Preseason All-Conference Teams: Southeast
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Preseason Player of the Year: 2024 Payton Hagans Payton Hagans 6'0" | SG Mount Pleasant | 2024 State IA (Mount Pleasant) First Team 2024 Payton Hagans Payton Hagans 6'0" | SG Mount Pleasant | 2024 State IA (Mount Pleasant): 20.7…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2024 Payton Hagans Payton Hagans 6'0" | SG Mount Pleasant | 2024 State IA (Mount Pleasant)
First Team
2024 Payton Hagans Payton Hagans 6'0" | SG Mount Pleasant | 2024 State IA (Mount Pleasant): 20.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.4 steals
Despite being listed at 5-11, Hagans is an animal on the glass, leading the Panthers and ranking as the top returnee in rebounding in the conference. He’s a quick, athletic guard who impacts the game in a major way on both ends of the floor.
2024 Hunter Cresswell Hunter Cresswell 6'3" | PF Fort Madison | 2024 State IA (Fort Madison): 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 54.5 FG%
An efficient 6-3 forward who finishes really well around the rim and controls the glass on both ends of the floor, Cresswell headlines a Bloodhounds team that should be among the most improved teams in 3A this season.
2024 Diego Garcia Diego Garcia 6'2" | SF Keokuk | 2024 State IA (Keokuk): 17.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.0 steals, 48.3 FG%
A long, quick guard who can create off the dribble well, Garcia puts constant pressure on opposing teams on both ends of the floor with his length and athleticism. He didn’t shoot it very well from the arc as a junior, but that’s not the strength of his game – he excels playing downhill.
2025 Brenton Hoard Brenton Hoard 6'2" | SG Keokuk | 2025 State IA (Keokuk): 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals
Hoard (pictured) is a big wing who can really shoot it when he has his feet set off the catch. He moves well without the ball in his hands and is a nice complement to Garcia on the perimeter for the Chiefs.
2024 Nathan Stroud Nathan Stroud 6'5" | PF Mount Pleasant | 2024 State IA (Mount Pleasant): 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.3 blocks, 50.8 FG%
Stroud was good as a role player last season for the Panthers, and after a really good summer, we expect him to take another step and become a major impact player for this team as a senior. He’s a 6-6 forward who can protect the paint, and while he didn’t shoot it from deep for Mount Pleasant last year, he showed some ability to step out and stretch the floor with Iowa Prep .
Second Team
2025 Logan McDole Logan McDole 6'3" | SF Washington | 2025 State IA (Washington)
2026 Jaxon Clark Jaxon Clark 6'7" | C Keokuk | 2026 State IA (Keokuk)
2024 Carson Rashid (Fort Madison)
2024 Leif Boeding (Fort Madison)
2025 Nehemiah Lewis Nehemiah Lewis 6'4" | SF Burlington | 2025 State IA (Burlington)
Honorable Mentions
2026
Christian Stacy
Christian
Stacy
5'11" | SG
Mount Pleasant | 2026
State
IA
(Mount Pleasant)
2024 Sam Weaton (Fairfield)
2025 Blake Chase (Keokuk)
2025
Riley Perkins
Riley
Perkins
6'3" | SF
Fairfield | 2025
State
IA
(Fairfield)
2025 Dayton Lamar (Fort Madison)
2025 Julian Dear (Fort Madison)
2026 Michael Kantzavelos (Burlington)
2026 Noah Lange (Mount Pleasant)