Select Headlines – January 12-18, 2025

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Check out all the highlights and headlines featuring Select players and alumni from the past week.

Major performances, milestone moments, and recruiting buzz—get the latest basketball updates from across the region

From record-breaking games to college offers, here’s everything you need to know from this week in hoops

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Ethan Harris received an offer from Saint Louis University, marking a major step in his recruitment. Asher Williams set a Bonners Ferry High School record with 50 points in a dominant win. 

Other standout performances included Ethan Rivas’ 23 points and 12 rebounds for Glendive, Rey Johnston’s 22 points leading Missoula Loyola, and Royce Fisher’s 20-point game lifting Lewiston to 12-1. Multiple players hit milestones, including Rollie Worster, Spencer Green, and David Kludt scoring their 1,000th career point. Select Basketball tryouts are now open.

This Wednesday, January 22, 2025, we will release Episode 4 of “The Blueprint”, a docuseries about the Select Basketball 2024 season on YouTube! Click here for a teaser. 

If you missed Episode 3, you can watch it here: 
https://youtu.be/R1CFkxdeUb0

On January 15, 2025, we will release Episode 3 of “The Blueprint”, a docuseries about the Select Basketball 2024 season on YouTube!Click here for a teaser. 

If you missed Episode 2, you can watch it here: 
https://youtu.be/To6I-r2F6eM

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Behind 23 points and 12 rebounds, Ethan Rivas leads Glendive past Havre https://406mtsports.com/high-school/basketball/boys/class-a/montana-high-school-basketball-full-court-press/article_81f2ef78-d57a-11ef-8e90-bb252430edae.html

Top ranked Missoula Loyola gets a win behind 22 points from Rey Johnston https://406mtsports.com/high-school/basketball/boys/class-a/montana-high-school-basketball-full-court-press/article_81f2ef78-d57a-11ef-8e90-bb252430edae.html

Episode 4 takes you to two cities, Memphis and Meridian. Get inside the huddle as we mic up coaches and talk to players. You will get a truly unique insiders view of what happens during an AAU basketball game https://youtu.be/50wpTkRab8k

Royce Fisher puts up a game high 20 points for Lewiston in the win, taking them to 12-1 on the season. https://www.dnews.com/stories/area-roundup-pullmans-kwon-scores-42-to-boost-hounds-page_0bd

Hoophall, one of America’s premiere high school basketball events, invited Owyhee HS (Meridian, ID) this year. This article features Boden Howell, and reports back on the culture they are building https://scstudentmedia.com/owyhees-culture-and-exceptional-talent-gave-the-newly-founded-team-an-invitation-to-hoophall/

Ethan Harris is a mature, well thought out player. He knows what he wants in a college team, takes a realistic approach, and is willing to put the work in to get there. This patient approach has opened a lot of doors for him and will continue to do so. He is now receiving high major interest, and it is clear why. https://x.com/_proinsight/status/1881095170143531074

Behind 31 points and 12 rebounds from Arion Palacol, MGHS gets the win https://www.maxpreps.com/news/Y4rmN9EJj0mz-RWLQ4xI2A/arion-palacol-game-report-vs-marysville-pilchuck.htm

Asher Williams did it again and broke the Bonners Ferry school scoring record with 50 points, a record he had previously set just a few games before https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jan/19/prep-basketball/

Seamus Wilson with 24 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals in Logos win https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/o9tq_IVIYUKjq8Ryq-QL2A/seamus-wilson-game-report-vs-orofino.htm

Royce Robinson scores career high 19 points in Rocky Mountain College win https://www.montanasports.com/college/frontier-conference/rocky-mountain-college-sweeps-frontier-conference-doubleheader-against-montana-western#google_vignette

Hudson Luedtke scores 26 points, 10 boards and Braylon Larson grabs 9 rebounds in Butte win https://buttesports.com/luedtke-and-tempel-combine-for-49-as-bache-and-luedtke-host-double-double-party-in-win-over-flathead/

Canaan Magness and Tyler Jette each score 18 in Hamilton win. https://406mtsports.com/high-school/basketball/boys/class-a/montana-high-school-basketball-full-court-press/article_23ffd730-d52c-11ef-bc65-73ac54eb0160.html

Conner Sheets scored 27 against Clovis West and has Buchanan rolling! https://x.com/gabecamarillo_/status/1880458777826324630

Josh Sutton selected as the Intermountain Health Boys Athlete of the Week https://mtstandard.com/butte-central-sutton-otherbull-intermountain-health/article_34acddc0-d2bc-11ef-b0d6-afaeb966235b.html

Blake Hansen with a big double-double for Columbia, 20 points and 12 rebounds https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/sgPEdDXMhkCPNQCYyqQrlg/basketball-recap-columbia-drops-season-high-score-on-skyview.htm

Great article about Jack Payne in the Spokesman-Review about his journey to the Idaho Vandals. Plus a great mention of Titus Yearout and their paths to Moscow. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jan/16/i-didnt-believe-in-myself-how-jack-payne-became-id/

Congratulations to Rollie Worster for scoring his 1,000 collegiate career point! https://x.com/SelectHoopsUSA/status/1880290256815288629/photo/1

Congratulations to Spencer Green for scoring his 1,000th career point! https://x.com/SelectHoopsUSA/status/1880061867630182566/photo/1

Another double-double. Ty Read is showing he can score, board, and defend. https://x.com/tyread35/status/1879945001284825505

Congratulations to Christian Triemstra for his commitment to University of Providence https://x.com/SelectHoopsUSA/status/1879998315968000503/photo/1

Hear from Boden Howell following a double-double at the Les Schwab Invitational https://x.com/_proinsight/status/1879925140777312312

Seamus Wilson scores 24 along with 8 assists, 5 boards, and 5 assists for Logos; Nate Forsmann scores 16 for Prairie; Royce Fisher leads Lewiston to win with 16 points https://www.lmtribune.com/sports/bengals-blast-past-bears-in-boys-basketball-18529709

Congratulations to David Kludt for scoring his 1000th career point! https://x.com/SelectHoopsUSA/status/1879908408482205964/photo/1

Keely Bake reflects on his career and the potential of a fourth Frontier title https://406mtsports.com/college/frontier-conference/montana-tech/keeley-bake-montana-tech-fairfield-basketball-frontier/article_7db0c346-d39e-11ef-9472-ab7482ac2784.html

Congratulations to Marcus Coombs for receiving an offer from Montana Western! https://x.com/SelectHoopsUSA/status/1879694767581446167/photo/1

Behind 32 points from Ethan Harris, Camas gets another win https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/jan/14/camas-boys-come-out-with-the-press-and-pound-skyview-early-in-82-68-victory-over-storm/

Christian Triemstra scores 22 points to go with 6 boards and 3 steals to lead Manhattan Christian to win https://nbcmontana.com/sports/local-sports/manhattan-christian-basketball-flies-past-twin-bridges

Johnny Radford scores 19, grabs 6 rebounds for College of Idaho as the Yotes win and bring awareness to mental health and suicide prevention https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/yotes-dominate-eastern-oregon-in-second-half-to-cruise-to-victory/article_49c825a8-d301-11ef-b074-9b6897765373.html

Congratulations to Ethan Harris on his offers to Saint Louis University and Seattle University! https://x.com/EthanHarris35/status/1881099593196425495/photo/1

Spring tryouts are now open for registration! https://selectbasketballusa.com/nxtpro-puma-basketball/#tryouts

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