Nebraska Basketball Pentagon Program

Welcome to the Sanford Sports Complex!

Last year, we promised a lineup of games, programs and experiences that would be one for the books. It was certainly a promise fulfilled.

Hoops was huge at the Complex last season, featuring electric NCAA Division I matchups, NSIC tourneys, a second dose of South Dakota Class AA high school state tournament action and, of course, professionalgrade NBA G League basketball, featuring our local powerhouse Sioux Falls Skyforce – entering their 11th season with us at the Pentagon. Division I wrestling and volleyball also took center court along with thousands of talented youth and high school athletes proudly representing their states, schools and traveling teams.

The Crossing and Diamonds outdoor fields continued to host training, leagues and tournaments in baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer. The fans and crowds that followed were able to stay well-rested and well-caffeinated with the 2023 grand openings of Comfort Inn & Suites – Sanford Sports Complex and Scooter’s Coffee.

With that kind of energy behind us, who knows what’s in store for 2024-2025? Well, we do – and it’s going to be incredible.

Collegiate basketball is so back, and we’re excited to host a lot of big names, including the men’s and women’s teams representing the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers, not to mention the Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase featuring six of the best programs in the business. The Force will also be returning in full force!

We’re serving up a lineup of volleyball events you won’t want to miss, including multi-team tournaments with DI locals SDSU and Augustana – all leading into the NCAA Division II national championship in December. As far as sports go, that’s just a preview.

And as far as the Sanford Sports Complex goes, that’s just scratching the surface of what’s on the horizon. We’re diversifying the community experience even more with the opening of the leading-edge Sanford Health Virtual Care Center, continued progress on the Dakota State Applied Research Corporation facility and the addition of The Atlas, a multi-family residential development – the first of its kind on our campus – by Lloyd Co.

Don’t forget! Watch for major music and entertainment announcements throughout the year; it’s going to be your ticket to fun in Sioux Falls.

The sheer volume of experiences coming to the Complex this year is too much for one page, so make sure to get all your Sanford Sports news, event and ticket information on sanfordsports.com.

Welcome to the game. Welcome to the show. Welcome to Sanford Sports Complex.

We’re glad you’re here.

Steve Young Sanford Sports President

Jesse Smith Vice President of Operations and Legal Counsel

Find Sanford Sports on the web and social media for updates about our upcoming events, tournaments and programs.

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SANFORD PENTAGON

The Pentagon is the cornerstone of the entire Sanford Sports Complex, and the home of state, regional and national sporting events, and the Sanford Sports Academy.

• Six perimeter high school-sized basketball courts

• Three collegiate and professional-sized practice courts

• Eleven tournament and fourteen practice volleyball courts

The collegiate and professional-sized Heritage Court is a throwback to the gymnasiums of the 1950s, updated with state-of-the-art scoreboards, executive suites, food and more.

Reminiscent of a time when sports were pure and simple, the Heritage Court will take you through time, and bring you right back to the reminiscent days of basketball.

Adjacent to the Pentagon is the Sanford Fieldhouse. Together these facilities will provide sports-specific development opportunities for athletes from the interscholastic level to the professionals.

Learn more about the Nebraska Cornhuskers (Women).

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Learn more about the University of South Dakota Coyotes (Women).

Learn more about the Nebraska Cornhuskers (Men).

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Learn more about the Saint Mary’s Gaels (Men).

Registration open

The fall/winter youth basketball season is here - and the Sanford Pentagon is again proud to host a series of tournaments.

The events are open to boys and girls teams in Grades 4-8. There's room for teams of all competition levels.

Registration is available now at SanfordSports.com for the following tournaments:

Tip-Off Tournament, Nov. 23

Backboard Bash, Dec. 7

Holiday Hoops, Dec. 20-21

President's Bowl, Dec. 28-29

Winter Slam, Jan. 11

Blizzard Blowout, Jan. 25

Rim Rocker, Feb. 8

Heat Up the Hardwood, Feb. 15-16

For more information, email events lead specialist Kiah Damme-Krieger at kiah.damme@sanfordhealth.org.

