South Dakota 2025 March Rankings: Stock-Risers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final South Dakota 2025 rankings were posted Monday. There have been some serious stock-risers and prospects improving their stocks drastically since the last update. Here, we'll look at the top stock-risers that fall in the top 20 prospects. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1506292"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c89dd3d48c0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Beckman is off to Doane University to play hoops next year, and the coaching staff has to be getting excited about Beckman's recent play and the Senior season he's been having. He reached 1,000 career points this season, and he and Senior counterpart, [player_tooltip player_id='1263161' first='Maverick' last='LeBrun'] have made for quite the duo, making noise in Class B basketball. The 19-1 St. Mary's are the #1 seed in Region 3B and are set to matchup with #7 Sioux Falls Lutheran on March 7th, after their game being postponed. Individually, Beckman has been one of the top scorers and three-point shooters in the state, also while stuffing the stat sheet in multiple other stat categories. A very good rebounder for a guard, with his impressive vertical. Beckman moved up one spot from #10 to now the #9 ranked prospect in the SD 2025 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1503881"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8a2acae912"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kieffer and Rapid Christian Christian have had tremendous seasons. He'll be one of the most important players in the Class A playoffs in determining how things shake out. If he plays well and is effecient and assertive, good things will happen for Rapid City Christian. He's put up an impressive stat-line of 18.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.5 APG, and 1.7 SPG. The dynamic point guard moves up to the #12 ranked prospect, with his 5'10 size being his only concern. Kieffer recently picked up an offer from Morningside University. Rapid City Christian, the #1 seed in Region 8A, is set to matchup with #4 Custer in a whale of a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/bensonkieffer12/status/1892418859384070549?s=61","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/bensonkieffer12/status/1892418859384070549?s=61 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1406999"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2232858,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8a9db75e09"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In the past, Virtue was a tough prospect to rank and determine his projected position at the next level. He's always had a steady and big motor, but he didn't quite have the size to be an interior force at the next level, and I was a little unsure of his movement and skills on the perimeter. He seems to have fixed those issues that I was worried about and has improved his athleticism and ball skills. His most recent offer is an offer from NAIA Briar Cliff University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1406985"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8a9db75e61"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Collette, the Briar Cliff University signee, has had a breakout Senior season, in which Prep Hoops Dakotas predicted. His most impressive feat is that he's reached double-digits scoring in every game this season. He translates beautifully to the next level with his three-point ability, being one of the top few three-point shooters in the state. An all-around impressive stat-line average of 17.7 ppg., 4.0 apg., 4.7 rpg., and a steal per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1548942"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8a9db75eaa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Positional length, consistency, and three-level scoring are three things that come to mind when thinking of Smythe's game and his profile. Smythe is a 6'3” point guard with long arms and a smooth offensive game that he's shown off consistently from game-to-game in his Senior campaign. I don't like to throw around the three-level scoring attribute loosely, but Smythe certainly fits the bill in that category. Let's let his game speak for itself in this Hudl highlight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16611064/67c209e377292da09f98e949' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003ern","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8a9db76049"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1623797"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c8aa1ce5a89"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Phillips has been the Alpha for Aberdeen Central in his Senior season. We predicted a breakout season for him and he certainly made us look good for that. He was the clear go-to guy on the wing with his long 6'5” frame, ability to attack the rim, and his ability to get off his three and knock them down. Uses his length to defend on the perimeter, making opportune plays on the ball. I think he projects really nicely to the next level and has a bunch of upside going forward. He's ranked #18 overall and I think we could have possibly went higher with him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->