The Class A State Tournament was held in Rapid City and the participants consisted of Dakota Valley, Sioux Falls Christian, Flandreau, Groton Area, St. Thomas More, Lakota Tech, Winner, and Sioux Valley. Congrats to all the teams on a great…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inThe Class A State Tournament was held in Rapid City and the participants consisted of Dakota Valley, Sioux Falls Christian, Flandreau, Groton Area, St. Thomas More, Lakota Tech, Winner, and Sioux Valley. Congrats to all the teams on a great season!
Dakota Valley won the State Championship and finished the season with a perfect 26-0 record!
In this article, we are going to look at Prep Hoops Dakota’s version of the Class A All-State Team.
Class A All-State Team
Player of the Year
Isaac Bruns
Isaac
Bruns
6'5" | SG
Dakota Valley | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-4 G| Dakota Valley
- 26-0 Team Record, State Champions
- 24.2 ppg, 9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1 spg, 50 FG%, 36 3FG%, 87 FT%
- DAK XII Conference MVP, All-State Tournament
- Went over 1,000 career points this season, scored in 30’s many times, a top shooter in SD
First Team
Tash Lunday
Tash
Lunday
6'5" | PF
Flandreau | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |6-5 G/F| Flandreau
- 20-5 Team Record, played in State Tournament
- 24.1, 9.8 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 54 FG%, 37 3FG%, 78 FT%, 90-125 FT attempts
- 1st Team Big East Conference, 1st Team Lake Central Conference, All-State Tournament Team
Oliver Vincent
Oliver
Vincent
6'1" | PG
Sioux Valley | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-1 G| Sioux Valley
- 20-6 Team Record, 2nd Place at State Tournament
- 17.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 6.8 apg, 1.5 spg, 44 FG%, 42 3FG%, 82.6 FT%
- 1st Team Big East Conference, 1st Team Lake Central Conference, All-State Tournament Team
Cael Lundin
Cael
Lundin
6'3" | SG
Tea | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |6-3 G| Tea Area
- 16-7 Team Record, made the SODAK 16
- 20.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.2 apg, 48 FG%, 40 3FG%, 74 FT% 95-128 FT attempts
- DAK XIII First Team All-Conference, watched him drop an impressive 41 pts, lethal offensive player
Porter Ihnen
Porter
Ihnen
6'5" | PG
Lennox | 2024
State
#208
Nation
SD
(2024) |6-5 F| Lennox
- 16-6 Team Record, made it to the SODAK 16 qualifier
- 19.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg, 47.8 FG%, 40 3FG%, 77.7 FT%, 108-139 FT attempts
- DAK XII First Team All-Conference, scored 45 points in a game, top sophomore in Class A
Reed Rus
Reed
Rus
6'3" | SG
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-4 G| Mt. Vernon-Plankinton
- 16-7 Team Record, made the SODAK 16
- 20.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 apg, 2.8 spg, 1 bpg, 43 FG%, 25 3FG%, 70 FT%, 97-138 FT attempts
- SESD Conference MVP, wildly productive, star athlete
Second Team
Blake Volmer
Blake
Volmer
6'3" | CG
Winner | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-3 G| Winner
- 23-3 Team Record, played in the State Tournament
- 16.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 46 FG%, 35 3FG%, 73 FT%, 102-140 FT attempts
- Strong athlete, top player for Warriors, made the All-State Tournament Team
Randy Rosenquist
Randy
Rosenquist
6'0" | PG
Dakota Valley | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-0 G| Dakota Valley
- 26-0 Team Record, State Champions
- 12.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 7.7 apg, 4.1 spg, 46 FG%, 29 3FG%, 70 FT%
- Had a monster game in the State Championship and made the All-State Tournament Team
Cade Kandolin
Cade
Kandolin
5'10" | PG
St. Thomas Moore | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |6-0 G| St. Thomas More
- 22-3 Team Record, 3rd place finish at State
