Preseason All-Conference Teams: Top of Iowa West
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Preseason Player of the Year: 2024 Lance Helming Lance Helming 6'5" | PF Lake Mills | 2024 State IA (Lake Mills) Take your pick from a number of players from Lake Mills for this honor, but we’ll side with the…
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Continue ReadingPreseason Player of the Year: 2024 Lance Helming Lance Helming 6'5" | PF Lake Mills | 2024 State IA (Lake Mills)
Take your pick from a number of players from Lake Mills for this honor, but we’ll side with the 6-5/6-6 forward who can score inside and out, rebound on both ends, and defend multiple positions. He’s the best player on the team that should far-and-away be the best in the division.
First Team
2024 Lance Helming Lance Helming 6'5" | PF Lake Mills | 2024 State IA (Lake Mills): 17.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 55.8 FG%
The next in a long line of successful Helming boys to come through Lake Mills, Lance is a versatile 6-5 forward who led the Bulldogs in scoring last season and is the top returnee in the division. He does a majority of his damage inside the arc, but can occasionally step out and stretch the floor.
2025 Aiden Stensrud Aiden Stensrud 6'6" | PF Lake Mills | 2025 State IA (Lake Mills): 12.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.9 blocks, 62.9 FG%
Stensrud is an unstoppable force in the paint with his combination of size, athleticism, and strength. A 6-5/6-6 big man with mobility, great hands, and toughness, he pounds the glass hard on both ends of the floor, protects the paint defensively, and is a highly efficient finisher at the rim.
2024 Drake Canavan Drake Canavan 6'3" | PF Eagle Grove | 2024 State IA (Eagle Grove): 16.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.8 steals
A bouncy 6-3 combo forward, Canavan is dominant on the glass and is a good playmaker with the ball in his hands. He can score from all three levels and provides the Eagles with some versatility on the defensive end as well.
2024 Tyree Franklin (Belmond-Klemme): 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.6 steals
The Broncos won just two games last season, but Franklin was a standout, leading the team in nearly every major category. An athletic wing who can get to the rim and finish, he looks primed to have a huge senior season.
2024 Eli Menke Eli Menke 6'4" | SF Lake Mills | 2024 State IA (Lake Mills): 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 42.5 3P%, 75.6 FT%
A 6-4 sharpshooter who moves really well without the ball in his hands, Menke is a sniper who does a great job helping space the floor to allow Helming and Stensrud more room to operate. He has a quick release off the catch and unlimited range, but he’s not just limited to being a catch-and-shoot player. He can create a bit off the dribble and contributes on the glass.
Second Team
2025 Jackson Gaul Jackson Gaul 6'1" | PG Lake Mills | 2025 State IA (Lake Mills)
2025 Jaxon Morris Jaxon Morris 6'0" | PG Eagle Grove | 2025 IA (Eagle Grove)
2024 Brogyn Greensky (North Iowa)
2024 Tommy Miller (Forest City)
2026 Carter Schwab Carter Schwab 6'2" | PG Bishop Garrigan | 2026 State IA (Bishop Garrigan)
Honorable Mentions
2024 Mitchell Smith (West Hancock)
2024 Jeffery Gerber (North Iowa)
2027 Michael Joyce (Bishop Garrigan)
2024
Aiden Lofstrom
Aiden
Lofstrom
6'3" | SF
North Union | 2024
State
IA
(North Union)
2024 Kody Irmiter (North Union)
2024 Aiden Hawe (Garner-Hayfield-Ventura)
2025 Carson Hall (Forest City)
2024
Kyan Jones
Kyan
Jones
5'11" | PG
North Union | 2024
State
IA
(North Union)
2027 Asher Stensrud (Lake Mills)
2024
Kale Johnson
Kale
Johnson
6'4" | PF
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 2024
State
IA
(Garner-Hayfield-Ventura)