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2020 SD Prep Media High School Basketball, Preseason Poll

High School Basketball Preseason Poll

The South Dakota media preps high school boys and girls basketball preseason poll is here! Check out to see which teams are predicted to do well for the 2020-21 season. Teams are ranked based on overall vote points with first place votes represented in parenthesis.

Boys basketball

Class AA

1. Roosevelt (9) 64

2. Yankton (5) 61

3. Brandon Valley 36

4. Washington 17

5. Harrisburg 13

Receiving votes: O’Gorman 7, Mitchell 5, Rapid City Central 5, Aberdeen Central 2.

Class A

1. Dakota Valley (11) 67

2. SF Christian (3) 55

3. Tea Area 38

4. Dell Rapids 15

5. Sioux Valley 14

Receiving votes: Vermillion 11, St. Thomas More 7, Red Cloud 3

Class B

1. De Smet (11) 66

2. White River (1) 47

3. Platte-Geddes (2) 38

4. Viborg-Hurley 17

5. Dell Rapids St. Mary 16

Receiving votes: Aberdeen Christian 14, Canistota 5, Howard 5, Hanson 2.

Girls basketball

Class AA

1. O’Gorman (10) 65

2. Washington (4) 56

3. Harrisburg 43

4. Brandon Valley 21

5. Stevens 13

Receiving votes: Aberdeen Central 9, SF Lincoln 2, Mitchell 1.

Class A

1. Winner (13) 69

2. St. Thomas More (1) 55

3. Hamlin 30

4. Tea Area 23

5. West Central 17

Receiving votes: Flandreau 5, Lennox 4, Red Cloud 4, Dakota Valley 2, Hill City 1.

Class B

1. Corsica-Stickney (14) 70

2. Castlewood 48

3. Colman-Egan 26

4. Faith 23

5. De Smet 18

Receiving votes: Ethan 5, White River 4, Viborg-Hurley 4, Howard 4, Bridgewater-Emery 4, Deubrook Area 2, Waubay/Summit 2.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.