Lakeside star Tyson Charley signs to play basketball at Spokane Community College

Tyson Charley’s next stop is Spokane Community College, where the Lakeside High School graduate will continue his basketball career after a senior season that made him one of North Idaho’s most decorated players.

Charley, a Coeur d’Alene Tribal member from Plummer, finished a career that crossed 1,000 points on Feb. 1, 2025, when he scored 34 against Clark Fork and reached 1,030 total points. Listed as a four-year starter for Lakeside, the 6-foot-2 senior forward then helped push the Knights to the Idaho 2A boys basketball state championship in March, when Lakeside beat Kendrick 60-47 for the program’s second state title in four years.

In that championship game, Charley scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds, then closed the tournament as the 2A Tournament MVP. IdahoSports.com also named him the 2A boys Player of the Year and Tournament MVP, citing averages of 20.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.0 block per game at state.

The recognition did not stop there. Charley was also honored as Athlete of the Year at the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has recently highlighted him among its student-athlete successes. That visibility matters in a region where Native athletes do not always see themselves reflected in the spotlight, and Charley’s move into the college ranks gives younger Tribal players in Kootenai County and across North Idaho a visible path forward.

Spokane Community College competes in the Northwest Athletic Conference, giving Charley a chance to keep building his game just across the state line in Spokane, Washington. For Lakeside, it is another milestone in a run that has made the Plummer program a fixture in Idaho 2A basketball and turned Charley into a local name with significance far beyond one season.