SD college basketball players team up for Holiday Hoops Camp

SD college basketball players team up for Holiday Hoops Camp

November 14, 2024

Contact:
David Brown
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / [email protected]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Sanford Sports Academy in Sioux Falls will host a Holiday Hoops Camp headlined by several South Dakota State University and University of South Dakota men's basketball players on Sunday, December 22 at the Sanford Pentagon.

This unique opportunity will feature five SDSU and three USD hoopers providing guest instruction for grades K-8. All eight players competed for South Dakota high schools as well as local club teams. The guest instructors are:

• USD sophomore Isaac Bruns (Dakota Valley HS / South Dakota Attack)
• USD senior Paul Bruns (Dakota Valley HS / South Dakota Attack)
• SDSU sophomore Kalen Garry (De Smet HS / Pentagon Schoolers)
• USD freshman Porter Ihnen (Lennox HS / Sanford Sports Academy)
• SDSU junior Matthew Mors (Yankton HS / South Dakota Attack)
• SDSU redshirt freshman Joe Sayler (White River HS / Pentagon Schoolers)
• SDSU freshman Alec Squires (Sioux Valley HS / Sanford Sports Academy)
• SDSU redshirt freshman Damon Wilkinson (De Smet HS / Pentagon Schoolers)

The camp will be split into three different groups focusing on skill work such as dribbling, passing, shooting, decision-making, and scoring moves. Campers will also have the opportunity to get autographs and pictures with the instructors. The three times are:

• K-2^nd grade: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
• 3^rd-5^th grade: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 6^th-8^th grade: 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

The cost of the camp is $25 plus tax for grades K-2 and $35 plus tax for grades 3-8 and includes a camp T-shirt. For more information and registration, you can visit the Sanford Sports Academy website.

About Sanford Sports
Sanford Sports is the modern athletics arm of Sanford Health, the premier rural health system in the United States. Rooted in science and health care, Sanford Sports offers a combination of programs, services, events, facilities and partnerships intended to make active lifestyles accessible and rewarding for people of all ages and abilities. Based on the 500-acre Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sanford Sports has been changing the way athletes play for 25 years. With operations in three states, more than one million athletes use Sanford Sports facilities each year. Visit sanfordsports.com for more information.

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