Norwalk guard just wrapped up one of the most successful seasons in Iowa high school history. It culminated last Friday when he helped lead his team to the school’s first ever state championship, and...

One of the most prolific high school careers the state has ever seen has come to a close, but Muscatine’s Joe Wieskamp is adding one more bullet point to his resume before heading off to Iowa City,...

With the holiday break upon us, it’s time to take a look at who the state’s leading scorers are through the first half of the season (Note: Stats are through games that were entered into QuikStats by...

Ryan Miller (2018) 5’10 G, North Linn   It’s pretty amazing what North Linn is doing this season. The Lynx are 19-0, and if that wasn’t impressive enough, they’re winning those 19 games by an average...

When the latest 2020 prospect rankings were released last month, Denison Schleswig’s 6-foot-8 center Goanar Biliew made a very high debut. The junior checked in at No. 40 in his class and with his...

There’s no denying that Council Bluffs Lincoln’s young wing Jadin Johnson has basketball in his blood; his dad and uncle were both college athletes (uncle Ron Kellogg played for Kansas in the 1980s)....

With great size and a seriously versatile set of skills, 6-foot-7 forward Caleb Delzell is a primed to have his stock rise considerably in 2019. The Camanche junior is big enough to dominate in the...

A 6-foot-3 guard with a multitude of skill-sets, Jaleque Dunson is an established top prospect in Iowa’s 2020 class, and projects to have a big summer ahead. The Sioux City East wing is a guard and a...

1.) Ballard (State semifinalist, 19-8 last year, 82.9% of scoring returning) Bombers improved in a major way on offensive end last season and qualified for State again…Bring back top four scorers,...

Austin Hilmer is well on his way to becoming one of the state’s most prolific point guards. The North Linn point guard was a key player with the 2A state champs last winter, and now is well into a...

Camanche freshman, 6-foot-3 guard Zach Erwin, has started to assert himself as a Class of 2022 prospect that will make a lot of noise over the next three years. He’s been lighting it up with the Iowa...

“It was a great experience,’ said Quinn. “I think this offseason I got better at not getting posted up...obviously I’m not as tall as other guards. And then just putting the ball in the hole more --...

Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s leading scorer Willie Guy was out to prove that he’s more than just a spot-up shooter this season, and he did just that. Although he was best at shooting the outside shot (he...

If you ask the guys on Drake’s basketball team about walk-on freshman Garrett Sturtz, they’ll tell you his rookie season success has been predictable. Sturtz, despite averaging an Iowa high school...

A top prospect in Iowa’s Class of 2021, Dubuque, Hempstead sophomore Michael Duax has backed up his high-ranking with a tremendous season. The 6-foot-5 wing is playing in his first season with the...

A Division I prospect, 6-foot-5 Linn-Mar wing Trey Hutcheson is having an outstanding offseason and could soon be racking up some offers. There’s been some lukewarm interest so far from a couple...

PG Noah Conley (Sioux City North): A 5-11 lead guard, Conley has been strong for the Stars, averaging 10.0 points, 2.9 assists, and 3.4 steals a game. He’s a quick guard with a knack for jumping...

After leading his team to an impressive state tourney run, Winterset guard Easton Darling now heads into what will be a critical 17U offseason. There will be a lot of eyes on the 6-foot guard in the...

Over the course of the next two weeks, the Prep Hoops Iowa team will be flooding you with content previewing and covering the State Tournament. Here we take a look a dozen of the star players to keep...

First Team Freshman of the Year: (Ballard)Stats: 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.6 steals, 43.9 FG%, 72.4 FT% There were a number of highly productive freshmen around the state this year....

Pleasant Valley’s 5-foot-7 point guard Ryan Dolphin has shown signs that he could be among Iowa’s most skilled young players. Despite his small stature, Dolphin, a freshman, is able to be a primary...

Mount Vernon guard Keaton Kutcher has been working hard lately, and it shows. The 6-foot-2 rising junior has grown a bit since last year, and has become even more of a sharpshooter than he already...

With July’s evaluation period now behind us and plenty of time to kill between now and late November, it’s time to take a look at who we believe will be some of the teams to keep an eye on in each...

The second week of the high school season was wild, with 17 of the 40 ranked teams dropping at least a game, which led to a tremendous amount of movement across the four classes. In Class 4A, Iowa...

1A Championship: #7 Montezuma 44, #1 North Linn 41 In 2019, it was Jake Hilmer. In 2020, it was . In 2021, it’s who ends an iconic Iowa high school basketball career with a state title. Shearer and...

“That’s actually not a big priority to me right now. The biggest priority to me is just getting better. I just tell myself all of that will come -- it’s just a big, long process.”

Marco Balderas (2018) 5’8 PG, South Hamilton   South Hamilton finished their regular season last Saturday with a 70-65 triumph over Iowa Falls-Alden. Senior point guard Marco Balderas was sensational...

With July’s evaluation period now behind us and plenty of time to kill between now and late November, it’s time to take a look at who we believe will be some of the teams to keep an eye on in each...

Since his freshman season at Hoover, Kenny Quinn has been known as a lockdown defender; a bulldog who doesn’t back down from anyone of any size on the defensive end. Quinn is still that — his great...

Last summer, Solon wing AJ Coons made some big strides while playing with the Iowa Barnstormers’ 15U unit, and those improvements have been evident this winter. The 6-foot-5 guard/forward hybrid — a...

This past season, Christian Stanislav proved once again that he can be a top player in the state. The 6-foot-5 wing led Class 3A state champs Glenwood in scoring while averaging 15.3 points per game....