Hoop City Classic: Thursday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual Hoop City Classic was played on December 28-30 at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. In this first article, we look through the film at a couple games involving South Dakota teams. We had a SD/SD matchup and a South Dakota/Wyoming matchup. What makes the Hoop City Classic unique and interesting to me is seeing in-state teams versus out-of-state opponents.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some very good and respected South Dakota teams made the travel to Mitchell to compete. That in-turn brings an abundance of talented prospects together. Prep Hoops Dakotas plans to breakdown the event extensively, covering as many notable prospects for our audience. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's look at the main contributors and those prospects that standout with their physical profiles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan <strong><em>52 </em></strong>McCook Central/Montrose 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sioux Valley <strong><em>56 </em></strong>Thunder Basin (WY) 50</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Taite Klumb","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77245","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ethan ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Like what Klumb brought to Ethan. 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