All-time list of NCAA Division I basketball games that have been hosted by the Sanford Pentagon at the Sanford Sports Complex since opening in 2013.

MEN’S

BASKETBALL:

Date Game

Nov. 8, 2013 Wisconsin 86, St. John’s 75

Nov. 18, 2014 No. 11 Wichita State 71, Memphis 56

Nov. 30, 2014 Florida Gulf Coast 71, South Dakota State 58

Dec. 13, 2014 UNLV 75, South Dakota 61

Nov. 13, 2015 No. 7 Iowa State 68, Colorado 62

Dec. 12, 2015 Oklahoma State 62, Minnesota 60

Dec. 27, 2015 South Dakota State 65, Middle Tennessee 61

Dec. 28, 2015 South Dakota 89, Florida Gulf Coast 81

Nov. 25, 2016 East Tennessee State 86, Milwaukee 62

Nov. 25, 2016 UC Irvine 63, South Dakota State 52

Nov. 26, 2016 Milwaukee 54, UC Irvine 37

Nov. 26, 2016 East Tennessee State 71, South Dakota State 59

Nov. 27, 2016 East Tennessee State 72, UC Irvine 66

Nov. 27, 2016 South Dakota State 81, Milwaukee 58

Dec. 3, 2016 Minnesota 56, Vanderbilt 52

Nov. 24, 2017 Northern Colorado 80, Youngstown State 67

Nov. 24, 2017 South Dakota 84, Southern Miss, 71

Nov. 25, 2017 Northern Colorado 63, South Dakota 62

Nov. 25, 2017 Southern Miss 71, Youngstown State 64

Nov. 26, 2017 Northern Colorado 77, Southern Miss, 63

Nov. 26, 2017 South Dakota 81, Youngstown State 53

Dec. 2, 2017 Missouri State 73, South Dakota State 53

Dec. 22, 2017 Iowa 80, Colorado 73

Dec. 16, 2018 No. 25 Nebraska 79, Oklahoma State 56

Feb. 7, 2019 Omaha 107, South Dakota 102 (OT)

Nov. 5, 2019 No. 20 Saint Mary’s 65, Wisconsin 63 (OT)

