August Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in South Dakota’s 2026 class?


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The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to advancement in their skill-set, size, and overall performance:
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Sam Ericsson
Sam Ericsson 6'3" | CG Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 State SD | CG | Sioux Falls Lincoln
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Trey Hansen
Trey Hansen 6'4" | SG Vermillion | 2026 State SD | SG | Vermillion
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Cooper Goodbary
Cooper Goodbary 6'4" | SG/SF Sioux Falls Christian | 2026 State SD | SG | Sioux Falls Christian
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Jackson Wadsworth
Jackson Wadsworth 6'3" | SG Hamlin | 2026 State SD | SG | Hamlin
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Will Kuhl
Will Kuhl 6'9" | PF West Central | 2026 State SD | PF | West Central
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Wyatt (Buzzy) Gylten
Wyatt (Buzzy) Gylten 6'4" | SG St. Thomas More | 2026 State SD | CG | St. Thomas More
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Carson Nickles
Carson Nickles 6'1" | PG/SG Sioux Falls Christian | 2026 State SD | CG | Sioux Falls Christian
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Malachi James
Malachi James 6'2" | SG Beresford | 2026 SD | SG | Beresford
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Gage Sippel
Gage Sippel 6'7" | C Groton Area | 2026 State SD | C | Groton Area
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Jackson McClemans
Jackson McClemans 6'4" | SF/SG Watertown | 2026 State SD | SF | Watertown
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Jaxson Weeldreyer
Jaxson Weeldreyer 6'3" | SG/SF O'Gorman | 2026 State SD | SG | O’Gorman
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Keegen Tracy
Keegen Tracy 6'0" | PG/SG Groton Area | 2026 State SD | PG | Groton
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Jaden Haley
Jaden Haley 6'1" | PG Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 State SD | PG | Sioux Falls Lincoln
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Raik Chol
Raik Chol 6'7" | PF/C Sioux Falls Washington | 2026 SD | PF | Sioux Falls Washington
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Luke Sheppard
Luke Sheppard 6'5" | SF Flandreau | 2026 State SD | SF | Flandreau
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Colby Flowers
Colby Flowers 6'4" | PF Wessington Springs | 2026 SD | PF | Wessington Springs
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Becker Bosma
Becker Bosma 6'5" | SF Groton Area | 2026 State SD | SF | Groton Area
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Tiegen Nyhaug
Tiegen Nyhaug 6'3" | SG Beresford | 2026 State SD | SG | Beresford
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Bennett Kortan
Bennett Kortan 6'0" | PG Spearfish | 2026 State SD | PG | Spearfish
- Turner Bergan Turner Bergan 6'2" | SF Aberdeen Central | 2026 SD | SF | Aberdeen Central
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Aman Tadesse
Aman Tadesse 6'2" | SG Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2026 State SD | SG | Sioux Falls Jefferson
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Cooper Rasmussen
Cooper Rasmussen 6'1" | SG Harrisburg | 2026 State SD | SG | Harrisburg
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Kamren Davis
Kamren Davis 6'2" | SG Spearfish | 2026 State SD | SG | Spearfish
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Hayden Schilling
Hayden Schilling 5'11" | CG Beresford | 2026 State SD | PG | Sioux Falls Washington
- Landon DeWall Landon DeWall 6'1" | CG Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2026 SD | CG | Sioux Falls Jefferson
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Walker Warwick
Walker Warwick 6'4" | SG/SF Dell Rapids St. Mary | 2026 State SD | SG | Dell Rapids St. Mary
- Cloy McVey Cloy McVey 6'1" | CG Lennox | 2026 SD | CG | Lennox
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Nolan Kolthoff
Nolan Kolthoff 6'4" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD | SF | Viborg-Hurley
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Connor Relf
Connor Relf 5'9" | PG/CG Sioux Valley | 2026 State SD | CG | Sioux Falls Roosevelt
- Abe O’Brien | SF | Yankton
- Dawson Handcock Dawson Handcock 6'3" | SG Wall | 2026 SD | CG | Wall
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Braylon Little
Braylon Little 6'0" | CG Mahpiya Luta(Red Cloud) | 2026 State SD | CG | Mahpiya Luta(Red Cloud)
- Bergan Tetzlaff Bergan Tetzlaff 6'5" | PF/C Brookings | 2026 SD | PF | Brookings
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Isaiah Brewer
Isaiah Brewer 5'11" | PG Douglas | 2026 State SD | PG | Douglas
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Owen Duffy
Owen Duffy 6'1" | SG Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 State SD | SG | Sioux Falls Lincoln
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Emmet Dinger
Emmet Dinger 6'2" | SG Wall | 2026 State SD | SG | Wall
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Kuai Mayen
Kuai Mayen 6'1" | SG Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2026 State SD | SG | Sioux Falls Jefferson
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Jerek Dufner
Jerek Dufner 6'1" | CG Sturgis Brown | 2026 State SD | CG | Sturgis Brown
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Kyler Carlson
Kyler Carlson 5'11" | CG Estelline-Hendricks | 2026 State SD | CG | Estelline-Hendricks
- Trevor Cuperus | PF | Baltic
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Spencer Melius
Spencer Melius 5'10" | CG Faulkton Area | 2026 State SD | CG | Faulkton Area
- Connor Clark Connor Clark 6'3" | PF Harrisburg | 2026 SD | PF | Harrisburg
- Drake Eastman Drake Eastman 5'10" | CG Dell Rapids | 2026 SD | CG | Dell Rapids
- Matthew Byaombe Matthew Byaombe 5'10" | CG Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2026 SD | CG | Sioux Falls Roosevelt
- Jett Johnson Jett Johnson 6'2" | SG Aberdeen Christian | 2026 SD | SG | Aberdeen Christian
- Brodie McCarty Brodie McCarty 6'2" | SG Brookings | 2026 State SD | SG | Brookings