Shelby Selland has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the Hansen Anderson Basketball Miss Basketball 2014.
Hansen Anderson Basketball, Inc., publishers of South Dakota high school basketball previews since 1976, will name the South Dakota prep Miss and Mr. Basketball during its annual awards luncheon at the Ramkota Convention Center in Sioux Falls on Sunday, May 4.
Ten senior women and 11 men were selected as finalists by a vote of South Dakota high school basketball coaches at the conclusion of the 2013-14 season.
Other candidates for Miss Basketball include: Ellie Benson – Sioux Falls Washington, Keely Bertram – Elk Point-Jefferson, Moira Duffy – St. Thomas More, Macy Miller – Mitchell, Paige Mriden  – Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Lynsey Prosser – Sturgis Brown, Miranda Ristau – Warner, Kaitlyn Severyn – TF Riggs and Santana White Dress – Pine Ridge.
Candidates for Mr. Basketball include: Blake Bartscher – Ethan, Brendon Boomsma – Tri-Valley, Jordan Cornelius – Sisseton, Justin Decker – Huron, Tyler Nagy – Brookings, Xavier Norris – Cheyenne Eagle Butte, Seamus O’Malley – Centerville, Steven Schaefer – Rapid City Stevens, Brett Stanley – Sioux Falls Washington, Trae Vandeberg – Madison and Nathan Wedel – James Valley Christian.
This year’s candidates include the children of some Miss and Mr. Basketball “alumni.” Ellie Benson’s mother, JoElle, was the Miss Basketball winner in 1981 while Macy Miller’s dad, Alan was Hansen Anderson’s Mr. Basketball winner the same year. Troy Schaefer, whose son, Steven, is a candidate for this year’s Mr. Basketball, shared the award with Luther Hippe in 1983.
The luncheon is open to the public with tickets priced at $25 if RSVP’d in advance by e-mail to Tasha Lange at tlange@ncppub.com or toll free at 1-800-621-0801, or for $30 at the door the day of the event. Doors will open at noon for lunch with the awards presentation beginning at about 1 p.m.
In addition to selecting South Dakota’s Miss and Mr. Basketball, Hansen-Anderson also publishes the annual Prep Basketball Previews each November and is involved in promoting the summer Hansen-Anderson Basketball Camps.