
. I hope you have the best day ever. Thankful to share this precious life with you daily.
#HappyBirthday
Reflecting the past couple of days. A simple thank you to our team
@UNKWBB
. They have built an elite program that continues to grow. Winners off & on the court.
3.67 Fall GPA
-3rd Straight 23+ win season
-2nd Straight NCAA Appearance
-1 heck of a ride
Thank you!
#GoLopes
🤘
Happy thanksgiving 🦃! Thankful for many people & blessings.
Excited to spend this thanksgiving with these special people in this picture
@VandalsWBB
.
#GoVandals
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A mentor & friend. Took a chance on me as a young coach and GA. Always thankful & appreciative because of the person he is. Congrats to a real one
@CoachMcCollum
.
#FoxHole
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 ‼️
We are thrilled to announced the hiring of Ben McCollum as the 30th head coach in Drake men’s basketball history.
#DrakeALLIN
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#DSMHometownTeam
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@CoachMcCollum
Loyalty, commitment, & family. A few words to describe this team & group of super seniors.
Last home regular season game this Saturday at 2 pm. Let’s pack the HSC!
If you need ticket information, please let us know.
#LopesUp
🤘
Nothing beats leaving the gym on a Friday knowing you have ☝️ of the best arenas in all of college basketball 🏀! A place where WBB matters.
#GoLopes
🤘💙💛
A team takes on the personality of the head coach.
@Coach_Eighmey
is one of the toughest & most dependable humans I have been around.
Thankful for the work our team put in this morning for our 1st spring workout.
#ItTakesWhatItTakes
It takes what it takes to win. Thank you
@uhaul
for helping provide us with a safe comfortable rental for a couple days to find future Lopes 🤘.
#GoLopes
FINAL from the HSC.
We advance to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament where we will play Washburn at Fort Hays State on Saturday. Time is TBA.
#LopesUp
🤘
Proud of our whole team for a great road weekend
@UNKWBB
.
Big shout-out to one of the top coaches in the country who keeps it all together
@baileyamorris
. Thankful she is on our team. Amazing coach & person.
#Family
Great day!!!
Road win with
@VandalsWBB
& seeing former players.
As a coach one of the greatest gifts is getting to see former players & the success they are having in life.
All 3 of these young women are thriving in life. They mean the world to us.
#Family
Shoutout to ☝️ of the best assistants in the country
@baileyamorris
holding it down on the recruiting trail this week at multiple tourneys!
She is a big part of what we do & a winner in every sense.
#LopesUp
🤘🏆
Excited as always for the 1st day of official practice. 18th year & 22nd overall with her playing experience for
@Coach_Eighmey
. Always willing to do the little things.
#LopesUp
🤘
Not where you start but where you finish. Most 1st place votes. Program Builder
@Coach_Eighmey
is a winner.
Also, BIG day tomorrow as will be adding 3 wonderful young people to join our Loper Family!
#FutureLopes
🤘
Newest
@SDCoyotesWBB
fans. It has been right at a year since being back in KC. Great to see the family! Headed back to Vermillion to start moving in.
#GoYotes
🤘
Fantastic weekend recruiting in my hometown area of KC! High level of coaches and players. Great tourney
@USJN
! Bright 😎 future in Loperville 🤘. Big week of camp coming up.
#GoLopes
💙💛
Bright future 🤩 in Loper town for current & future
@UNKWBB
players!
-We have some of the BEST facilities in the country to go along with a Top Notch Education, City, Community, and Consistent WINNING WBB Culture/Program.
#LopesUp
🤘
☝️of the best coaches in the country ✍️ multi-year deal.
@Coach_Eighmey
is an absolute stud.
-Longest-tenured female head coach in the MIAA
-1st female HC to win a 🏆 in 23 years in the MIAA
-Been to a Final Four, Elite 8, & Sweet Sixteen as a HC
#WinnersWin
First just happened tonight & hard to admit. On the phone 📱 with a recruit & mid convo a bird 🦅 or 🐿 decided to use the restroom on my shoulder. Hard to handle, but finished the convo strong.
Notes 📝: Great kid, Strong Academics, & 🦅🐿💩 .
#Willbeonthelookout
👀
Heard this the other day & often in life.
What are you grateful for? These amazing beautiful human beings that we are fortunate to be around daily. Life is about people & we have some pretty awesome ones to mentor & coach. Thankful for each & everyone of them.
#GoLopes
🤘
GREAT start to the weekend of watching games online!
PSA: Please don’t be afraid to reach out to us via Email or Direct Messages.
It’s a GREAT time to be a Loper🤘!
-26-6 overall in 19-20
-Spent time in the Top 25 in 19-20
-Winning program on & off the court!
@UNKWBB
One of the neatest, loving, & caring humans I have ever been around. We spent 2 years recruiting Maddie. She unfortunately had a career ending injury last year, but never waived in her love for god & people. We our excited for the impact she is going to make on the 🌎.
#Family
Talked about resumes of ✌️ studs as players/coaches.
HC
@CoachHofstetter
-95-0 as a HS player
-117 wins as a College player
-117 wins as a HC
AC
@baileyamorris
-89-10 as a HS player
-119 wins as a College Player
-National Tourney Appearance as a Coach
#Winners
👏