EIH will have his 4A and 3A pre-season basketball rankings out this weekend. There is so much balance this year that I may have to do a top 15 in each class.
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I don’t really know much about a lot of the other 4A schools, but I do know that Josh Dix from CBAL is the real deal. The 2022 player has an offer from South Dakota St and with the transfer of Jadin Johnson, should really have a breakout year.4A Pre-Season Basketball Rankings (For what it's worth this early)
1. Cedar Falls. Lots of star power returns in bid for a three-peat.
2. Iowa City West- Evan Brauns and cast will be quite tough.
3. Sioux City East- 10 returnees off a very good team.
4. Waukee- graduated some talent, but almost played for championship last year.
5. Bettendorf- Eleven returnees from another power squad.
6. Valley, WDM- an always- good team.
7. North Scott- 12 returnees make this another strong year.
8. Iowa City Liberty- Return all but one player for this surprise outfit.
9. WDM Dowling- Always strong team has a talented frosh in Omaha Billou.
10- Dubuque Senior- Very deep team that has to replace 4 starters.
Other top teams that may find their way into top ten- Ames, CR Prairie, Pleasant Valley, Linn-Mar, CR Kennedy, DM North, Dubuque Hempstead, DM Hoover, CBAL, Davenport Central, all in no particular order.
Feel free to chip in with your comments, as your guess is as good as mine.
How good is the DeVries kid? I saw he got an offer from Creighton.I see Waukee as the next best team to CF. They have the top recruit in the state in the junior class (for what it’s worth, I think he’s more like a top 10-15, but hey I’m not paid to offer scholarships and I’m not a pro recruiter) he’s a sniper with good length and has a great feel for the game. They will have another junior who is very tall and can shoot. Potentially 2 6’6 guards
I think Western Dubuque is 4A again this year?EIH 3A Pre-Season Basketball Rankings (just my opinion)
1. Norwalk. Odds-on favorite with UNI recruit Born and very good supporting cast.
2. Oskaloosa- Need I say more than Xavier Foster, but a lot of his support has graduated.
3. Sergeant Bluff Luton- 13 returnees off a strong team!
4. Gilbert- Played 7 sophs last year on a very strong team.
5. Pella- another squad that returns most players.
6. CR Xavier- Very tall and veteran team with good guards.
7. Marion- Best team in the very strong Wamac. Made state.
8. Winterset- Returns almost everyone from last year's 18-win powerhouse.
9. Dubuque Wahlert- Very balanced and experienced team that plays defense.
10. Davenport Assumption- 11 returnees led by multi-year starter Peeters.
The next group could all make the top ten during the season and some may belong there now- Ballard, Carroll, Western Dubuque, Clear Lake, Dennison-Schleswig, ADM, Fairfield, Maquoketa, Mt. Vernon, Glenwood, West Delaware.
3A is absolutely and totally loaded this year. Comments?
Not real sure on him... to be honest I’ve seen both him and Sandfort play in AAU and in high school ball and neither came off to me as even Division One caliber athletes? Both aren’t very athletic and can’t handle the ball like an elite guard, although they can dribble well for high schoolers especially at there height. Although they will be great school ball players this year. Should both average 12-15 a game and stretch the floor perfectly for the rest of there team. I’m more looking at them as to how they fit with there team rather then them being overwhelming forces like maybe a Patrick McCaffrey or a Noah CarterHow good is the DeVries kid? I saw he got an offer from Creighton.
I agree that the MVC is down a little overall this year...CR teams outside of Xavier are significantly weaker than usual. The CIML should have the strongest league in the state this year overall. I still believe that Cedar Falls is the top team in the entire state and has a great shot for the 3 peat. One team that could surprise in the MVC is Waterloo West...have the talent to be very dangerous and capable of beating anyone on a given night.Johnston, Ankeny Centennial will be in the top 10-- Dowling will be in the top 5. Overall, the CIML is deeper than the MVC this year.
MVC may be down a bit but still a solid conference with maybe the exception of City High in Iowa City. Not sure how good Xavier will be this year with a new coach, who I heard that process to hire him was somewhat shady, and some senior leaders graduating. They still have the Moses kid though. Dub Wahlert will be a tough out because of good guard play for sure. The other Dub schools will be tough but it looks like the Cedar Rapids schools might be down a bit. Going to be a fun season!I agree that the MVC is down a little overall this year...CR teams outside of Xavier are significantly weaker than usual. The CIML should have the strongest league in the state this year overall. I still believe that Cedar Falls is the top team in the entire state and has a great shot for the 3 peat. One team that could surprise in the MVC is Waterloo West...have the talent to be very dangerous and capable of beating anyone on a given night.
denison returns 4 of 5 top scorers, they will be very good, and sort of tall too...they return allmost everyone from a 18 -5 team..i believe they will be the favorite to win the hawkeye 10, and maybe a top 10 teamEIH 3A Pre-Season Basketball Rankings (just my opinion)
1. Norwalk. Odds-on favorite with UNI recruit Born and very good supporting cast.
2. Oskaloosa- Need I say more than Xavier Foster, but a lot of his support has graduated.
3. Sergeant Bluff Luton- 13 returnees off a strong team!
4. Gilbert- Played 7 sophs last year on a very strong team.
5. Pella- another squad that returns most players.
6. CR Xavier- Very tall and veteran team with good guards.
7. Marion- Best team in the very strong Wamac. Made state.
8. Winterset- Returns almost everyone from last year's 18-win powerhouse.
9. Dubuque Wahlert- Very balanced and experienced team that plays defense.
10. Davenport Assumption- 11 returnees led by multi-year starter Peeters.
The next group could all make the top ten during the season and some may belong there now- Ballard, Carroll, Western Dubuque, Clear Lake, Dennison-Schleswig, ADM, Fairfield, Maquoketa, Mt. Vernon, Glenwood, West Delaware.
3A is absolutely and totally loaded this year. Comments?