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Latest South Dakota Basketball News
Columbus, Perry and Volcano Vista join high school basketball programs to win four consecutive state titles in highest classification
Fifty-two other schools have accomplished the feat over the past 115 years.
Apr 24, 2025
2024-25 high school basketball MaxPreps Player of the Year in all 50 states
Nate Ament, Cameron Boozer, Brayden Burries, Malachi Moreno, Koa Peat and Caleb Wilson among future stars earning state honors.
Apr 03, 2025
Griffen Goodbary named 2024-25 South Dakota MaxPreps High School Basketball Player of the Year
Senior center led Sioux Falls Christian to Class A state championship.
Mar 27, 2025
High school basketball: Best player in all 50 states entering the 2024-25 season
Cameron Boozer, A.J. Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Koa Peat and Caleb Wilson headline standouts across the country.
Nov 21, 2024
High school basketball: Best team in all 50 states entering the 2024-25 season
Preseason Top 10 programs Brennan, Columbus, Gonzaga, Grayson, Paul VI, Perry and Roosevelt represent their state.
Nov 19, 2024
High school basketball: Tournaments, showcases and events to watch for the 2024-25 season
Fan guide to the upcoming season includes over 100 events.
Nov 14, 2024
High school basketball: Start dates for all 50 states
Teams from Hawaii and Louisiana are the first to take the court Nov. 4.
Oct 30, 2024
High school basketball: MaxPreps Player of the Year in all 50 states
Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Isaiah Evans and Kon Knueppel among future stars earning state honors.
Apr 02, 2024
Griffen Goodbary named 2023-24 South Dakota MaxPreps High School Basketball Player of the Year
Junior forward led Sioux Falls Christian to Class A state championship game.
Mar 21, 2024
High school basketball rankings: New Madrid County Central of Missouri jumps to No. 1 in Small Town Top 25
Preseason top team Dale of Oklahoma drops to No. 2 ahead of Williston (Fla.) and Zillah (Wash.).
Feb 07, 2024
High school basketball rankings: Dale of Oklahoma headlines Preseason Small Town Top 25
Pirates enter 2023-24 campaign with All-American Dayton Forsythe and 41-game win streak.
Nov 22, 2023
High school basketball: Best team in all 50 states
Nationally-ranked Columbus, Long Island Lutheran, Paul VI, Harvard-Westlake, John Marshall and Don Bosco Prep represent their states.
Nov 20, 2023
High school basketball: Best player in all 50 states heading into the 2023-24 season
Cooper Flagg, Cameron Boozer, A.J. Dybantsa, Airious Bailey, Flory Bidunga and Dylan Harper headline standouts across the country.
Nov 16, 2023
High school basketball: South Dakota school enters 2023-24 season with nation's longest win streak at 53 games
Four teams have chance to break state record this year for longest win streak.
Nov 15, 2023
High school basketball: Cameron Boozer, A.J. Dybantsa, Cooper Flagg and Tyran Stokes among NBPA Top 100 Camp participants
Elite camp hosts 77 prospects from the Class of 2024, 30 prospects from the Class of 2025 and two prospects from the Class of 2026.
Jun 27, 2023
High school basketball: Which club teams are the top prospects in the Class of 2024 playing for?
Approximately two-thirds of the top 100 players are competing on the Nike EYBL circuit this year.
May 05, 2023
High school basketball: Josh Hubbard, Travis Perry top career scoring leaders
List of nearly 70 top bucket-getters from the classes of 2023, 2024.
Apr 14, 2023
High school basketball rankings: John Marshall finishes No. 1, crowned MaxPreps National Champion
Justices went 28-0, captured Class 2 state title and notched big wins over Columbus and Wheeler.
Apr 10, 2023
High school basketball: Isaac Bruns of Dakota Valley headlines Small Town All-America Team
South Dakota senior star earns POY honors after leading team to 53 straight wins and a pair of state championships.
Apr 06, 2023
High school basketball: Longest active win streaks at the end of 2022-23 season
Dakota Valley of South Dakota has back-to-back 26-0 seasons and a national-best 53-game win streak.
Apr 04, 2023
High school basketball: John Marshall, Columbus and Harvard-Westlake highlight look at best state champion in all 50 states
State champions have been crowned in all 50 states and the District of Columbia – we pick the best of the best.
Mar 31, 2023
High school basketball: Dakota Valley finishes on top of Small Town Top 25 for the second straight year
Led by MaxPreps South Dakota Player of of the Year Isaac Bruns, Panthers went 26-0 en route to second straight state title.
Mar 29, 2023
High school basketball: MaxPreps Player of the Year in all 50 states
Cameron Boozer, Matas Buzelis, Isaiah Collier, Ron Holland, Jared McCain, Koa Peat and D.J. Wagner among future stars earning state honors.
