How Does Barnes Rank Among the All-Time Greatest?

At IAHoops, we often wonder where Harrison Barnes ranks among the greatest players in the state of Iowa's history. So, we compiled a list of the greatest players who have played high school ball here in Iowa during the last twenty years and see how Barnes stacks up. The following list will count down the Top 20 players over the past twenty years. Please keep in mind that this list features only those who played high school ball in Iowa and the rankings are based upon the players HS career, but also some bonus points go to those who performed well at the college and professional levels.

Rank	Name	Height	Town/School	Awards/Honors	Accomplishments
#20.	Mike Davis	6-5	Waterloo/ East	Mr. Bball, All-State, Gatorade POY	Helped lead East to the title in 1990. Until Barnes came along he was the only non-senior to win the Gatorade POY award when he did so in 1998.
#19.	Brooks McKowen	6-2	Fairbank/ Wapsie Valley	Mr. Bball, All-State	Only player in Iowa HS history to score more than 1,000 pts in a season. Finished with 2,831 career pts which is the most in state history. Went on to have a solid career at UNI.
#18.	Justin Wessel	6-9	Cedar Rapids/ Prairie	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Scored nearly 2,000 pts in HS and led his team to a title. He then went on to be part of a national championship team at the University of Arizona.
#17.	Ryan Bowen	6-9	Ft. Madison	All-State	Scored over 1,500 pts, grabbed more than 700 rebounds in HS. Was good at Iowa and been able to play in the NBA for 10+ years.
#16.	Matt Gatens	6-4	Iowa City/ City High	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Scored nearly 2,000 pts and lead his team to a 4A title. Named to Big Ten All-Freshman team.
#15.	Adam Spanich	6-7	Cedar Rapids/ Regis	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-Sate	Prolific scorer who is among those in the "50-pt Club." Went on to star at USC.
#14.	Jason Bohannon	6-2	Marion/ Linn-Mar	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	He wins everywhere he goes. Scored nearly 1,700 pts & helped Linn-Mar to win two state titles. Has had a good career at Wisconsin.
#13.	Chris Street	6-8	Indianola	All-State, Gatorade POY	Was a big timeplayer in HS, but was doing even better at Iowa and likely onward to the NBA. His legacy lives on with the "Hustle Award" given a deserving player at Iowa.
#12.	Loren Meyer	6-10	Ruthven/ Ruthven-Ayrshire	All-State	He put up video game like stats in HS with nearly 2,000 pts, more than 1,000 rebounds and almost 400 blocks. He starred at Iowa St and played a handful of years in the NBA.
#11.	Ricky Davis	6-7	Davenport/ North	All-State	Blew up in final two seasons at North. Played in Magic Johnson Roundball Classic and then spent one season at Iowa before going to the NBA where he's had an up and down career.
#10.	Greg Brunner	6-7	Charles City	All-State	Selected for Jordan Brand All-Star game before going on to have a terrific career at Iowa.
#9.	Glen Worley	6-7	Iowa City/ West	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Was one of the top players in the country after leading his team to a title as a frosh. Never lived up to the hype, but had a solid collegiate career at Iowa.
#8.	Jeff Horner	6-3	Mason City	Mr. Bball, All-State	Committed to Iowa as a frosh and then had fantastic HS career. Turned out to be one of the top players to put on an Iowa jersey.
#7.	Dean Oliver	5-11	Mason City	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Stellar HS player who helped team win a couple titles and then went on to be a four year starter at Iowa. One of the all-time Hawkeye greats.
#6.	Fred Hoiberg	6-4	Ames	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	The Mayor exploded his junior and senior seasons at Ames and then stayed at home to star at Iowa State. He went on to have a steady, but good, NBA career.
#5.	Harrison Barnes	6-6	Ames	Gatorade POY	One of only two juniors to win the Gatorade POY, helped his team win a state championship as a junior and is the highest rated prospect to ever come out of Iowa.
#4.	Kirk Hinrich	6-3	Sioux City/ West	Mr. Bball, All-State	Helped Sioux City West win a state title before being an All-American at Kansas and has a nice thing going with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Was also a member of Team USA in 2006.
#3.	Jess Settles	6-8	Winfield/ Winfield/Mt. Union	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Scored nearly 2,200 pts to go with over 1,000 rebounds in HS. Was Big Ten Freshman of the Year at Iowa and had a solid career despite chronic back problems. Had his career not been derailed by injuries how good would he have been?
#2.	Nick Collison	6-10	Iowa Falls	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Helped lead his HS team to a 101-1 record and 4 straight state titles. Was a McDonald's All-American in HS. Then starred at Kansas where he was All-American and NABC National POY as a senior. He was a member of the 2003 Team USA World Championship team that won Gold. He is currently having a good career with the NBA's Oklahoma Thunder.
#1.	Raef LaFrentz	6-11	Monona/ MFL-Mar-Mac	Mr. Bball, Gatorade POY, All-State	Scored more than 2,100 pts and grabbed more than 1,000 rbs in HS. Was a Parade, McDonald's, and USA Today All-American. He starred at Kansas and was named First Team All-American as a junior and senior and was Big 12 POY his last two years as a Jayhawk. He was selected #3 in the 1998 NBA Draft and has had a pretty good professional career despite numerous injuries.

