Mar 03 2025 54 mins 1
There's an old adage that says "defense travels." South Dakota's leading scorer is also one of the Summit League's best defenders — potentially the Defensive Player of the Year — in his only season in Vermillion, leading the hounding full-court press the Coyotes hope will wear down opponents in Sioux Falls at the league tourney this week.
Vermillion is the latest stop on the Raleigh, NC, native's college basketball journey that started in junior college near the beaches of Panama City, Florida, and continued at Northwestern State in Louisiana. Forte takes us through all that, plus the Yotes' trip to Italy over the summer that forged the chemistry of a team capable of beating any team in the Summit League.
Where does his defensive prowess come from? And, what about working for a behaviorial health agency one summer in Las Vegas, Nevada, shaped the down-to-earth Forte's attitude on life?