Mar 29, 2023
Origins of 15 classic high school basketball player nicknames
Bevo, Scrap Iron and Po Devil among the more unique monikers for hardwood stars over the years.
Mar 24, 2023
Isaac Bruns named 2022-23 MaxPreps South Dakota High School Basketball Player of the Year
Senior guard led Dakota Valley to an unbeaten season capped with the Class A state championship.
Mar 22, 2023
High school basketball: Most career 50-point games
Kentucky legend Ervin Stepp leads list that includes Dajuan Wagner, Monta Ellis and LiAngelo Ball.
Mar 16, 2023
High school basketball: Top 10 single-game scoring performances this season led by Kansas State signee Darrin Ames
Kenwood (Chicago) guard one of four players to top 60-point mark this winter.
Jan 23, 2023
High school basketball: Best player in all 50 states
Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Collier, Ronald Holland and D.J. Wagner headline standouts across the country.
Nov 17, 2022
High school basketball: Best team in all 50 states
Nationally-ranked Bishop Gorman, Centennial, Duncanville, Imhotep Charter, Roselle Catholic and Wheeler represent their states.
Nov 15, 2022
High school basketball: Tournaments, showcases and events to watch for the 2022-23 season
High school hoops going international this winter with events in London, Bahamas among highlights of schedule.
Nov 09, 2022
Top 21 high school sports stories of 2021
Historic wins, perfect games, national titles and national disgraces helped make the last 365 days memorable.
Jan 06, 2022
Matthew Mors named 2020-21 MaxPreps South Dakota High School Basketball Player of the Year
Wisconsin signee finishes dominant career at Yankton as state's third all-time leading scorer with over 2,700 points.
Mar 25, 2021
Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in South Dakota
Madison is the Mount Rushmore State's best from the 2010s.
May 29, 2020
Top 10 most memorable high school sports plays of the decade
'The Shot' tops our look back at the best of the past 10 years.
Apr 02, 2020
Top 10 high school sports movies to watch
From 'Remember the Titans' to 'Wildcats,' here are some flicks while we wait for high school sports to return.
Mar 20, 2020
South Dakota basketball tournaments suspended by request from governor
Games shuttered Friday at request of Gov. Kristi Noem.
Mar 13, 2020
Top 10 high school basketball plays of 2018-19
Specatcular dunks and more remarkable buzzer beaters make up the best of the best in 2018-19.
Apr 19, 2019
What to know about the new basketball recruiting guidelines for 2019-20
LRT Sports founder and president Keirsten Sires clears up the ever-changing NCAA basketball recruiting guidelines in this 'Making the Jump' podcast with Chris Stonebraker.
Mar 12, 2019
What to do if you didn't sign a letter of intent on National Signing Day
LRT Sports founder and president Keirsten Sires offers calming advice on the recruiting front in this episode of 'Making the Jump' podcast with Steve Montoya.
Mar 05, 2019
Protecting the Game: Fan behavior leads to shortage of referees in high school sports
Prep sports leaders hope to quell boorish antics in the stands to thwart national trend of officials hanging up their whistles for good.
Feb 21, 2019
All-time leading high school boys basketball scorers in all 50 states
Kevin Love, Lou Williams among top all-time scoring leaders from their home state.
Jan 24, 2019
Top 50 high school basketball players of all time
Lew Alcindor, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain head list of hardwood elite as prep standouts.
Jan 10, 2019
Greatest high school basketball player from each decade
MaxPreps looks at the top high school basketball players for the past 100 years.
Dec 13, 2018
Top 25 high school boys basketball teams of the 2000s
Best prep hardwood teams of past 20 years filled with superstar talent, future NBA players.
Dec 06, 2018
High school basketball tournaments and events to watch in 2018-19
MaxPreps highlights over 70 big time high school hoops events with national appeal.
Nov 07, 2018
MaxPreps 2018-19 preseason Top 100 high school basketball teams
California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and Pennsylvania dominate list of high school's best hoops squads.
Nov 06, 2018
LaMelo Ball set to play for SPIRE Institute in Ohio
Former Chino Hills phenom returning to prep scene for senior season.
Nov 06, 2018
Top 10 hottest basketball shoes for the 2018-19 season
Find out what the pros are wearing before the high school hoops season gets underway.
Oct 31, 2018
What high school basketball coaches should know about the new G League professional path
Door has been opened for elite prospects to pursue alternative route to college basketball.
Oct 24, 2018
Preseason Top 25 High School Basketball Rankings
Familiar name sits atop our 2018-19 national preseason rankings.
Oct 22, 2018
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