Issac Bruns had been named the Class A Boys Basketball Player of the Year after leading Dakota Valley to a second consecutive state championship and its 53rd straight win.
Bruns led Class A by averaging 26.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Teammate Randy Rosenquist was also a first team selection, averaging 13.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game.
Reed Rus of Mt. Vernon/Plankinton was named to the second team after leading the Titans to its first state tournament since 2017. The future University of South Dakota Coyote averaged 18.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 3.3 steals per game as a senior. He also set the MVP all-time scoring record earlier in the season.
Hanson’s Ethan Cheeseman was also a second team selection, leading the Beavers with 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Cheeseman has committed to play basketball at Dakota Wesleyan.
Class A
‘A’ Player of the Year – Isaac Bruns, Dakota Valley
CLASS A – First team
Isaac Bruns, Dakota Valley, (Sr.) – 26.5 points, 9.4 rebounds
Caleb Hollenbeck, St. Thomas More, (Sr.) – 24.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists
Oliver Vincent, Sioux Valley, (Sr.) – 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists
Randy Rosenquist, Dakota Valley, (Sr.) – 13.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 80 steals
Porter Ihnen, Lennox, (Jr.) – 21.6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Ethan Bruns, SF Christian, (Sr.) – 17 points, 7 rebounds
CLASS A – Second team
Blake Volmer, Winner, (Sr.) – 19.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists
Brayden Pankonen, Dell Rapids, (Sr.) – 20.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists
Reed Rus, Mount Vernon-Plankinton, (Sr.) – 18.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 3.3 steals
Aiden Jensen, Madison, (Sr.) – 20.9 points, 9 rebounds, 60 blocks
Alec Squires, Sioux Valley, (Jr.) – 15 points, 11 rebounds, 60 blocks
Ethan Cheeseman, Hanson, (Sr.) – 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds
CLASS A – Third team
Damon Opdahl, Waubay-Summit, (Sr.) – 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 103 steals
Easton Kempf, Elk Point-Jefferson, (Sr.) – 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
Easton Neuendorf, Hamlin, (So.) – 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists
Blake Thompson, Tea Area, (Sr.) – 13.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists
Tyson Stevenson, Hamlin, (Jr.) – 14.4 points, 2.7 rebounds
Tate VanOtterloo, Beresford, (Sr.) – 18.8 points, 6 rebounds, 3.5 assists