CAM’s Zoey Artist to be inducted into IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame
February 28th, 2023 by admin
CAM alum Zoey Artist is set to be inducted into the IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame this week. Artist is joined in this year’s class Connie Kraai of Holstein, Mason City’s Jadda Buckley, and Alexis Conway of MOC-Floyd Valley. The four will be inducted at halftime of the Class 1A state championship game on Saturday, March 4th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Artist was a standout for CAM (Cumberland-Anita-Massena) from 1994-98. She led CAM to a state tournament appearance in 1997 and was a four-time Class 2A all-state selection, earning first team honors in 1997 and 98. She finished her career with 1,845 points and averaged over 20 points a game for her career.
She played collegiate basketball at Eastern Kentucky and scored over 1,000 points with more than 300 career assists. She averaged 12.1 points a game as a senior and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2002.
Kraai played at Holstein from 1962-66 and was a two-time all-state forward. She guided her team to the 1965 state tournament and scored 3,830 points in her career.
Buckley starred at Mason City from 2009-2013. She was a two-time Class 4A first team all-state selection and went on to play four seasons at Iowa State.
Conaway starred at MOC-Floyd Valley from 2010-14 and was 2014 Miss Iowa Basketball. Conaway was a three-time first-team all-state selection.