Iowa State men’s basketball picked up a commit on Wednesday from 7-foot center JT Rock from Sioux Falls, SD.

Rock chose the Cyclones over offers from Creighton, Iowa, Purdue, and Kansas.

Rock is the second commit in the 2024 class, joining shooting guard Nojus Indrusaitis from Chicago, IL. The class is currently ranked third in the country by 24/7 sports.

2022-23 SIXTH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, January 5, 2023

CLASS 1A
School Record LW
1 Algona Bishop Garrigan 9-1 1
2 Newell-Fonda 5-0 2
3 North Linn 10-0 3
4 Remsen St. Mary’s 7-0 4
5 Westwood 9-0 5
6 Woodbine 7-0 6
7 Council Bluffs St. Albert 10-0 7
8 Central Elkader 8-0 8
9 West Fork 7-0 9
10 Burlington Notre Dame 7-3 10
11 Winfield-Mount Union 11-0 11
12 North Mahaska 10-1 12
13 Riceville 9-1 13
14 Stanton 7-1 14
15 Martensdale-St. Marys 9-2 15
Dropped Out: None

CLASS 2A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 9-0 1
2 Central Lyon 7-0 2
3 Sibley-Ocheyedan 6-1 3
4 Treynor 11-0 4
5 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 10-0 5
6 Cascade 8-0 6
7 Iowa City Regina 11-1 7
8 Pocahontas Area 5-1 8
9 Underwood 7-2 9
10 West Monona 6-0 10
11 South Hamilton 7-1 11
12 West Burlington 7-1 12
13 Mediapolis 6-1 13
14 Aplington-Parkersburg 7-1 14
15 Panorama 9-1 15
Dropped Out: None

CLASS 3A
School Record LW
1 Estherville Lincoln Central 7-0 1
2 Benton Community 9-1 2
3 Unity Christian 5-1 3
4 Solon 9-1 4
5 West Marshall 8-1 5
6 Center Point-Urbana 8-4 6
7 Cherokee 4-1 7
8 Des Moines Christian 8-2 8
9 Osage 7-1 9
10 Vinton-Shellsburg 5-4 10
11 Mount Vernon 6-4 11
12 Dubuque Wahlert 7-3 12
13 Grinnell 6-4 NR
14 Sioux Center 5-1 NR
15 Atlantic 7-3 NR
Dropped Out: Roland-Story (13), Monticello (14), Harlan (15)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 Cedar Rapids Xavier 9-1 1
2 Dallas Center-Grimes 8-2 2
3 North Polk 7-2 5
4 Sioux City Bishop Heelan 5-2 4
5 Ballard 7-2 3
6 Decorah 9-2 6
7 Clear Creek-Amana 6-2 8
8 Indianola 5-3 7
9 Carlisle 8-2 9
10 Central DeWitt 7-2 10
11 Waverly-Shell Rock 6-2 11
12 Winterset 5-3 13
13 Glenwood 6-2 14
14 Marion 5-4 15
15 Pella 7-2 NR
Dropped Out: Gilbert (12)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Johnston 11-0 2
2 Pleasant Valley 9-0 3
3 Waterloo West 8-1 1
4 West Des Moines Valley 7-3 4
5 Ankeny Centennial 9-3 6
6 Southeast Polk 8-2 5
7 Davenport North 9-1 8
8 Dowling Catholic 6-4 9
9 Waukee Northwest 4-4 7
10 Linn-Mar 8-3 15
11 Ankeny 5-5 10
12 Iowa City West 6-2 11
13 Des Moines North 7-2 13
14 Sioux City East 6-1 14
15 Iowa City Liberty 8-3 12
Dropped Out: None

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released regional wrestling assignments. The competition is broken down into four regions with two regions being contested at two different sites. Region 1 and 2 will compete at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City. Region 3 and 4 will compete at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Regional competition will be held on Friday, January 27th starting at 11:00 a.m. that day.

Region 1: AHSTW, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, C-L/GLR, Clarinda, Council Bluffs Coop, Denison-Schleswig, Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, Glenwood, Humboldt, Lewis Central, Logan-Magnolia, Manson NW Webster, Okoboji/HMS, Pocahontas Area, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sheldon/South O’Brien, Sioux Center, SWAT, Treynor, Underwood.

Region 2: Audubon, Carroll, East Sac County, Emmetsburg, GTRA, Kuemper Catholic, LeMars, Missouri Valley, MOC-Floyd Valley, Red Oak, Ridge View, Riverside, Shenandoah, Sioux Central, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, South Central Calhoun, Southwest Iowa, Spencer, Spirit Lake Park, West Lyon, Western Christian, Western Iowa.

Region 3: Albia, Ankeny, Ballard, BGM, Cedar Falls, Centerville, Clarke/Murray, Creston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Public Schools, Indianola, I-35, Marshalltown, Moravia, Newton, North Mahaska, North Tama, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Pleasantville, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas, Southern Tier, West Marshall, Williamsburg.

Region 4: Ames, Baxter, Boone, Cardinal Community, Carlisle, Chariton, Colfax-Mingo, E-B-F, Earlham, Fairfield, Gilbert, Grinnell, Johnston, Martensdale-St. Marys, Nevada, Ogden, Panorama, Pella, Perry, Raccoon River-NW, Saydel, South Tama County, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, WDM Valley.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team took over in the second half to beat West Virginia 70-50 on Wednesday night. The game was tied at 37 at halftime and the Cyclones blew the game open with a 20-4 edge in the third quarter.

Stephanie Soares had a monster game with 13 points, 20 rebounds, and 3 blocks to lead the Cyclones. Ashley Joens dropped in 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Lexi Donarski added 15 points.

The Cyclones improved to 10-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12. Next up for Iowa Sate is a road trip to Oklahoma on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Marcus Domask sealed a Southern Illinois win over Drake with a 3-pointer with 31 seconds. The Salukis toppled the Bulldogs 53-49 on Wednesay night in Carbondale.

Domask led the way with 21 points and 8 rebounds. The Salukis improved to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in the Valley, extending their winning streak to seven games.

Drake was led by 14 points from DJ Wilkins and Tucker DeVries added 11 points, 6 boards, and 2 steals. The Bulldogs led 30-27 at half but were outscored by 7 in the second half.

Next up for Drake is a home game on Saturday against Murray State at 5:00 p.m.