He came over here as a freshman and played against West High against Connor and Patrick. He just said he’s there. In today’s game they could be a post player or play as wings. I stayed in contact with his high school coach in particular, who is a straight shooter. Iowa high school boys' basketball rankings: Montezuma is new No. Prep Girls Hoops is your #1 source for Iowa High School Girls Basketball. His mom was getting pounded very day, along with his high school coach and AAU coach and he said he wanted to come to Iowa to play for the Hawkeyes. We hooked up a couple of times. They are both long so they can defend and rebound their position. I think at the end of the day you have to be allowed to go through the process in a way that when he puts his head on the pillow at night he feels really good about his decision. He runs the floor and can play in transition, which is important for us and he can get rebounds for us. We don’t want to encourage them to leave, but we respect their decision. Our Mission. Some have more people involved. It’s changed everything and we just adapt. They kept getting bigger and stronger and working on the game. He just keeps getting better. They are guys that have the kind of character that you want when you are building a program.“What attracted me to the University of Iowa was not only the coaches, but the team’s reputation of players, and how well they play and compete in the Big Ten. I can’t say you guys grind and I will make a few phone calls. Luka will be a senior and Jack will be a junior, so it was important to bring another guy in that is capable of playing right away. I am excited to get on campus next summer.”“I have watched Iowa basketball my entire life and knowing how hard I have worked to get to where I am is still unreal to me. McCAFFERY: It just kind of worked out that way. He comes to us from a terrific high school program. Then with Josh, he is 6-11 and 265 pounds.

I love Iowa City and how much Hawkeye fans support every team. McCAFFERY: It’s one of those things that falls under that’s what you do.

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He did this on his own. “I have always dreamed about playing college basketball at the highest level and the University of Iowa is the right place and right fit for me. Sometimes we feel like we can feel like we are running out of patience because we want to know about it yesterday and some kids struggle to make the decision and others just want it over with and pull the trigger quickly.

If you treat them the way you are supposed to, then you hope that they will stay. One can play guard, one can play forward, or they can play both forward spots because they crash the boards.

The player is only going through this once. He is such a key for us last year and this year and really since he has been here. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 5000 Westown Parkway, Suite 150 West Des Moines IA 50266 515.288.9741 He has length and can guard anybody from 5-foot-10 to 6-8. To govern fair, safe and sportsmanlike interscholastic competition in a manner which emphasizes the educational enhancement of all participants. “I love the Iowa coaching staff. He can guard multiple positions and he could play the point where he is really smart or he can play off the ball and make shots. Being able to play with a great group of guys and an excellent coaching staff is something that I cannot wait for. They are both capable of multiple double-doubles. He has great feel for how to play. It all really kind of starts last spring and you recruit some guys that you end up not being involved with at the end, but are in on early. Then you do the background checks with coaches and people around him to check on the character and ultimately that is every bit as important as what he does on the court.McCAFFERY: I think that’s a great question because over the years I still remember recruiting kids and it goes one way or another. We come back and I was watching film all yesterday getting ready for North Florida. Who are the best Iowa high school boys basketball players from the class of 2021? The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in … He is a young man with great character, and we are thrilled he has joined the Hawkeye family.”Additional color on Ogundele from McCaffery’s transcript, McCAFFERY: We saw him this summer and really liked him. They kept getting better. Fran McCaffery goes in depth on each of them and recruiting in general.College basketball’s early signing day has come and gone and the The official Twitter account for Iowa basketball announced the Perhaps the under the radar nature of the announcements is fitting given the under the radar nature of the players. For example, we played on Friday night and I flew out on Saturday to go watch Josh. The same thing with Ahron. My experience is when you allow them to go through the process and then they call you and let you know they are coming, they are excited because they did their homework. Occasionally we have had guys leave because they want to play more and we help that process along. He’s really honest and sees him every day. I needed to be with your team and he understood that.