SIOUX FALLS โ Jacoby Mehman of Harrisburg and Marli Abdoosh of O'Gorman are the 2024 South Dakota Mr. Basketball and Miss Basketball award winners.
Murman, a 6-foot-4 senior guard who plays at the University of Sioux Falls, and Abdoosh, a 5-foot-4 senior guard who plays at South Dakota State University, were named winners at Sunday's banquet.
The winner will be chosen by South Dakota's high school basketball coaches.
A three-time Class AA first-team All-State honoree, Abdoosh averaged 16.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, leading O'Gorman to the state title. She finished her career with 1,266 points.
Mehrman averaged 17.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season in Harrisburg. He was a two-time Class AA All-State selection and made the first team this winter. He scored 1,209 career points.
Both players were previously named Class AA Players of the Year by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association.
State boys tennis preview:The Class A tournament will be held Monday and Tuesday, and the AA tournament will be held Thursday and Friday in Rapid City.
Other Mr. Basketball finalists include Alec Squires of Sioux Valley, Lane Teets of Groton Area, Jackson Schauer of Faith, Josh Ortman of Brandon Valley, Tage Ortman of Canista and Colt of Howard. -Kepsel, Braden VanBockern of Harrisburg, Nicholas Marshall of White River, Jackson Wingert of Dakota Valley and Porter Einen of Lenox.
Other Miss Basketball finalists include Eva Lingeman of Ethan, Claire Shepard of Flandreau, Jadyn Dunn of Sioux Falls-Jefferson, Sawyer Stoebner of Mitchell, Macy Coupar of Wagner, and Abby of Howard. -Includes Aslesen, Wall's Paige Jerstad, Tee Area's Katie Vasecka and Emily Fox. Skylar Vollmer of Mount Vernon Plankinton and Skylar Vollmer of Lyman.