Right now, we have Barnes checking in at #5 on our list. Through his junior season, he has compiled nearly 1,000 points and over 400 rebounds. That might not sound impressive compared to others on the list, but he only played 3 quarters during most of his games this season as his team went 25-0 (margin of victory was about 30 ppg) and captured a state title. Just taking ball park figures it is our guess that Barnes will finish his career with about 1,600 points and nearly 700 rebounds… and a shot at a second straight state title.

However, there is some speculation that Barnes may attend a boarding/prep school next year in order to better challenge himself on the court while also preparing him for what it's like to live away from home and balance school with travelling across the country to compete. If goes this route it won't diminish the fact that he will go down as one of the all-time greats in Iowa HS hoops history.

In fact, if he goes onto experience similar levels of success in college as those on the list above him and eventually have a career in the NBA he could jump to the top spot. However, we will let the young man put in the work and see if he lives up to his and everyone else's expectations. This is often easier said than done, but Barnes seems like the type of kid who will exceed expectations and blaze his own trail.

So, support this young man no matter where he goes because this is a kid who will make all Iowans proud. Good luck HB… we'll be watching.

Woodley Named New Waukee High School Coach

Matt Woodley, the former assistant basketball coach at Washington State University, has been named the new Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Waukee High School in Waukee. Woodley succeeds Ross Douma, who resigned from Waukee to take the Head Men's Basketball position at Dordt College in Sioux Center.

Getting Woodley is a coup for Waukee. He brings a high level of intensity, and has roots in the Des Moines area from his time at Drake University. Although Douma's son Dustin, a sophomore at Waukee this year, will undoubtedly make the move with his dad, the cupboard is certainly not bare for Woodley's first season at the helm. They return two juniors with starting experience from last season: 6-10 Will Artino (12.4 ppg) and Chad Owens (4.9 ppg). Also returning is sophomore starter Jonny Getting (8.5 ppg).

This bio of Woodley was taken from his page on the Washington State University Website:

"Matt Woodley spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Washington State University from 2006-09. A highly respected recruiter, Woodley dealt with recruiting and game scouting at WSU, while actively involved in practice. During his stint at WSU, the Cougars made three consecutive postseason appearances (two NCAA, one NIT), the second such occurrence in school history.

Woodley joined the Cougar family in 2006-07 with over six years of coaching experience under his belt. A graduate of Drake University, Woodley came to the Palouse after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee.

With the Blue Raiders and head coach Kermit Davis, Woodley's responsibilities included recruiting, scouting, scheduling and film exchange, as well as the day-to-day preparation of the team. His strong work ethic was evident on the recruiting trail as he helped land several players within Middle Tennessee's young and talented signing class in 2004.

Prior to Middle Tennessee, the intense and knowledgeable Woodley spent over three years as an assistant coach at Denver. With the Pioneers, the West Des Moines, Iowa, native assisted with all aspects of the team, including recruiting, scouting, scheduling and on-floor practices. Before becoming an assistant at Denver, Woodley spent a year as a graduate assistant at Wayne (Neb.) State, where he served as the recruiting coordinator and assisted in game preparation and scouting.

During his three-year career (1998-2000) as a point guard at Drake, Woodley started every game and ended as the Bulldogs' all-time career leader in steals (198) and second in 3-pointers (188). He twice earned honorable mention honors from the Missouri Valley Conference and was named the team's most valuable player his senior year. Woodley graduated in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.

Coaching was a family calling for Woodley, whose father and three brothers are all in the business. His father Mike is the head football coach at Grandview College in Iowa, his brother Joe, who was a senior captain on the Iowa State football team, serves as the defensive coordinator at Grandview College, his brother Brian is the head football coach at Johnston High School in Iowa, while his brother Andy, who was the starting point guard at Northern Iowa, is the head basketball coach at Iowa City College."

