When Jacie Hoyt got to Oklahoma State, Jhasmin Player wasn’t on her radar as a potential assistant.
After Hoyt spent four seasons at Kansas City, one of her first jobs as the Cowgirls' coach was to fill out her staff. She scoured the market for the best fits. Little did she know the best one would come to her.
“(Player) actually reached out to me,” Hoyt said. “She was in a great spot in Dallas at SMU, and I knew that she went there originally to get back closer to home, and so I really didn’t even try with her because I didn’t think this would be an option she’d want.