Castlewood fans cheer their team during the 2025 Class B state boys basketball tournament in Aberdeen. The Warriors are back for this year’s State B, which begins Thursday, March 19. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
Welcome to one of the biggest events of the year in Aberdeen!
Thousands of basketball fans will invade the city this week for the State B boys basketball tournament, which begins Thursday, March 19 at the Barnett Center and concludes with the championship game the night of Saturday, March 21.
This year’s qualifiers include defending champion Castlewood, Aberdeen Christian, Viborg-Hurley, Freeman, Sully Buttes, Lyman, De Smet and Wall.
MORE: Here’s what to know about all eight teams playing in the State B
Learn more about the players, teams and games in our State B special section in the E section of this edition. And for more coverage, visit aberdeeninsider.com throughout the weekend. Our online State B tournament coverage will be free to access through Sunday, March 22, however the remainder of our content will be behind a paywall.
Good luck to all of the teams. And for everybody else, enjoy the games and the rest of the Aberdeen community, which works hard to embrace the tournament each March. Have fun, cheer loud, be a good fan and stay safe.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 19 at the Barnett Center
- No. 1 Viborg-Hurley (20-3) vs. No. 8 Lyman (17-6), 11 a.m.
- No. 4 Aberdeen Christian (20-3) vs. No. 5 Castlewood (20-3), 12:45 p.m.
- No. 2 Freeman (21-2) vs. No. 7 Sully Buttes (18-5), 5 p.m.
- No. 3 De Smet (19-4) vs. No. 6 Wall (19-4), 6:45 p.m.
