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2026 boys basketball Spirit of Su, Spirit of Six and all-tourney recipients
Sully Buttes' Wesley Wittler received the Class B Spirit of Su on Saturday at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Mar 22, 2026
 

Here’s a rundown of this year’s Spirit of Su, Spirit of Six winners and the all-tournament teams at the state boys basketball tournaments:

Class AA

Spirit of Su: Lincoln’s Sam DeGroot

Spirit of Six: Harrisburg 

All-Tournament Team

Huron: Myles Ellwein, Blake Ellwein

Lincoln: Brody Schafer, Sam DeGroot

O’Gorman: Mason Clark

Tea Area: Gavin Shawd

Brandon Valley: Austin Dowd

Watertown: Carter Buisker, Jackson McClemans

Harrisburg: Stellen Larson

Roosevelt: Memphis Bylander, Deondre Painter

Hamlin's Jackson Wadsworth won the Class A Spirit of Su on Saturday in Rapid City. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)

Class A

Spirit of Su: Hamlin’s Jackson Wadsworth

Spirit of Six: Hamlin

All-Tournament Team

West Central: Will Kuhl, Connor Mebius

Sioux Falls Christian: Brant Wassenaar, Canyon Prins

Stanley County: Paxton Deal

Groton: Karson Zak

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte: Damien Clown

St. Thomas More: Wyatt Gylten

Hamlin: Jackson Wadsworth, Boden Stevenson

Clark/Willow Lake: Chris Bevers, Sullivan Felberg

Freeman won the Class B Spirit of Six on Saturday at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

Class B

Spirit of Su: Sully Buttes’ Wesley Wittler 

Spirit of Six: Freeman 

All-Tournament Team 

Freeman: David Walter, Tate Sorensen, Luke Peters

Castlewood: Kamden Keszler, Will Aderhold

Sully Buttes: Wesley Wittler

Viborg-Hurley: Jake Austin

Aberdeen Christian: Luke Kaiser

De Smet: Grant Wilkinson

Lyman: MJ Diehm

Wall: Teelan Kjerstad, Emmet Dinger

Harrisburg is announced as the Spirit of Six winners during half time between Huron and Sioux Falls Lincoln in the Class AA championship in the boys state tournament on Saturday at Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. (Matt Gade / 605 Sports)