- 15.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.4 spg, 42.6 FG%, 34.4 3FG%, 75.7 FT%
- The top player for the Cavaliers and he made the All-State Tournament Team
Rance Harrison (2022) |6-1 G| Cheyenne-Eagle Butte
- 8-11 Team Record, lost in Region quarterfinals
- 28.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.2 spg, 42.9 FG%, 71 FT%, 74-104 FT attempts
- He put up crazy-impressive numbers all season long
Ethan Bruns Ethan Bruns 6'6" | SF Sioux Falls Christian | 2023 State SD (2023) |6-6 F| Sioux Falls Christian
- 16-10 Team Record, 5th place finish at State
- 13 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 apg. 54 FG%, 30 3FG%, 76.4 FG%
- Break-out season, the toughest offense matchup for the Chargers, made All-State Tournament Team
Third Team
Grafton Stroup Grafton Stroup 6'0" | SG West Central | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-0 G| West Central
- 16 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 45 FG%, 35 3FG%, 79 FT%
Brayden Pankonen
Brayden
Pankonen
5'11" | PG
Dell Rapids | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |5-11 G| Dell Rapids
- 17 ppg, 4 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.6 spg, 44 FG%, 36 3FG%, 80 FT%, 82-103 on FT attempts
Hayden Ruesink
Hayden
Ruesink
6'5" | SF
Sioux Valley | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |6-5 F| Sioux Valley
- 14 ppg, 8 rpg, 2 rpg, 1 spg, 50.5 FG%, 32 3FG%, 74.5 FT%
Trey Yellow Boy (2022) |6-7 PF| Little Wound
- 17 ppg, 18 rpg, 2 apg, 1 spg, 2 bpg, 60 FG%, 70 FT%
Elias Sims Elias Sims 6'4" | SF Marty | 2023 SD (2023) |6-5 G/F| McLaughlin
- 23.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.6 apg, .6 spg, 44.6 FG%, 30 3FG%
Honorable Mention
Caleb Hollenbeck
Caleb
Hollenbeck
6'3" | PG
St. Thomas More | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-2 G| St. Thomas More
Jeff Worth
Jeff
Worth
5'11" | PG
Tea | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |5-11 G| Tea Area
Aiden Jensen
Aiden
Jensen
6'9" | PF
Madison | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-8 F| Madison
Ethan Cheeseman Ethan Cheeseman 6'4" | SF Hanson | 2023 State SD (2023) |6-4 F| Hanson
Noah Price
Noah
Price
6'6" | PF
Hanson | 2022
State
SD
(2022) |6-5 G| Hanson
Triston Lebeau Triston Lebeau 6'5" | C Lakota Tech | 2022 State SD (2022)|6-6 C| Lakota Tech
Beau Donovan Beau Donovan 6'0" | SG Lakota Tech | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-1 G| Lakota Tech
Chase LeBrun Chase LeBrun 6'5" | SG Flandreau | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-6 F| Flandreau
Charlie Ward (2022) |6-0 G| Vermillion
Lane Tietz
Lane
Tietz
6'1" | CG
Groton | 2024
State
SD
(2024) |6-1 G| Groton Area
Tyson Stevenson Tyson Stevenson 6'2" | SG Hamlin | 2024 State SD (2024) |6-2 G| Hamlin
Nathan Koole Nathan Koole 6'8" | C SF Christian | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-9 C| Sioux Falls Christian
Brooks Nelson Brooks Nelson 6'3" | SF SF Christian | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-3 F| Sioux Falls Christian
Alec Squires
Alec
Squires
6'10" | C
Sioux Valley | 2024
State
SD
(2024) |6-10 C| Sioux Valley
Tyler O’Neil Tyler O’Neil 6'0" | PG Clark/Willow Lake | 2022 State SD |6-1 G| Clark-Willow Lake
Cooper Long
Cooper
Long
6'3" | SG
Lyman | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-3 G| Garretson
Carter Robertson Carter Robertson 6'0" | PG Parker | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-1 G| Parker
Easton Kempf
Easton
Kempf
6'5" | PF
Elk Point/Jefferson | 2023
State
SD
(2023) |6-5 PF| Elk Point-Jefferson
Sellyck McManus Sellyck McManus 6'7" | C Chamberlain | 2022 State SD (2023) |6-7 C| Chamberlain
Tate VanOtterloo
Tate
VanOtterloo
6'5" | SF
Beresford | 2023
SD
(2023) |6-4 G/F| Beresford
Jacob Vandeweerd
Jacob
Vandeweerd
6'8" | PF
Canton | 2023
State
SD
|6-8 PF| Canton
Lathan Prince Lathan Prince 6'1" | SG Stanley County | 2022 State SD (2022) |6-1 G| Stanley County