One of the premier high school basketball players in South Dakota is being allowed to continue her college career. Rapid City’s Caitlin Duffy will receive a sixth year of eligibility to play at the University of South Dakota.
Duffy played at St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City. She was a standout on several Cavalier teams that qualified for the State Girls Tournament. She was one of the leading players on the U-S-D Coyotes team that earned the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title in 20-16. After that season, she suffered a foot injury that kept her out of her senior season. . But the N-C-Double-A has granted Caitlin Duffy a sixth year of eligibility, due to her injury. She will play for the Coyotes in the 20-17/20-18 season.
The decision gives Caitlin Duffy to play on the same team as her sister, Cierra, who was a freshman for the Coyotes last year. Another player from the national championship team who sat out last year with an injury, Australia native Jasmine Trimboli, also received a medical waiver to play for U-S-D next season. A South Dakota State player, Macy Miller, was injured early last season and missed the rest of the team’s games. She has been given an additional year’s eligibility as well.