Iowa Basketball Signs 3 in ’23 Class

IOWA CITY, Iowa – College of Iowa head males’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery introduced on Thursday that Owen Freeman, Brock Harding, and Pryce Sandfort have signed a Nationwide Letter of Intent to attend the College of Iowa.

“All three signees are an amazing match for our program,” stated McCaffery.

OWEN FREEMAN

Ahead, 6-foot-11, 225 kilos

Moline, Illinois (Moline HS)

“I’m extraordinarily excited and blessed to be becoming a member of the Iowa males’s basketball program. As a child, I dreamed of a possibility to play faculty basketball; with the ability to fulfill this dream makes me so completely satisfied and I can’t wait to get to Iowa! I used to be interested in Iowa due to the employees and gamers. The coaches imagine in me and my skills, and I do know they may make me a greater participant and particular person.”

• Transferred from Bradley-Bourbonnais HS to Moline HS for his senior season
• Senior 12 months prep teammate of co-signee Brock Harding
• Bradley Bourbonnais report holder in highest area objective share in a season (.682), established in 2022
• Named Crimson Division Participant of the 12 months, first-team all-state, all-area, and all-conference as a junior
• Averaged a double-double as a junior: 18.5 factors, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and two blocks
• Two-time group Most Precious Participant and group captain
• Led Bradley-Bourbonnais to its first-ever Crimson Division Convention championship
• Single recreation profession highs: factors (32), rebounds (20), blocked photographs (6), and assists (9)
• No. 20 ranked energy ahead nationally in accordance with Rivals
• Additionally competed at Mid-Professional Academy with Harding — the No. 1 ranked unbiased group within the nation — going 20-0 in 17-under in summer time competitors
• Pangos All-American
• Nationwide Honor Society inductee and Excessive Honor Roll distinction as a sophomore and junior

FRAN McCAFFERY ON OWEN FREEMAN

“We’re excited that Owen is becoming a member of our program. He’s athletic. He’s powerful. He’s expert. Owen is somebody we have to are available in and assist us straight away and I do know he can. He performed with Brock a pair years on the AAU circuit.”

BROCK HARDING

Guard, 6-foot-1, 160 kilos

Moline, Illinois (Moline HS)

“I’m tremendous excited to make my determination official and get the chance to play within the Huge Ten underneath probably the greatest to ever do it! I in the end selected Iowa as a result of I felt it was what was finest for me to develop as a participant and as an individual. The College of Iowa is the precise match.”

• Senior 12 months prep teammate of co-signee Owen Freeman

• Two-time first-team all-state and Western Huge 6 honoree
• Metro Participant of the 12 months after main group to twenty-eight wins and averaging 19.3 factors, 5.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and a couple of.8 steals as a junior
• Acknowledged on the 2022 Pekin Christmas Match First Crew
• Averaged 16.5 factors, 6.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and a couple of.6 steals as a sophomore
• Scored over 1,000 factors
• Crew captain
• Netted a career-high 40 factors versus Regular West Excessive College
• Additionally competed at Mid-Professional Academy with Freeman — the No. 1 ranked unbiased group within the nation — going 20-0 in 17-under in summer time competitors
• Most Precious Participant on the NY2LA Circuit
• Nationwide Honor Society honoree and Honor Roll distinction all three years

FRAN McCAFFERY ON BROCK HARDING

“Brock is a do-everything guard. He can shoot threes. He can shoot pull-ups. He’s fast and is an outstanding passer. He’s everywhere at all times making the precise determination. I’m excited to observe them play collectively this 12 months for Moline.”

PRYCE SANDFORT

Ahead, 6-foot-7, 190 kilos

Waukee, Iowa (Waukee Northwest HS)

“I’m tremendous excited to be a Hawkeye and play basketball on the subsequent stage for my residence state. What actually attracted me to the College of Iowa was the tradition and elegance of play. I imagine they each match me completely.”

• Led Class 4A in factors, blocks, area objectives made, 3-pointers made, free throws made and defensive rebounds, and ranked second in whole rebounds in 2022
• Led his group as a group captain to twenty victories and the state quarterfinals as a junior
• Averaged 26.2 factors, 10.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and a couple of.9 blocks, capturing 52.6 % from the sphere — together with 40.5 % from 3-point vary — and 89.2 % from the foul line his junior season
• Single recreation profession highs: factors (42) and rebounds (17)
• Earned first-team all-state (4A) and all-conference honors as a junior
• No. 27 ranked small ahead nationally in accordance with Rivals
• Enters his senior season with 1,047 profession factors
• Helped Waukee HS to the state championship in 2021 as a sophomore, averaging 7.8 factors. 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.7 blocks per outing, capturing 56 % from the sphere — together with 50 % from 3-point territory — and 79 % from the foul line
• Averaged 9.3 factors, 1.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.2 blocks in serving to lead Waukee HS to 23 victories and ending the postseason as state runners-up as a freshman
• Additionally competed for D1 Minnesota’s AAU group, averaging 16.2 factors, 6.2 rebounds, and two assists per recreation
• Three-time educational all-state
• Older brother, Payton, is a sophomore on the Iowa Males’s Basketball Crew

FRAN McCAFFERY ON PRYCE SANDFORT

“Pryce had an exceptional junior 12 months and summer time. He’s an important shooter and he can actually see the ground. Pryce will get by you and creates within the lane, however he’s additionally defender. He’s one other versatile man who can play just about 1-4 defensively.”