Weekend of April 25-26

A good weekend of high school basketball coming up for the weekend of April 25-26. Several of the state's AAU programs are in action this weekend:

The All Iowa Attack are at the String Music Showcase in Nashville, TN... games start tonight, and there is a ton of talent in Nashville this weekend. The Attack have two 17U teams, two 16U teams, and a 15U team playing this weekend.

Bound For Glory and Iowa Elite, two of the newer programs in the state, are headed to Sioux Falls, SD for the Sanford Sports SpringJam. B4G is represented in the 17U, 16U, and 15U age groups, while the Elite has a 16U team there.

The Iowa Barnstormers and Iowa Mavericks are headed to the Twin Cities for the Minnesota Pump 'N Run Spring Showcase. The Barnstormers have 17U, 16U, and 15U teams in Minnesota, while the Mavericks have two 17s and two 16s.

The Iowa Magic are headed to Shawnee, KS for a MAYB event hosted by the KC Premiere. They've got 17U, 16U, and 15U teams there, as well as some middle school teams.

I think that's it... it appears that the Martin Brothers, Cornsharks, Knicks, IBCA, etc, are all off this weekend. If I missed any high school teams, let me know. We'll try to keep you posted on how everyone fares.

Class of 2012 Rankings

1. Wesley Staten 6-1 Sioux City West
2. Marcus Paige 5-11 Linn-Mar
3. Adam Woodbury 6-8 Sioux City East
4. Casey Kasperbauer 6-0 Carroll
5. James Harrington 5-10 Cedar Falls
6. Dwight Sistrunk 5-5 Des Moines Hoover
7. Taylor Olson 6-0 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
8. Teyshawn Campbell 5-7 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
9. Corey Meyers 5-10 Ankeny
10. Anthony Shaw 6-2 Iowa City High
11. Jordan Hay 6-5 North Cedar
12. Amarra Darboh 6-2 West Des Moines Dowling
13. Trey Sathoff 6-3 Pekin
14. Jerel Moore 6-3 Iowa City High
15. Sam Skogen 5-10 Mason City
16. Jeremy Johnson 5-10 Iowa City High
17. Kale Abrahamson 6-2 West Des Moines Valley
18. Kade Olson 6-0 Iowa Falls
19. Louie Ingoli 6-2 Des Moines East
20. Jordan Stotts 6-2 Waukee
21. Dillon Godfrey 6-6 Sioux City East
22. Austin Stubbs 6-2 Des Moines Christian
23. Conner Schabel 6-3 Ankeny
24. Zach Burnham 6-5 Davenport Assumption
25. Josiah Coleman 6-3 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
26. Nick Hughes 6-1 Bettendorf
27. Kyle Rosacker 6-2 Forest City
28. Elliot Christians 6-7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
29. Andrew Fritz 6-4 Sigourney
30. Dan Amelon 6-2 Iowa City High

Just missed: JC Abrahamson, Austin Perry, Carter Valentine, Michael Carney, Connor Coleman, Luke Schafer, Scott Bruxvoort, Austin Vaske, Cole Meyers, Adam Paulsen, Gabe Summerhays, Griffin Gaeta.

Class of 2011 Rankings

1. Rasham Suarez 6-3 Findlay Prep
2. Josh Oglesby 6-5 Cedar Rapids Washington
3. Grant Lang 6-4 Ankeny
4. Matt Bohannon 6-1 Linn-Mar
5. Tavian Pomlee 6-5 Davenport Central
6. Kelly Madison 6-2 Des Moines Hoover
7. Seth Tuttle 6-8 West Fork
8. Corey Schaefer 5-10 Johnston
9. Alex Savage 6-0 West Des Moines Dowling
10. Reggie White 6-5 Des Moines Hoover
11. Brandon Voss 5-9 North Scott
12. Travis Perry 6-3 Johnston
13. Kyle Lamaak 6-3 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
14. Zach Twedt 6-3 Benton Community
15. Jarod Uthoff 6-7 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
16. Wesley Washpun 6-0 Cedar Rapids Washington
17. Josh Montague 6-5 Linn-Mar
18. Jake Guenther 6-5 SE Polk
19. Patrick Burmester 6-9 DeWitt Central
20. Zach Otting 6-3 Western Dubuque
21. Alex Malloy 6-4 Sioux City Heelan
22. Nick Wuebker 6-8 Emmetsburg
23. Henry Kreiger-Coble 6-4 Mt. Pleasant
24. Shane Benton 6-3 Linn-Mar
25. Tim Olejniczak 5-11 Ankeny Christian
26. Kasey Semler 5-9 Marion
27. Kyle Nikkel 6-6 Pella Christian
28. Tyler Wolterstorff 6-4 Hull Western Christian
29. Darreus Caston 5-11 Ft. Dodge
30. Brock Meis 6-5 Treynor

Just missed: Jonny Getting, Christian French, Quinton Behlers, Lincoln Vorba, Brock Dagel, Trent Washington, Ricky Torres, Luke Norville, Neil Bryant, Seth Nutting, Brandon Eley, Jamison Lalk, Jordan Holdsworth, Austin Christiansen, Isaiah Miller.

