The 2023 Lakota Nation Invitational boys and girls basketball tournament pairings have been set. The 46th annual basketball event is Dec. 12-16 in Rapid City. 

Rapid City Christian, which won last season’s boys tournament, is the No. 1 seed and will play No. 16 Little Wound at 8 a.m., to start the tournament. 

Red Cloud, which won last season’s girls tournament, is the No. 1 seed and will play No. 16 Tiospa Zina at 8 a.m., in its tournament opener.

2023 Lakota Nation Invitational Pairings

Note: Times are Mountain 

Boys Pairings

No. 1 Rapid City Christian vs. No. 16 Little Wound, 8 a.m., Ice Arena

No. 8 Crow Creek vs. No. 9 Crazy Horse, 6:30 p.m., Ice Arena

No. 5 Custer vs. No. 12 Wall, 2 p.m., Ice Arena

No. 4 White River vs. No. 13 Tiospa Zina, 12:30 p.m., Ice Arena

No. 3 Lakota Tech vs. No. 14 McLaughlin, 11 a.m., Ice Arena

No. 6 Red Cloud vs. No. 11 Todd County, 3:30 p.m., Ice Arena

No. 7 Lower Brule vs. No. 10 Marty, 5 p.m., Ice Arena

No. 2 Pine Ridge vs. No. 15 Omaha Nation, 9:30 a.m., Ice Arena

Girls Pairings

No. 1 Red Cloud vs. No. 16 Tiospa Zina, 8 a.m., Summit Arena

No. 8 Little Wound vs. No. 9 Lower Brule, 6:30 p.m., Summit Arena

No. 5 White River vs. No. 12 Omaha Nation, 2 p.m., Summit Arena

No. 4 Rapid City Christian vs. No. 13 Pine Ridge, 11 a.m., Summit Arena

No. 3 Lakota Tech vs. No. 14 St. Francis, 12:30 p.m., Summit Arena

No. 6 Crow Creek vs. No. 11 McLaughlin, 3:30 p.m., Summit Arena

No. 7 Custer vs. No. 10 Todd County, 5 p.m., Summit Arena

No. 2 Wall vs. No. 15 Dupree, 9:30 a.m., Summit Arena