The Big Dakota Preview
In this article:
Big Dakota Conference Basketball will excite this winter with Chamberlain bringing back a load of talent but others battling heavily. Conference Commentary Chamberlain – Cubs return their top players from a team that finished .500 a season ago. Won…
Access all of Prep Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingBig Dakota Conference Basketball will excite this winter with Chamberlain bringing back a load of talent but others battling heavily.
Conference Commentary
Chamberlain – Cubs return their top players from a team that finished .500 a season ago. Won four of their last six las year.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte – Three games above .500 last season but the Braves lost four starters so there will be a learning curve breaking in new talent.
Crow Creek – Only two players return from the rotation of last year’s 21-2 team. Trevin McBride Trevin McBride 6'0" | PG Crow Creek | 2021 State SD will be a top player but the rest of the rotation/team will be inexperienced leading to some uncertainty.
McLaughlin – They improved a lot as the year moved on and return two of their top players (Sims and Defender).
Miller – Winless last season, still in a rebuild. Young talent like Spencer Fernholz were allowed to grow and they will, but more time is needed before consistently competitive.
Mobridge-Pollock – Three starters must be replaced but this 16-8 team from last year has two sets of twins that should push them back to a similar spot.
Stanley County – With two of their best players back the Buffs should become a double figure win team.
Todd County – Losing six of their top seven to graduation will be very tough when the Falcons try and match last year’s success.
Winner – Brady Fritz Brady Fritz 6'2" | SG Winner | 2021 State SD returns, but little else does for Winner’s 16-win club. Brady will keep them in contention of course but with five key pieces needing to be replaced it will be interesting to see how potent they are again.
Big Dakota Predictions
- Chamberlain
- Winner
- Crow Creek
- Mobridge-Pollock
- McLaughlin
- Stanley County
- Todd County
- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte
- Miller
Big Dakota Preseason All Conference
First Team
Brady Fritz Brady Fritz 6'2" | SG Winner | 2021 State SD of Winner (Sr)
Dreyton Priebe of Chamberlain (Sr)
Keshaume Thigh Keshaume Thigh 6'3" | SG Lower Brule | 2022 State SD of Chamberlain (Jr)
Trevin McBride Trevin McBride 6'0" | PG Crow Creek | 2021 State SD of Crow Creek (Sr)
Lathan Prince Lathan Prince 6'1" | SG Stanley County | 2022 State SD of Stanley County (Jr)
Second Team
Bryston Goehring Bryston Goehring 6'1" | SG Mobridge-Pollock | 2021 State SD of Mobridge-Pollock (Sr)
Ashaun Roach-Valandra Ashaun Roach-Valandra 6'3" | PF Todd County | 2021 State SD of Todd County (Sr)
Spencer Moran Spencer Moran 6'4" | SF Cheyenne Eagle Butte | 2021 State SD of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (Sr)
Spencer Fernholz of Miller (Soph)
Blake Volmer Blake Volmer 6'0" | CG Winner | 2023 State SD of Winner (Soph)
Third Team
Braden Goehring of Mobridge-Pollock (Sr)
Israel Defender of McLaughlin (Sr)
Cameron Caldwell Cameron Caldwell 6'2" | SG Chamberlain | 2021 State SD of Chamberlain (Sr)
Nathan Cook of Stanley County (Sr)
Elias Sims Elias Sims 6'4" | SF Marty | 2023 SD of McLaughlin (Soph)
Fourth Team
Gavin Reinert of Mobridge-Pollock (Sr)
Brailey Lecompte of Crow Creek (Jr)
Slade Counter of Todd County (Jr)
Zane Reinert of Mobridge-Pollock (Sr)
Evan Farmer of Winner (Sr)