The future is Yvonne Ejim

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports From the beginning, we knew that Calgary’s Yvonne Ejim was going to be a special recruit headed into her freshman year. The 6’1” forward was Miss Basketball Alberta and a member of Canada’s FIBA National Team.

As an undersized forward, Ejim plays with a high motor that helps her as solid rebounder and scorer. She has phenomenal handles for a forward, which made her a matchup nightmare even coming into her freshman season.

The only thing that could slow down Ejim was the amount of upperclassmen ahead of her. Ejim had to fight to pry minutes from junior Melody Kempton and to help spell both Jenn and Leanne Wirth. She ended up averaging 6.5 minutes and 3.7 points per…