Sports: Basketball

Boys basketball LNI

Basketball

Schedule

December 16th-20th, 2025

Basketball runs all day from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. The games are held in Barnett, Ice, and Summit Arenas, and RC Central Gym.

Please check brackets for times, teams, and gym locations.

Registration

INVITE ONLY

$750 per school

Send Payment to:
Lakota Nation Invitational
3213 W Main St #425
Rapid City, SD 57702

Location

Summit Arena
The Monument
444 Mt Rushmore Rd,
Rapid City, SD 57701

Basketball Coordinator

Bryan Brewer
Tournament Director and Founder

605.407.7181

Know Before You Go

Registration is INVITE ONLY.

Workers

Each school must bring one line judge. Submit your workers name to Dani Walking Eagle one week in advance.

All other tournament positions will be staffed by LNI.

Head Referee – Joe Drabb

Programs

Each school must submit a 15 player rooster and team photo two weeks prior to the tournament. Please send to Katie at Clark Printing, katie@clarkprinting.com. If the deadline is missed, schools will not be in the program.

When You Get Here

There will be not practice times as games being Friday morning.

Locker rooms will be available.

Please turn in your rooster to the announcers before game starts.

Official Rules & Conduct

The tournament follows SDHSAA rules, policies, and conduct procedures.

Format for the tournament is a Round Robin style of play with four pools.

Scoring will be best of 3.

Rally scoring to 25 for the first 2 games and if 3rd game is needed, play goes to 25.

The tournament will be a single-elimination tournament, at the end of pool play we will be cross-bracketing the top team in each pool.

We will be using 4 courts throughout the tournament so please keep your team in the arena as the first game is the only set game time. Games from that point on will be on the first available court.

During the first round only, each team will have a warm-up of 4-8-8 after the first round we will start as soon as the books are ready to go, no serving.

Please keep your team in the arena so that we may keep to the schedule.

Grand Entry

Grand Entry will be Saturday after pool play. Lineup will be in packet

Awards

Crystal will be given out to teams in 1st – 4th place

The Championship team will receive 18 Championship jackets

Individual crystal will be given out for Most Valuable Player, Outstanding Setter, Outstanding Hitter, Best Defensive Player, and Team Sportsmanship

Each coach will pick one player for All Tournament

Have Questions?

Get in Touch!

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you have questions about participation or event proposals, we’re here to help. Don’t hesitate to reach out.