Preseason All-Conference: Western Iowa
Player of the Year: RJ Harris, AHSTW, Avoca (2018)
The conference’s leading returning scorer, Harris has been slicing and dicing Western Iowa defenses for three seasons now; after averaging 13 points his freshman season and 15.7 as a sophomore, he rained in 18.3 per game last season as a junior. There’s no reason to believe that he won’t net 20-plus per game as a senior.
First Team (2016-17 stats in italics)
RJ Harris, AHSTW, Avoca (2018) 18.3 PPG, 50 FG%, 40 3FG%, 3.0 APG, 2.3 APG, 5.8 RPG
Not only is he the conference’s best scorer, but Harris has been one of the best scorers in Iowa’s 2018 class since his freshman season. He’ll hot shots at a high clip for the Vikings, and will assist and rebound in bunches, too.
Dillon Faubel, Treynor (2018) 18.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, 1.7 SPG, 5.2 RPG
A sharpshooter who can fill it up any night out, Faubel may have had a some disappointing shooting percentages last season, but still managed to post 18 points per game., He’ll rebound well from the guard spot, and could be north of 20 points per game this winter.
Kolby Morrison, Logan-Magnolia (2018) 16.7 PPG, 41 3FG%, 4.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 4.3 RPG
This 5’11 point guard led the Panthers in scoring and assists last season as a junior while leading them to a 14-9 mark. Look for him to do a little bit of everything his season for a team that could contend for a conference title.
Tate Killeen, Audubon (2019) 16.7 PPG, 52 FG%, 39 3FG%, 2.5 SPG
He burst onto the scene last season as a sophomore, and took the reins as the leading scorer for an Audubon team that went 11-11. Look for him to again be one of the 2019 class’s leading scorers this season.
Tyler Riebhoff, Audubon (2018)
A top 150 player in Iowa’s 2018 class, Riebhoff is a 6’1 guard who crashes the glass with the best of them. He’s among the best rebounding guards in the state, and is the conference’s leading returning assist-man for good measure.
Second Team
Thomas Conn, Underwood (2018)
Jesup Lake, Logan-Magnolia (2019)
Josh Lange, Audubon (2018)
Jared Jackson, IKM-Manning (2018)
Matt Soetmelk, Logan-Magnolia (2019)
Honorable Mentions
Lane Lawson, Audubon (2018)
Damian Fouch, Riverside, Oakland (2018)
Morgan Munford, Griswold (2018)
Chase Contreraz, Missouri Valley (2018)
Jacob Privia, Underwood (2018)
Dalton Anderson, Missouri Valley (2018)
Jerry Jorgensen, Treynor (2019)
Jackson Nelson, Tri Center, Neola (2018)
Luke Claussen, Treynor (2018)
Pete Turner, Tri-Center, Neola (2018)