Michigan State transfer DeeDee Hagemann chooses Memphis
Michigan State top point guard transfer DeeDee Hagemann has committed to Memphis for her final year of eligibility, she told On3.
“I love Memphis because it’s in the same conference as my little sister [Devin],” Hagemann told On3. “This is my last year and her first year. We played in high school together for a year, but our season was cut short because of COVID-19, so this is big for us. I can’t wait to play against my little sister. That was one of the top reasons I wanted to go to Memphis.”
DeeDee Hagemann, a 5-foot-7 point guard, averaged 12.3 points and a team-high 5.2 assists as a junior last season while shooting nearly 52% from the field and 41% from deep. Hagemann originally committed to Ole Miss in April but reopened her recruitment in June.
“This summer taught me a lot,” DeeDee Hagemann said. “At first, when I decommitted from Ole Miss, I felt like I was kind of lost. I didn’t know which direction to go. But it made me realize I don’t care about going to a Power 5 school. It made me realize how much I love basketball. I’m not chasing a name, I’m going there to hoop and win.”
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Why did DeeDee Hagemann pick Memphis?
DeeDee Hagemann earned second-team All-Big Ten honors last season after aiding the Spartans to a 22-9 record and a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten. Hagemann has been a starting point guard for each of her three collegiate seasons and started in all 30 games of her junior season. She led the Big Ten in assists/turnover ratio (2.84) and ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists.
“Memphis is a really fast team, just like me,” Hagemann said. “I like full-court pressing. I like going up and down the court, pushing the ball, and that’s what Memphis is about. The coaching staff is so great. As soon as I told them I wanted to go, we started making game plans about this season.”
She originally entered the transfer portal on March 29 and committed to the Rebels on April 13. Hagemann was the No. 23-ranked recruit in the class of 2021 and is originally from Mount Clemens, Michigan. Next season will be her final year of eligibility.