Finalists for Miss Basketball honor include Hamlin's Addie Neuendorf
Wagner standout and University of Nebraska recruit Ashlyn Koupal has been named South Dakota's Miss Basketball by Hansen Anderson Basketball.
WAGNER — Wagner High School senior standout Ashlyn Koupal has been named as South Dakota's 2026 Miss Basketball award winner by Hansen Anderson Basketball. Koupal is the all-time leading scorer at Wagner with 2,610 career points to go along with 1,210 rebounds. She averaged 28.
3 points per game in her senior season, leading the Red Raiders to the state Class A tournament for the fourth time in five years. The University of Nebraska recruit and McDonald's High School All-American is a four-time Class A all-state selection and five-time all-conference player who also earned state Class A all-tournament honors four times. Other finalist for the honor included Addison Neuendorf of Hamlin, Alyvia Padgett of Brandon Valley, Ashlan Carlow-Blunt of Mahpiya Luta and Sydney Terveen of O'Gorman.
The award is voted on yearly by the state's girls basketball coaches and was presented at a ceremony at Wagner High School on Monday, May 11. Hansen Anderson Basketball was founded in 1977 by Richard Hansen and Dave Anderson. The annual publication highlights teams and players from across the state.
Miss Basketball Winners 2026: Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner. 2025: Taaliyah Porter, Rapid City Stevens 2024: Mahli Abdouch, O'Gorman. 2023: Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin.