Fargo Davies basketball star Mason Klabo commits to Illinois State

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FARGO — Mason Klabo has made his decision.

Arguably the top high school basketball prospect in North Dakota, the Fargo Davies standout announced his commitment to Illinois State University via social media late Monday night.

The now-senior guard for the Eagles led the state in scoring last season averaging 26.5 points per game after also winning the Eastern Dakota Conference scoring title in his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Since joining the varsity squad as an eighth-grader, Klabo has helped Davies to three EDC regular season championships as well as three East Region tournament championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Klabo also led the conference in assists last season with an average of 5.1 per game and 3-point field goals made at 3.21 per contest.

Fargo Davies’ Mason Klabo drives to score against Grand Forks Central during the East Region boys basketball tournament semifinals on Friday, March 1, 2024, at West Fargo High School.

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Klabo was a unanimous all-conference selection each of the last three seasons. He was also named to the all-state first team as a freshman, sophomore and junior, unanimous on two occasions.

Illinois State, located in Normal, Illinois, competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Missouri Valley Conference under third-year head coach Ryan Pedon. The Redbirds finished 15-17 overall last season with a 9-11 conference mark.

This story will be updated on Tuesday.

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Fargo Davies’ Mason Klabo celebrates as the horn sounds in the overtime win against Bismarck Century during the North Dakota state boys high school basketball tournament at the Bismarck Event Center on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

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Ryan Spitza joined The Forum in December 2021 as a sports reporter. He grew up in Marquette, Mich., a city of 20,000 on the southern shore of Lake Superior. He majored in multimedia journalism and minored in public relations at Northern Michigan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in May 2019. While attending college, Spitza gained real-world experience covering high school and college athletics for both The Mining Journal and The North Wind.

Spitza can be reached at 701-451-5613 or rspitza@forumcomm.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryspitza.

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