De Smet’s Grant Wilkinson was named the 2025-26 Dakota Valley Conference boys basketball MVP.

Wilkinson was joined on the first team by Castlewood’s Kamden Keszler, Deubrook Area’s Chance Shoenfeld, Iroquois/Lake Preston’s Lucas Peskey, Estelline/Hendricks’ Kyler Carlson and De Smet’s Noah Luethmers.

Deubrook Area’s Jared Gass was also named the 2025-26 DVC Coach of the Year.

The full DVC all-conference teams are listed below.

Dakota Valley All-Conference Teams

1st Team

Grant Wilkinson, Sr., De Smet

Kamden Keszler, Jr., Castlewood

Chance Schoenfeld, Sr., Deubrook Area

Lucas Peskey, Jr., Iroquois/Lake Preston

Kyler Carlson, Sr., Estelline/Hendricks

Noah Luethmers, Jr., De Smet

2nd Team

Cade Hexem, Jr., Estelline/Hendricks

Joseph Nibbe, Jr., Elkton-Lake Benton

Braxton Bednarek, Jr., Deubrook Area

Trimmier Hanson, Sr., Dell Rapids St. Mary

Caden Zwart, Jr., Colman-Egan

Isaac Gass, Jr., Deubrook Area

3rd Team

Drayden Cokens, Soph., Estelline/Hendricks

Brody Bass, Sr., Castlewood

Carter Wilkinson, Jr., De Smet

Eliot Erickson, Sr., Elkton-Lake Benton

Will Aderhold, Soph., Castlewood

Slayten Wilkinson, Sr., De Smet

Honorable Mention

Paxton Rheault, Sr., Arlington

Leonard Wernke, Sr., Castlewood

Julian Allen, Sr., Colman-Egan

Kolby Sinclair, Sr., De Smet

Josh Moberg, Sr., Deubrook Area

Colt Beck, Sr., Elkton-Lake Benton

Kameron Hauck, Jr., Estelline/Hendricks

Brycen Blue, Soph., Iroquois/Lake Preston

Brodie Albertson, Jr., Oldham-Ramona/Rutland

Peyton Lamb, Sr., Dell Rapids St. Mary

Final DVC Standings

Castlewood (9-0)

De Smet (8-1)

Deubrook Area (7-2)

Elkton-Lake Benton (6-3)

Estelline/Hendricks (5-4)

Iroquois/Lake Preston (4-5)

Dell Rapids St. Mary (3-6)

Colman-Egan (2-7)

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland (1-8)

Arlington (0-9)