Preseason All-Conference: South Iowa Cedar – West
Preseason Player of the Year: Jesse Van Wyk, Lynnville-Sully (2018)
After helping lead his team to state last season as a junior, this do-it-all forward is back and ready to make another run to Wells Fargo Arena. the 6-foot-2 senior will score from inside and work from the perimeter too, and he’ll certainly have plenty of help on a roster that makes up one of the best squads in 1A.
First Team
Jesse Van Wyk, Lynnville-Sully (2018) 12.5 PPG, 54 FG%, 3.8 APG, 2.1 SPG, 6.7 RPG
His scoring isn’t as high as other preseason all-conference nominees, but it’s because he’s got a stacked group of guys around him. Van Wyk will still score plenty, and do so with efficiency – and will do a bit of everything else, too.
Jarod Nichols, Colfax-Mingo (2018) 17.6 PPG, 13.2 RPG
One of the state’s best scoring/rebounding threats, Nichols was the best rebounder in the conference last season, and the fourth-best in the state, regardless of class.
Brevin Hansen, Lynnville-Sully (2018) 11.4 PPG, 3.1 APG, 2.1 SPG
A sharpshooting combo-guard who gets it done on both sides of the ball, look for Hansen to provide some lighting to Van Wyk’s thunder for the Hawks this winter.
Reagan Van Dyke, Colfax-Mingo (2018) 9.4 PPG, 48 FG%, 1.3 BPG, 9.7 RPG
Another Tigerhawks representative on the first team, Van Dyke — like Nichols — will provide plenty of scoring and rebounding for Colfax-Mingo. Van Dyke also provide some rim protection — he led division in blocks last season.
Hunter Ray, Motezuma (2019) 3.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG
This may seem like an odd choice given his shortage of production from a season ago, but that was on a senior-laden squad. This season, Ray projects to be the main-man in a traditionally good program, and should see a substantial spike in his numbers.
Second Team
Kyle Doty, BGM, Brooklyn (2018)
Ben Sherburne, North Mahaska, New Sharon
Tanner Foster, Lynnville-Sully (2018)
Rylan James, Lynnville-Sully (2018)
Sam Gensley, HLV-Victor (2020)
Honorable Mentions
Dean Shaull, HLV-Victor (2019)
Brady Berkey, BGM, Brooklyn (2020)
Mitch Tyus, HLV, Victor (2018)
Jonathan Jacobs, Colfax-Mingo (2018)
Alex Lewis, Colfax-Mingo (2018)
Vance Bushing, Montezuma (2019)