STATE TOURNAMENT: Class 4A All-Tournament Team
Most outstanding player: Braxton Bayless Braxton Bayless 6'1" | PG Ankeny | 2020 State IA , Ankeny (2020) Stats: 22.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 blocks, 52.5 FG%, 82.1 FT% Bayless and his Ankeny teammates put together one of…
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Braxton Bayless
Braxton
Bayless
6'1" | PG
Ankeny | 2020
State
IA
, Ankeny (2020)
Stats: 22.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 blocks, 52.5 FG%, 82.1 FT%
Bayless and his Ankeny teammates put together one of the best weeks of basketball we’ve seen at the state tournament in quite a while last week. He not only delivered the performance of the tournament with his 41 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa City West in the quarterfinals, but he impacted the game on both ends of the floor throughout the week. He’ll play JuCo ball somewhere next season, then should become a coveted Division I point guard prospect with his speed, strength and scoring ability.
Tucker DeVries
Tucker
DeVries
6'7" | SF
Waukee | 2021
State
#123
Nation
IA
, Waukee (2021)
Stats: 18.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 blocks, 43.6 FG%, 90.0 FT%
DeVries wasn’t quite as efficient as he has been throughout the year, but he still put up solid numbers throughout the week for the runner-up Warriors. It’s a testament to how strong his play was this year that we’re disappointed with nearly 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 44% shooting.
Payton Sandfort
Payton
Sandfort
6'7" | SF
Waukee | 2021
State
#138
Nation
IA
, Waukee (2021)
Stats: 21.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 47.6 FG%, 41.7 3P%, 87.5 FT%
The other key piece of Waukee’s attack, Sandfort was highly efficient throughout the week, knocking down a 4A-leading 10 3-pointers during the week. The 6-7 junior is a highly coveted recruit, and he showed that he’s not only a knockdown shooter, but a solid defender, ball handler, and especially showed off his passing skills last week.
Cody McCullough
Cody
McCullough
6'7" | PF
Ankeny Centennial | 2020
State
IA
, Ankeny Centennial (2020)
Stats: 17.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.7 blocks, 1.0 steals, 79.2 FG%, 76.5 FT%
The 6-8 Wayne State signee has been a walking double-double throughout the season, and posted the most impressive stat line of the week in the consolation game against Cedar Falls, scoring 21 points and pulling down 24 rebounds. He was 19-24 from the floor in the Jaguars three games.
Jordan Kumm
Jordan
Kumm
5'10" | PG
Ankeny | 2020
State
IA
, Ankeny (2020)
Stats: 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 60.0 FG%, 69.2 3P%
A Minnesota State Moorhead commit on the gridiron, Kumm put together a sensational week for the Hawks. He entered the tournament 35-121 from 3 (28.9%), but was scorching hot during State, going 9-13 from behind the arc (69.2%) in helping lead the Hawks to the state title. He played with an overwhelming amount of confidence throughout the week, and he led the 4A field with 13 assists, including nine in the title game win over Waukee.
Second Team
Jaxon Smith, Ankeny (2020)
Landon Wolf
Landon
Wolf
6'5" | CG
Cedar Falls | 2021
State
IA
, Cedar Falls (2021)
Micah Johnson
Micah
Johnson
6'7" | SF
Ankeny Centennial | 2020
State
IA
, Ankeny Centennial (2020)
Trey Campbell
Trey
Campbell
6'4" | PG
Cedar Falls | 2022
State
IA
, Cedar Falls (2022)
Josh Ollendieck
Josh
Ollendieck
6'3" | CG
Cedar Falls | 2020
State
IA
, Cedar Falls (2020)
Honorable mentions: Jaron Crews, Ankeny Centennial (2021); Nolan Otten Nolan Otten 6'3" | PF Ankeny | 2020 State IA , Ankeny (2020); Brecken Manus Brecken Manus 6'0" | SF Ankeny | 2021 State IA , Ankeny (2021); Jayden Houston Jayden Houston 6'3" | SF Davenport North | 2021 State IA , Davenport North (2021); Even Brauns Even Brauns 6'9" | PF Iowa City West | 2020 State #253 Nation IA , Iowa City West (2020); Sam Kilburg Sam Kilburg 6'0" | PG North Scott | 2020 State IA , North Scott (2020); Chase Courbat Chase Courbat 6'9" | C Cedar Falls | 2021 State IA , Cedar Falls (2021); Preston Kelling Preston Kelling 6'4" | SG Ankeny Centennial | 2020 State IA , Ankeny Centennial (2020); Pryce Sandfort Pryce Sandfort 6'7" | SF Waukee Northwest | 2023 State #123 Nation IA , Waukee (2023)