Recruiting Report: Connor Kasperbauer (2017)

<h2>August 28, 2015</h2><p>Though he’s been waiting in the wings at Ankeny Centennial the past two seasons, 6-foot-4 small forward <strong>Connor Kasperbauer</strong> is no secret.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>“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.</p> <p>“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.”</p> <p>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.</p> <p>“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.</p> <p>“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.”</p> <p>“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.”</p> <p>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.</p> <p>“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&#39;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.”</p>