RAPID CITY — The 2025 Lakota Nation Invitational boys and girls basketball pairings have been set. The 48th annual basketball event is Dec. 17-20 in Rapid City.

Pine Ridge (boys) and Mahpiya Luta (girls) are the No. 1 seeds. Pine Ridge will play McLaughlin in its opener, while Mahpiya Luta will play Marty in its opener. 

The complete first-round pairings for the 16-team tournaments are listed below: 

The 2025 Lakota Nation Invitational Pairings

Boys Pairings

No. 1 Pine Ridge vs. No. 16 McLaughlin

No. 8 Custer vs. No. 9 Dupree

No. 5 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte vs. No. 12 Lakota Tech

No. 4 Rapid City Christian vs. No. 13 White River

No. 3 Wall vs. No. 14 Lower Brule

No. 6 Little Wound vs. No. 11 Omaha Nation

No. 7 Todd County vs. No. 10. St. Francis

No. 2 Mahpiya Luta vs. No. 15 Crow Creek 

Girls Pairings

No. 1 Mahpiya Luta vs. No. 16 Marty

No. 8 Crow Creek vs. No. 9 Todd County

No. 5 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte vs. No. 12 Little Wound

No. 4 Wall vs. No. 13 St. Francis

No. 3 Lakota Tech vs. No. 14 McLaughlin

No. 6 Omaha Nation vs. No. 11 Custer

No. 7 White River vs. No. 10 Pine Ridge

No. 2 Rapid City Christian vs. No. 15 SAntee