Nov. 9, 2019 Oklahoma 71, Minnesota 62

Dec. 20, 2019 Northern Colorado 87, South Dakota 68

Nov. 25, 2020 Memphis 73, Saint Mary’s 56

Nov. 25, 2020 Western Kentucky 93, Northern Iowa 87

Nov. 25, 2020 No. 15 West Virginia 79, South Dakota State 71

Nov. 25, 2020 VCU 85, Utah State 69

Nov. 26, 2020 Western Kentucky 93, Memphis 69

Nov. 26, 2020 No. 15 West Virginia 78, VCU 66

Nov. 26, 2020 Saint Mary’s 66, Northern Iowa 64

Nov. 26, 2020 South Dakota State 65, Utah State 44

Nov. 27, 2020 No. 15 West Virginia 70, Western Kentucky 64

Nov. 27, 2020 Saint Mary’s 72, South Dakota State 59

Nov. 27, 2020 Utah State 82, Northern Iowa 71

Nov. 27, 2020 VCU 70, Memphis 59

Dec. 10. 2020 North Dakota 75, South Dakota 71

Dec. 10, 2020 South Dakota State 77, North Dakota State 75

Dec. 11, 2020 South Dakota State 74, North Dakota 62

Dec. 11, 2020 North Dakota State 74, South Dakota 67

Dec. 12, 2020 North Dakota State 53, North Dakota 52

Dec. 12, 2020 South Dakota 91, South Dakota State 78

Dec. 19, 2020 No. 1 Gonzaga 99, No. 3 Iowa 88

March 6, 2021 South Dakota State 84, Omaha 71

March 6, 2021 South Dakota 86, Western Illinois 69

March 7, 2021 Oral Roberts 76, North Dakota 65

March 7, 2021 North Dakota State 69, Kansas City 65

March 8, 2021 Oral Roberts 90, South Dakota State 88

March 8, 2021 North Dakota State 79, South Dakota 75

March 9, 2021 Oral Roberts 75, North Dakota State 72

Nov. 10, 2021 South Dakota 59, Air Force Academy 53

Nov. 22, 2021 South Dakota State 102, Nevada 75

Nov. 22, 2021 Washington 77, George Mason 74

Nov. 23, 2021 Nevada 88, George Mason 69

Nov. 23, 2021 Washington 87, South Dakota State 76

Nov. 24, 2021 Nevada 81, Washington 62

Nov. 24, 2021 South Dakota State 80, George Mason 76

Dec. 11, 2021 Creighton 83, No. 24 BYU 71

Dec. 18, 2021 Iowa 94, Utah State 75

Nov. 15, 2022 South Dakota State 66, St. Bonaventure 62

Dec. 2, 2022 No. 6 Baylor 64, No. 14 Gonzaga 63

Nov. 7, 2023 No. 20 Baylor 88, Auburn 82

Nov. 10, 2023 South Dakota 100, UTRGV 79

Nov. 18, 2023 Nebraska 84, Oregon State 63

Dec. 1, 2023 South Dakota State 61, Towson 48

Dec. 17, 2023 Syracuse 83, Oregon 63

Nov. 4, 2024 College of Charleston vs. Southern Illinois

Nov. 4, 2024 St. Louis vs. Santa Clara

Nov. 4, 2024 McNeese State vs. South Dakota State

Nov. 17, 2024 Nebraska vs. Saint Mary’s

Dec. 21, 2024 Iowa vs. Utah

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

Date

Game

Nov. 21, 2013 Drake 89, South Dakota 81 (OT)

Nov. 11, 2016 South Dakota 75, SIU-Edwardsville 65

Nov. 21, 2018 South Dakota 73, Wichita State 64

Nov. 15, 2019 South Dakota State 77, Dakota Wesleyan 46

Nov. 28, 2020 No. 1 South Carolina 81, South Dakota 71

Nov. 29, 2020 No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 21 Gonzaga 72

Nov. 30, 2020 No. 21 Gonzaga 54, South Dakota 50

March 6, 2021 Omaha 52, No. 21 South Dakota State 40

March 6, 2021 South Dakota 89, Oral Roberts 66

March 7, 2021 Western Illinois 60, Kansas City 59

March 7, 2021 North Dakota State 79, Denver 67

March 8, 2021 Omaha 69, Western Illinois 55

March 8, 2021 South Dakota 81, North Dakota State 55

March 9, 2021 South Dakota 66, Omaha 43

Nov. 12, 2021 No. 1 South Carolina 72, South Dakota 41

Nov. 12, 2021 No. 22 Arizona 61, No. 6 Louisville 59 (OT)

Dec. 15, 2022 No. 1 South Carolina 62, South Dakota State 44

Nov. 25, 2023 South Dakota 72, South Carolina State 52

Nov. 16, 2024 South Dakota vs. Nebraska

Nov. 20, 2024 Iowa vs. Kansas

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Sanford Pentagon is honored to feature the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame

The Sanford Pentagon is the proud home of the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

Displays change regularly – from looking back at a time when more than 300 South Dakota communities rallied around their hometown heroes to celebrating the magical moments of today.

Featuring timeless memorabilia highlighting the state’s hardwood history, display cases are featured in the lobby area just to the right of the Sanford Pentagon Store. Permanently displayed on the second floor are panels with all state public school championship teams from 1912 through 1985 and Catholic school champions from 1937 through 1964.

The South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame is always seeking fresh items of interest.

If you, a family member or a friend have a piece of memorabilia, please contact Bob Swanhorst at btswan@sio.midco.net or (605) 321-0521

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