Prep Hoops Midwest Cup: 15U-17U Preview
15U Favorite Iowa Elite — We got a chance to see this team play during Kings of the Court and it is the real deal. Dylan Jones is a 6-foot-7 wing and alongside 6-foot-5 guard/forward Grant Garwood they provide the…
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Iowa Elite — We got a chance to see this team play during Kings of the Court and it is the real deal. Dylan Jones is a 6-foot-7 wing and alongside 6-foot-5 guard/forward Grant Garwood they provide the team with plenty of size. At the guard spot is the uber-athletic Trayvion Williams and the quick and skilled Jack Keough. This team will be worth the price of admission.
Players to Watch
Dylan Jones, 6’7 SF, Iowa Elite (Waukee)
Grant Garwood, 6’5 G/F, Iowa Elite (Urbandale)
Jack Keough, 6′ PG, Iowa Elite (Dowling)
Trayvion Williams, 6’1 G, Iowa Elite (Valley)
Trey Hinote, 6′ PG, Cornsharks Select (Greene County)
Trent Williamson, 6’2 G, Cornsharks Select (Earlham)
Evan Gauger, 5’11 G, All Iowa Attack Red (Indianola)
Tyrese Nickolson, 5’10 G, All Iowa Attack Red (Waterloo West)
Beau Cornwell, 6’1 G, Iowa Dynasty Green (West Branch)
16U
Favorite
Iowa Elite – Again — like in the 15U field — we are giving the nod the Iowa Elite here. As long as the whole team in intact there is no reason they should not win this tournament. With top-5 2018 Sam Ingoli, and a big-man in John Waggoner who can dominate, this tournament is theirs to win.
Players to Watch
Joe Weber, 5’8 PG, Tryon Gym White (Boyer Valley)
Evan Jacobson, 5’7 PG, Tryon Gym White (Creston)
Garrett Sturtz, 6’2 G, Iowa Intensity (Newton)
Zaine Leedom, 6’5 SF Iowa Intensity (Grinnell)
Sam Ingoli, 6’4 PG, Iowa Elite (Dowling)
John Waggoner, 6’5 C, Iowa Elite (Dowling)
Rhett Darland, 6’3 SG, Iowa Cornsharks (Clarion-Goldfield)
Brady Kluender, 5’10 PG, Iowa Cornsharks (Spencer)
Nathan Nelson, 6’3 G/F, Iowa Cornsharks (Waukee)
Derrick Diggins, 6′ G, Iowa Dynasty (CR Kennedy)
John Herrick, 6’6 SF, Iowa Wolves (Boone)
Luke Appel, 6’5 SG, Iowa Wolves (Marshalltown)
17U
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All Iowa Attack Red — Without question the team that should win this group is the uber-talented Attack Red squad; which is saying something considering the amount of talented teams in the field — most notably Iowa Dynasty, Iowa Cornsharks Select and Team Iowa. With tremendous size on the wing, and elite skill and quickness in the backcourt, this Attack team is not only the best in the field, but one of the best 17U squads in the state.
Players to Watch
Dayton Ross, 5’11 G, Tryon Gym (Carroll)
Dakota Strong, 6’1 G, Kingdom Hoops Black (Montezuma)
John Boisen, 6′ G, Iowa Prep (LaPorte, Union City)
Robby Sweers, 6’4 G, Iowa Prep (Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg)
Joey Kern, 5’10 PG, All Iowa Attack Black (Dowling)
Max Smith-Drahos, 5’11 PG, Iowa Dynasty (Prairie)
Marshawn Yarbrough, 6’1 G, Iowa Dynasty (Iowa City West)
Jake Eilers, 6’4 G/F, Iowa Dynasty (Prairie)
Collin Hill, 6’4 G/F, All Iowa Attack Red (South Hamilton)
Austin Roetman, 6’7 F, All Iowa Attack Red (Pocahontas Area)
Kolby Molinsky, 6’2 G, All Iowa Attack Red (Carroll)
Connor Kasperbauer, 6’4 SG, All Iowa Attack Red (Ankeny Centennial)
Kyle Nevitt, 6’4 G/F, Cornsharks Select (Perry)
Brayden Washington, 6’3 G, Cornsharks Select (Urbandale)
Hunter Strait, 6′ PG, Team Iowa (CR Washington)