Preseason All-Conference: West Central
Preseason Player of the Year: 2020 Braden Gibbons Braden Gibbons 5'10" | PG Madrid | 2020 State IA , Madrid Gibbons is not only the league’s leading returning scorer, he also is tied for the most assists among returnees in…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2020 Braden Gibbons Braden Gibbons 5'10" | PG Madrid | 2020 State IA , Madrid
Gibbons is not only the league’s leading returning scorer, he also is tied for the most assists among returnees in the state with 182 last season. The 5-9 lead guard paces an explosive Madrid offense that averaged 76.4 points a game last year.
First Team
2020 Braden Gibbons Braden Gibbons 5'10" | PG Madrid | 2020 State IA , Madrid (22.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 2.5 steals)
A dynamic two-way threat, Gibbons is the leading returnee in scoring and assists, and ranks fourth in steals.
2020 Curran Ingram Curran Ingram 6'2" | SG Des Moines Christian | 2020 State IA , Des Moines Christian (15.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 2.7 steals)
The 6-3 guard led the Lions in scoring, steals and blocks last season, helping lead them to State. We expect DMC to be among the top teams in 2A again this season, and Ingram’s two-way ability is a big reason why.
2020 Anthony Potthoff Anthony Potthoff 6'2" | SG Van Meter | 2020 State IA , Van Meter (14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 50.9 FG%)
A 6-3 guard, Potthoff led the Bulldogs in assists and made 3-pointers last season, while finishing second in scoring, rebounding and steals. An efficient guard with the ability to score from all three levels, he’ll be the focal point of a Van Meter team that is always among 2A’s best.
2020 Bryce Achenbach Bryce Achenbach 6'3" | PG Woodward-Granger | 2020 State IA , Woodward-Granger (14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2.7 steals, 50.4 FG%)
A do-everything guard, Achenbach led the Hawks in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals last season.
2021 TJ Harkins TJ Harkins 6'0" | SG Earlham | 2021 State IA , Earlham (11.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 70 3PM)
Harkins is a dynamic shooting threat. His 70 3-pointers made last season rank 13th among returnees in the state, and tops in the conference.
Second Team
2020 Bryce Littler, ACGC
2020 Kolby Shackelford, Panorama
2020 Keith Braunschweig, Woodward-Granger
2021 Zach Rizzuti Zach Rizzuti 6'2" | CG Panorama | 2021 State IA , Panorama
2020 Treon Mount, Pleasantville
Honorable Mentions
2020 Tagen Douma, Pleasantville
2020 Quynton Younker, ACGC
2020
Griffin Diggs
Griffin
Diggs
6'2" | CG
Ogden | 2020
State
IA
, Ogden
2020 Carter Bussanmas, Interstate 35
2021
Mason Lobeck
Mason
Lobeck
6'3" | PF
Madrid | 2021
State
IA
, Madrid
2022
Parker Elder
Parker
Elder
6'4" | SF
Pella | 2022
State
IA
, Pleasantville
2020
Seth Juhl
Seth
Juhl
5'10" | SG
Des Moines Christian | 2020
State
IA
, Des Moines Christian
2020
Jackson Waring
Jackson
Waring
6'4" | SF
Des Moines Christian | 2020
State
IA
, Des Moines Christian
2020 Kaya Bowlsby, Woodward-Granger
2020 Kaleb Badker, Ogden
2020 Ethan Snedden, Ogden
2021
Ben Loverude
Ben
Loverude
6'6" | PF
Dmc | 2021
State
IA
, Des Moines Christian