Prospect Spotlight: Kieran Kohorst (2018)
One part of one the state’s best 2018 class’s is Mount Pleasant 6-foot-4 power forward Kieran Kohorst. Brady Sartorius, Jordan Magnani are other Mount Pleasant guys who — along with Kohorst — are ranked in our latest 2018 rankings.…
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Continue ReadingOne part of one the state’s best 2018 class’s is Mount Pleasant 6-foot-4 power forward Kieran Kohorst.
Brady Sartorius, Jordan Magnani are other Mount Pleasant guys who — along with Kohorst — are ranked in our latest 2018 rankings. All have been starting since their freshman season.
Now juniors, Kohorst says he and his guys will have some high expectations to live up to this winter.
“We’re a relatively young team, so I think all of us in the junior class are really trying to take in that leadership role. We’ll probably have some high expectations this year, and we feel that we can meet those expectations and go above them too,” said Kohorst, who averaged 9.2 points and 8.4 rebounds last season.
“We’re all really close as friends on and off the court, and we’re all really supportive of each other. And so team success is really what I’m going for right now.”
Kohorst is the thunder down low for Panthers, and though he’s able to dominate in the paint, he’s also a capable shooter, and has an ability to spread the floor.
“I pretty much just like to bring energy, a little bit of leadership and try to rebound everything and get everyone involved. I play in the post and can step out and spread the floor a little with a jump-shot. I just try to impact the game however I can,” said Kohorst.
“I need to improve a little more physically, I just need to get in the weight room and improve athletically, stuff like that. And then my jump-shot, I need to improve on that and get a little more comfortable and confident with that.”
This spring and summer Kohorst, along with his Panther teammate Magnani, elected to play up a grade-level with Iowa Prep 17U.
A strategic move.
“Me and my teammate Jordan Magnani felt that if we really wanted to make our school team better this year we should play up with some bigger and stronger kids,” said Kohorst “And Coach Tim Schuring really helped us understand the game and grow as players all-around.”
Now the dual-sport star heads into football season at Mount Pleasant, where he’ll play tight end. He’s still got some time to figure out which sport he’d like to pursue at the next level.
“I’ve developed more into football, I’m starting to like it more than I did before,” said Kohorst. “But I still love basketball. So I’m just going to see how the next two years go and decide just later-on.”