Way Too Early Top 5 Class A SD Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Basketball in SD will be here before you know and the talent pool for the Class A Teams is very deep. Team camps and travel ball has come to an end for this summer so i thought i would take a look at a very early pre-season top 5 list. This list can and most likely will change as we get closer to the start of the season. Some key returners for each team will be added. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2713048,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/ClassABasketball.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/ClassABasketball.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-2713048" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1 Sioux Falls Christian </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25-26 Season Record: 22-2 (2nd at state)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Returners: [player_tooltip player_id='2128940' first='Brant' last='Wassenaar'], [player_tooltip player_id='2366466' first='Cooper' last='Strande'], [player_tooltip player_id='2442383' first='Ryan' last='Dieleman'], [player_tooltip player_id='2723078' first='Brice' last='Wassenaar'], Mitchell Hofer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 West Central </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25-26 Season Record: 25-0 (State Champions)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Returners: [player_tooltip player_id='2076018' first='Connor' last='Mebius'], [player_tooltip player_id='2132811' first='Boche' last='Knight'], [player_tooltip player_id='2132818' first='Hayden' last='Heier'], [player_tooltip player_id='2442391' first='Caden' last='Hollenbeck'], [player_tooltip player_id='2723097' first='Carson' last='Eich']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Clark-Willow Lake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25-26 Season Record: 21-4 (4th at state)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Returners: [player_tooltip player_id='2496205' first='Chris' last='Bevers'], [player_tooltip player_id='2849058' first='Jackson' last='Stormo'], [player_tooltip player_id='1655914' first='Sullivan' last='Felberg'], [player_tooltip player_id='1551742' first='Jakob' last='Steen'], Joey Ries, [player_tooltip player_id='1655908' first='Bo' last='Begeman']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#4 Lennox </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25-26 Season Record: 17-6 (Lost in SODAK 16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Returners: [player_tooltip player_id='2078157' first='Aiden' last='Hanssen'], [player_tooltip player_id='2250490' first='Eli' last='Plank'], Drake Mikkelsen, Brennen Juffer, Wyatt Holland, [player_tooltip player_id='2442367' first='Cohen' last='Soukup']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Groton </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>25-26 Season Record: 19-6 (7th at state)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Returners: [player_tooltip player_id='2475033' first='Easton' last='Weber'], [player_tooltip player_id='2475034' first='Karson' last='Zak'], [player_tooltip player_id='2830460' first='Anthony' last='Tracy'], [player_tooltip player_id='2831956' first='Major' last='Dolan'], [player_tooltip player_id='2475032' first='Ethan' last='Kroll'], [player_tooltip player_id='2475041' first='Jace' last='Johnson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3588946,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/SouthDakota.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/SouthDakota.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-3588946" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->