Sioux Falls Christian’s Griffen Goodbary is the 2025 South Dakota Mr. Basketball. Goodbary received the honor at Sunday’s Hansen & Anderson Basketball Banquet in Sioux Falls.

Goodbary is the first boys basketball player from Sioux Falls Christian to receive the Mr. Basketball honor. 

Goodbary was also selected as the Gatorade South Dakota boys basketball player of the year in 2024 and ‘25. Goodbary was also the Class A boys basketball player of the year, after receiving the most all-state votes in the class. 

A 6-foot-11 senior forward, Goodbary averaged 18 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season. He added 36 blocked shots. Goodbary powered Sioux Falls Christian to a 61-51 win over Hamlin in the state title game, finishing with 32 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. 

A future Drake Bulldog, Goodbary finished his career with 1,146 points, 450 rebounds, 181 assists and 45 steals. 

The other Mr. Basketball finalists were Benson Kieffer, Rapid City Christian; Bryon Laue, Castlewood; Easton Neuendorf, Hamlin; Gilbert White Jr., Rapid City Central; Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley; Luke Bruns, Dakota Valley; Markus Talley, Mitchell; Maverick LeBrun, Dell Rapids St. Mary; Nicholas Hanson, Viborg-Hurley; Trevon Beckman, Dell Rapids St. Mary.