State of Hoops: A South Dakota Basketball Podcast
Aug 26, 2026 · 41 min · 18 segments
In Episode 28, State of Hoops co-hosts Todd and Nate go behind the scenes with two of South Dakota’s top Class of 2026 basketball standouts, Ashlan Carlow and Sam DeGroot, as they prepare to make the…
Todd SchlekewayHost
Ashlan CarlowGuest
Nate MalchowHost
Sam DeGrootGuest
But before we talk about your summer and preparing for college, we would be remiss if we didn't kinda recap both of your accomplished high school basketball careers.
Both of you are pretty humble, so I know you're not gonna tell our viewers and listeners your accolades, but Nate and I can.
So Ashlyn led Mapia Luta to numerous undefeated regular seasons, six consecutive state tournament appearances.
Three-time first team all-state selection, and four-time overall all-state honoree.
Uh, another stat that's very interesting, we have two Spirit of Sioux Award winners joining us on this episode.
Ashlyn, which I know that award had to be extra special for you, but Ashlyn and Sam were Spirit of Sioux Award winners this year in March at the state tournaments.
Here's another thing these two have in common when I was doing my research for the episode.
Both of these student athletes graduated with the South Dakota Seal of Biliteracy.
And then Ashlyn's attending USD, as we said, on a, on a full-ride scholarship, and looks like you're studying environmental science.
He led Sioux Falls Lincoln to an amazing two-year run his junior and senior years.
He was the 2026 South Dakota Boys Gatorade Player of the Year, and the South Dakota High School Coaches Association Boys Player of the Year.
Sam has Sioux Falls Lincoln High School single-game boys records with 43 points, including one game where there was 10 three-pointers made.
But before we talk about your summer and preparing for college, we would be remiss if we didn't kinda recap both of your accomplished high school basketball careers.
Both of you are pretty humble, so I know you're not gonna tell our viewers and listeners your accolades, but Nate and I can.
So Ashlyn led Mapia Luta to numerous undefeated regular seasons, six consecutive state tournament appearances.
Three-time first team all-state selection, and four-time overall all-state honoree.
Uh, another stat that's very interesting, we have two Spirit of Sioux Award winners joining us on this episode.
Ashlyn, which I know that award had to be extra special for you, but Ashlyn and Sam were Spirit of Sioux Award winners this year in March at the state tournaments.
Here's another thing these two have in common when I was doing my research for the episode.
Both of these student athletes graduated with the South Dakota Seal of Biliteracy.
And then Ashlyn's attending USD, as we said, on a, on a full-ride scholarship, and looks like you're studying environmental science.
He led Sioux Falls Lincoln to an amazing two-year run his junior and senior years.
He was the 2026 South Dakota Boys Gatorade Player of the Year, and the South Dakota High School Coaches Association Boys Player of the Year.
Sam has Sioux Falls Lincoln High School single-game boys records with 43 points, including one game where there was 10 three-pointers made.
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