Four-star Edmond Memorial guard Avery Hjelmstad commits to Utah women's basketball

Hallie Hart, The Oklahoman

Edmond Memorial girls basketball star Avery Hjelmstad has committed to Utah.

Hjelmstad, the No. 46 recruit in ESPN’s national class of 2025 rankings, announced her decision Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 shooting guard chose the Utes over numerous other programs, including Oklahoma State. Hjelmstad’s top eight schools were Utah, OSU, Texas Tech, Colorado, Iowa State, Duke, Arkansas and Kansas.

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Edmond Memorial’s Avery Hjelmstad (10) looks to shoot during a high school girls basketball game between Edmond Memorial and Jenks in Edmond, Okla., on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Edmond Memorial’s Avery Hjelmstad (10) looks to shoot during a high school girls basketball game between Edmond Memorial and Jenks in Edmond, Okla., on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

She had fun with her commitment, traveling to Salt Lake City to surprise Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts. The moment was captured in a video Hjelmstad uploaded Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Hjelmstad, a four-star recruit, has reached the Class 6A state semifinals in back-to-back years with Edmond Memorial. She averaged 16.3 points and five rebounds per game this past season as the Bulldogs went 23-4. Hjelmstad, who made The Oklahoman’s Big All-City second team, shot 44% from 3-point range and led Edmond Memorial with a free-throw percentage of 82.

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