The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association has announced its region basketball coaches of the year, and assistant coaches of the year.
Here the winners for each region:
Region 1B Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Jerome Nesheim, Clark-Willow Lake
Head Girls – TIE: Andrea Begeman, Clark-Willow Lake and Matt Locke Groton.
Assistant Boys – Paul Fischer, Aberdeen Roncalli
Assistant Girls – Amanda Bain, Aberdeen Roncalli
REGION 1-4 Lower Level
LL Girls: Denise Clemens, Northwestern
LL Boys: Hank Taken Alive, Mobridge-Pollock
Region 2 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Paul Raasch, Castlewood
Head Girls – Brad DeBeer, Deubrook
Assistant Boys – Jeffrey Sikkink, Castlewood
Assistant Girls – Brian Relf, Flandreau
Region 3 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Brian White, Sully Buttes
Head Girls – Rob Baruth, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket
Assistant Boys – Jim Noyes, Huron
Assistant Girls – Terry Becker Pierre
Region 4 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Kyle Courtney, Rapid City Christian
Head Girls – Stephen Hettick, Mobridge-Pollock
Tie Assistant Boys: Adam Courtney, Rapid City Christian and Trey Frederick, Mobridge-Pollock
Assistant Girls: Ryan Kemnitz, Mobridge-Pollock
Region 5 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Craig Nelson, Brandon Valley
Head Girls – Kent Kolsrud, O’Gorman
Assistant Boys – Jared Jansen, Sioux Falls Lincoln
Assistant Girls – Jeff Lockner, Brandon Valley
Lower Level Boys: Regions 5-8
LL Boys – Ken Bruckner, Menno
LL Girls – Tera Koupal, Wagner
Region 6 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Jacob Hinker, Lennox
Head Girls – Tucker Tornberg, Centerville
Assistant Boys – Taylor Becker, Tea Area
Assistant Girls – Paul McVey, Lennox
Region 7 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Craig Bruening, Parkston
Tie Head Girls – Michael Koupal, Wagner and Cole Knippling, Parkston
Assistant Boys – AJ Kortemeyer, Mount Vernon-Plankinton
Assistant Girls – Max Schaffer, Mount Vernon-Plankinton
Region 8 Basketball Coach of the Year
Head Boys – Christian McGhee, Mahpi’ya Lu’ta
Head Girls – Matt Rama, Mahpi’ya Lu’ta
Assistant Boys – Justice Morrison, White River
Assistant Girls – Amanda Carlow, Mahpi’ya Lu’ta
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