August 28, 2015 Though he’s been waiting in the wings at Ankeny Centennial the past two seasons, 6-foot-4 small forward Connor Kasperbauer is no secret. The rangy 2017 spent his offseason playing with All Iowa Attack Nike’s 16U program, and…
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Though he’s been waiting in the wings at Ankeny Centennial the past two seasons, 6-foot-4 small forward Connor Kasperbauer is no secret.
The rangy 2017 spent his offseason playing with All Iowa Attack Nike’s 16U program, and was noticed by a variety of Midwest programs, including a few Division I schools.
“I’ve gotten a lot of stuff from UNI, quite a few stuff from South Dakota and South Dakota State. I’ve gotten some stuff from Wayne State, a few phone calls and texts from them. And Morningside called me twice over the past two weeks,” said Kasperbauer.
“I went to the South Dakota State elite camp and talked to a couple coaches there, and UNI is mainly just sending a bunch of letters right now.”
A sharpshooter with great length, Kasperbauer is a versatile prospect, capable of playing multiple positions. He classifies himself as a wing, with stretch-four potential.
“I see myself as a three, giving into a four, and my role was to score the ball and be able to play defense and rebound. We (All Iowa Attack) were kind of a small team for the most part, so rebounding was really something I could work on,” he said.
“I really felt like I became more consistent as a basketball player as the offseason progressed, shooting the ball, and then defensively I got a lot better.”
“I feel like I do best when we’re running in transition, I can finish around the rim and shoot the 3 very well. I feel like I need to improve defensively, and attacking the basket, and on-dribble pull-ups.”
As he heads into his junior season with the new-look Jaguars, Kasperbauer is looking forward to being a dark-horse on the 4A scene, and possibly leading his team to some surprise wins.
“It’s been exciting to see how we’ve played not having those seniors there. I feel like we’re flying under the radar and are a little bit overlooked coming in to the season, and that’s OK, it’s kind of like having a chip on your shoulder,” he said. “I feel like I'm going to have to be able to score the ball a lot in order for us to be successful, and then play some good defense.”