UPDATED 2018 Rankings: Breakdown
UPDATED RANKINGS HERE Highest Debuts No. 49 Troy Houghton (CB Lincoln) This kid comes to Iowa from across the Missouri River where he competed with Omaha Northwest last season. He’s a good-sized wing and joins the Lynx with…
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Highest Debuts
No. 49 Troy Houghton (CB Lincoln)
This kid comes to Iowa from across the Missouri River where he competed with Omaha Northwest last season. He’s a good-sized wing and joins the Lynx with some lofty expectations. It will be interesting to see how he stacks up against Western Iowa competition.
No. 51 Eric Milewsky (Urbandale)
One of the more fun players to watch in Iowa. Milewsky is a spark-plug for whatever team he’s playing with, and is a fiery competitor who thrives on setting his teammates up for success.
No. 72 Max Campbell (CR Washington)
He’s a 6-foot-6 power forward who plays hard all the time and can step out and his a 12-footer. That should be a recipe for success over the next two seasons as he competes with a Warriors squad that should win a lot of games.
No. 83 Landon Ingle (Roosevelt)
Ingle has a quietness about him on the floor, but his nice height and cool demeanor make him a guy who could make some noise for the Roughriders this winter.
No. 90 Bo Sandquist (Johnston)
His goal is to be the best shooter in Iowa, and he’s got a realistic shot. The 5-foot-8 coach’s son seemingly makes everything heaves up, and when he misses, it’s not by much.
No. 100 Brevin Hansen (Lynnville-Sully)
Shooting is Hansen’s best strength, and if he’s open it’s going to be buried. The 5-foot-10 guard has transferred from 3A Grinnell to 1A Lynnville-Sully — look for him to have a big-time junior season.
No. 123 Kieran Kohorst (Mount Pleasant)
The dual-sport star will play tight-end with the Panthers this fall before shifting his focus to his junior season on the hardwood. He averaged 9.2 points (62 FG%) and 8.4 rebounds last season.
No. 132 Blake Clarke (Dowling)
Clarke may not get a ton of run in a crowded Maroons backcourt, but his play at the Grand View Team Camp in June was worthy of a top-140 spot. He was making some plays that very few could.
No. 137 Trey Drummond (Ballard)
Like Clark, Drummond had a coming-out party at the Grand View Team Camp in June. He scored 18 points in the first half of a game against Grinnell, and proved to be a capable scoring-point guard all weekend.
No. 138 Noah Snedden (Ogden)
A 6-foot-4 rangy shooting guard who is continually getting better. As he continues to gain confidence — especially with his outside shot — he could evolve into start for Ogden.
Xavier
After another strong summer for 6-foot point guard Matthew Mims, he moved into the top-10. He’s joined in that elite company by Saints teammate Jackson Joens, who checks in at No. 9. The two already captured a state title last season, both as starters and key players. And they have two seasons left to perhaps put together a dynasty for Xavier.
Monster Jump…
No we’re not talking about his great athleticism — though he does have some huge hops — but rather his jump from No. 48 all the way up to No. 4. Valley power forward Blake Brinkmeyer is certainly an intriguing story in 2018, the kid has not yet played a varsity basketball game yet has two Division I offers, North Dakota and Northern Iowa. The North Dakota offer was surprising, but the UNI offer was astounding. Brinkmeyer is a tall and very long guy with some skill and plus-athleticism. It will be interesting to see what unfolds for the the top 2018 during the next two years.
Top 25 Grassroots Breakdown
Barnstormers — 8 (Wieskamp, Green, Ingoli, Hazekamp, Sartorius, Stevens, Seales, Waggoner)
Martin Brothers — 6 (Taylor, Vaske, Joens, Mims, Rees, Harris-Anderson)
Kingdom Hoops — 3 (Brinkmeyer, N. Johnson, Vander Zwaag)
Team Iowa — 2 (Strait, Diggins)
Pure Prep — 1 (Herrick)
Omaha Elite — 1 (Mohr)
Iowa Dynasty — 1 (Sims)
Iowa Intensity — 1 (Leedom)
Tri-State Steam — 1 (K. Johnson)
N/A — 1 (Boever)