Overview SD Class of 2024 Rankings Release

Michael Herrick August 24, 2021 @ 08:22 AM

Full 2024 SD Rankings List

https://prephoops.com/dakotas/rankings/south-dakota-rankings/2024-rankings/

A Look At The Top 10 Prospects

1. JT Rock JT Rock 7'1" | C Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2024 #37 Nation SD |7-0 C| Sioux Falls Lincoln/SD Attack

2. Jacoby Mehrman Jacoby Mehrman 6'4" | PG Harrisburg | 2024 State SD |6-3 PG| Harrisburg/SD Network

3. Matt Anderson Matt Anderson 6'6" | SF Canton | 2024 State SD |6-6 F| Canton

4. Porter Ihnen Porter Ihnen 6'5" | CG Lennox | 2024 State #318 Nation SD |6-4 F| Lennox/Pentagon Schoolers

5. Lukas Morgan Lukas Morgan 6'7" | SF Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD |6-5 SF| Brandon Valley

6. Daniel Mitchell Daniel Mitchell 6'7" | SF Gregory | 2024 State SD |6-7 PF| Gregory/SD Attack

7. Alec Squires Alec Squires 6'10" | C Sioux Valley | 2024 State #280 Nation SD |6-9 PF| Sioux Valley/Pentagon Schoolers

8. Kadyn Fast Kadyn Fast 6'1" | PG DeSmet | 2024 State SD |6-1 PG| De Smet/Pentgon Schoolers

9. Rhett Kloth Rhett Kloth 6'9" | C Dell Rapids | 2024 State SD |6-9 PF| Garrettson/SD Network

10. Lane Tvedt Lane Tvedt 6'0" | PG Castlewood | 2024 State SD |6-1 SG| Castlewood/SD Attack

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROSPECT RANKINGS

How do you guys decide where a player gets ranked? Let me tell you.

North Dakota’s Prep Hoops prospect rankings are compiled by our writers with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of North Dakota basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it — probably too much! — and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased — other than favoring kids with talent, grit, and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair. But at the end of the day, not everyone will be happy, and that’s OK. Rankings are updated three times a year, in October, February, and June. Here are some other important things you should know.

– College coaches have a lot of influence. If there is no clear consensus on the top players in each class, we give them the last word.

– AAU matters. In the winter update, we are obviously adding players who are having great high school seasons. This is the primary opportunity for athletes who don’t play AAU ball to make their mark. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play AAU are greatly diminishing their opportunity to make the prospect rankings. They are also limiting their opportunities to play college basketball since being seen by 10 coaches is statistically less likely to yield the desired result than being seen by 100.

– Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let me repeat that. THIS LIST IS ABOUT COLLEGE POTENTIAL, NOT CURRENT PERFORMANCE. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents.