Jaidyn Coon Storm Lake
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Storm lake isn’t exactly synonymous with basketball lore. Does DeJean going to school there a long time ago somehow make that record more impressive?
No, just a fun fact, in case folks didn’t understand that acronym for a school.
Also having Trey been in the system for a year with 4 years remaining is a good thing.
I am with you.....need a solid PG pick up in the portal one one Big boy
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dad was a shooting guard for the Tornadoes back in the day. They tore through most of NW Iowa back then. He was a master of the underhanded set shot, which was much more common then. As an adult, he could routinely hit nothing but net from the street end of our driveway.
We have 12 on scholly, you do know we can have 15 on scholarship. Plenty of room for the young man.
We have 3 roster spots open currently.
* Banks might be back if the NCAA approves it (he played 2 years at a JR College)
* Definitely need a PG
* Ben said a year ago that bigs in the portal are too expensive. A big being unaffordable for IOWA COULD change if a donor steps up after this Sweet 16 (or better) run.
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You mean portal out Owen Freeman? Looking forward to seeing him play at Morningside, or maybe they don't want a quitter either.
Obviously they weren't good this year, but don't know much about their roster. I tuned in occasionally to see how Josh Dix was playing. I feel he would have stayed at Iowa had it not been for the unfortunate health situation of his now deceased Mother. That's a tough one for that family for sure. He just always came across as a great kid, not the type to chase money in my opinion.
And wasn't the new Creighton HC an assistant up until now?
North Carolina is showing that just because someone has been an assistant for many years that doesn't necessarily make that person a good head coach. This year was bad for Creighton; things could get worse. Ben, however, just wins.
I would imagine Ben has given Jaidyn a call and has him at least thinking about IOWA
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Jaiden's dad was a shooting guard at Storm Lake? I never have seen a pic of him with Jaidyn; he's always just with him mom. Did he & Jaidyn's mom divorce?
No, he was the head coach at High Point but came back to be assistant this season and be the new coach in waiting.
No, he grew up in Rochester, MN He played at UNI in college. Yes, they've been divorced for a long time 15 years or so?
Storm lake had the Kennedy brothers in the 70s.
Ron was 7'1" ,his brother 6'11"...they were a powerhouse Ron held the record that coons broke. Ron played in the NBA
Dejean played at OABCI, not storm lake.
Ron was 7'1" ,his brother 6'11"...they were a powerhouse Ron held the record that coons broke. Ron played in the NBA
Dejean played at OABCI, not storm lake.
Or always was one and you just didn't know it? I'm sure there is a certain group who loves him though.
What years did he play there? My cuz coached them for a couple of years before starting his trek West. Coached them to 2nd place at state and the next year they got beat in the sub-state, I believe. He had the Kennedy kid there when he was there… SL won the State a couple of years before he got there I believe.
West side is the best sideAs others have mentioned he might have gotten involved too late, and Omaha is quite a bit closer to home than Iowa City. Besides Creighton has been pretty solid in hoops for awhile.
You can't walk to Kinnick from your dorm at Creighton though.
Was wondering if someone was going to point out where Dejean went to HS.
INTERSTING about your dad. My cuz was there (Storm lake) in the “Kennedy days” of the early 70’s. He finished 2nd in rthe State his first year There….lost to Davenport West.
Cuz played BB at Central CoLlege. When he was there everyone who played BB shot their FT UNDERHANDED….EVERYONE. The old coach there has written his doctoral dissertation on “Undedrhand vs. Ovwrhand FT shooting…he had all kinds of stats and “physics” which showed underhand FT shooting was superior to OverHand FT shooting. Basically the “underhand” method was superior because 1) it was easier to reproduce the exact motion (fewer moving body parts) needed and 2) the physics of the ball (softness and spin) underhanded were superior to the spin/touch of an overhanded FT method. As I said, for 12-15 years this guy was BB coach at Central, his teams shot the ball “underhanded”……There was one exception to this and that was John Carle…he was allowed to shot FT the conventional over handed way…..but understand Carle was one the the best shooters/scorers in the USA his las couple of years at Central….John was Drafted by the Pistons I believe when the NBA only had 8-10 teams…and he was the last player they cut before they started their season back inn ‘61 or ‘62. JC was a helluva shooter. He owned the corner baseliner shot and he averaged damn near 30 points a game. He was one of the best shooters I ever saw. At little old Central College In Pella, Ioway.
Ben going to Facebook marketplace for a Big
Kid has a Cooper DeJean vibe. Very athletic.
17 I think. Boyfriend’s parents were friends with my parents, so they stopped over to say what up after a high school bball game I believe (you know how parents get wild & crazy with a few totties after HS games).
Jaidyn, hop on the Hawkeye bus. The future for Iowa basketball is looking bright. Coach McCollom is building something great.
It's Great to be a Hawkeye!
It's Great to be a Hawkeye!
Condon believes Coon to Iowa pretty much a done deal.
Storm Lake actually has a good basketball history…big Kennedy brothers took them to state (late 60’s/early 70’s) and went undefeated in 1980 on way to State title.