Class of 2010 Rankings

1. Harrison Barnes 6-6 Ames
2. Zach McCabe 6-6 Sioux City Heelan
3. Marcus Heemstra 6-9 Rock Valley
4. Jordan Dykstra 6-8 Rock Valley
5. Chanse Creekmur 6-5 Marshalltown
6. Doug McDermott 6-6 Ames
7. Nate Buss 6-8 Charles City
8. Kody Ingle 6-2 SE Polk
9. Quincy King 6-0 Des Moines Hoover
10. Branden Stubbs 6-0 Des Moines Christian
11. TrayVonn Wright 6-6 Waterloo West
12. Tyler Putz 6-0 Forest City
13. Isaac Gardner 6-4 Washington
14. A.J. Derby 6-5 Iowa City High
15. Will Artino 6-9 Waukee
16. Trevor Hook 6-5 Grundy Center
17. Josh Vander Maten 6-1 Boyden-Hull
18. Blake Haluska 6-4 Carroll
19. Michael Kaufman 5-11 Harlan
20. Will Roth 6-6 Linn-Mar
21. Tayler Bontrager 6-0 Iowa City West
22. Michael Weber 5-8 Ames
23. Chad Malloy 6-0 Williamsburg
24. Max Martino 6-5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
25. Nick Smith 6-7 Johnston
26. Damek Tomsha 6-2 Sioux City North
27. Austin Katje 6-4 Unity Christian
28. Jon Keller 6-4 Cedar Rapids Xavier
29. Ryan Powers 6-2 Calamus-Wheatland
30. Nick Wilson 6-9 Iowa City West

Just missed: Creon Reed, Tim Bennett, Andrew Wirth, Jory McDowell, Tyler Ellerman, Jared Stogdill, Jody Henton, Ryan Coon, James Humpal, Jordan Thomas, Alex Vogel, Bryce Irlbeck, Michael Wetrich, Zach Brehmer, and T.J. Van Dyke.

Class of 2009 Rankings

1. Brennan Cougill 6-9 Sioux City Heelan
2. Eric May 6-4 Dubuque Wahlert
3. Seth Van Deest 6-9 Bettendorf
4. Matt Morrison 6-1 Solon
5. Zach Bohannon 6-7 Linn-Mar
6. Gabe Knutson 6-8 Waukee
8. Nate Hutcheson 6-7 Linn-Mar
9. Malcolm Moore 6-7 Iowa City High
10. Reece Uhlenhopp 6-7 Urbandale
11. Tucker Wentzien 6-7 Solon
12. Amry Shelby 5-9 Marion
13. Cliff Warner 5-10 Pella Christian
14. Trevor Woltersdorff 6-5 Hull Western Christian
15. Alex Dorr 6-6 Norwalk
16. Shawn Keizer 6-3 Hull Western Christian
17. John Puk 6-8 Waterloo West
18. Alex Novak 6-8 Clear Creek-Amana
19. Hal Bateman 5-9 Davenport Central
20. Matt Huseman 6-5 East Sac
21. Jaron Nash 6-5 Waterloo East
22. Tyler Stumme 6-0 SE Polk
23. Tyler Lange 6-6 Urbandale
24. Tanner Ferguson 6-3 Sioux City Heelan
25. Bill Freeman 6-3 Des Moines Roosevelt
26. Bubu Palo 6-0 Ames
27. George Dexter 6-6 Bettendorf
28. Eli Groenendyk 6-5 Pella Christian
29. Wes Nordquist 6-6 ADM
30. Mitchell Murphy 5-11 Cresco-Crestwood

Just missed: Daniel Van Kalsbeek, Jake Hughes, Tyler Wedemeier, Josh Lenz, Jake Shipley, Alex Walker, Chad Underwood, Alex Coleman, Jordan Gentry, David Mataloni, John Engler, Eric Olson, Michael Collison, Jesse Ney, Ben Weeks, Kirk Korver and Taylor Pollow.

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