Introducing the Des Moines Register's 2022 All-Iowa boys basketball teams

With the amount of talent that came out of Iowa high schools just last season, it's difficult to imagine who could top that.

And yet, Iowa keeps producing plenty of high school boys basketball gems, including a new crop of future college players at all levels. That doesn't make picking the All-Iowa teams any easier, with several deserving players left off these lists.

Six players are included on the Elite Team, which can include players from all four classes. There are six players on the First Teams for each class and 20 honorable mentions. All players included will be honored at the Iowa High School Sports Awards show this summer.

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Members of Elite Team are nominees for the boys basketball player of the year. The winner will be announced at the Iowa High School Sports Awards this summer. More details about the program are coming soon. The boys basketball player of the year is presented by the University of Nebraska – Kearney.

Names are listed in alphabetical order. 

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All-Iowa Elite Team

Trey Campbell

Cedar Falls | Senior | Guard

Campbell needs little explanation as to why he's on the Elite Team. He's helped Cedar Falls to the state tournament in all four years that he's played high school basketball. The Northern Iowa signee averaged 24.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He shot 54.3% from the field and 42.4% from 3-point range. 

Ashton Hermann

Ballard | Senior | Guard

Class 3A was the place to be for high-scoring guards this season. Hermann was second among all high school players with 27.1 points per game. The Drury recruit backed that up with 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his final season at Ballard. 

Trey Lewis

Johnston | Senior | Guard

Lewis helped Johnston to the state title game for the second straight year but ran into a determined Ames team with Tamin Lipsey back to full health. That doesn't take anything away from the success Lewis had this season. The Drury recruit averaged 21.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.

Tamin Lipsey

Ames | Senior | Guard

After a couple of setbacks due to injuries, Lipsey finished his high school basketball career with a Class 4A state championship. The Iowa State signee has been a household name for high school basketball fans in Iowa for some time, and he showed why he'll be a Division I baller. He's an unselfish scorer, averaging 15.7 points and 6.4 assists per game.

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Lucas Lorenzen

Okoboji | Senior | Forward

Lorenzen was the most dominant scorer in Iowa high school basketball this season. He finished the year with 744 total points, averaging 31 per game. He led all high school players in scoring from the beginning of the season and never let up. He showed up on defense too, averaging 11.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. 

Pryce Sandfort

Waukee Northwest | Junior | Forward

After playing alongside a trio of Division I level talent, this was Sandfort's moment to shine, and there is no question that he did just that. He finished the season averaging 26.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while shooting 52.6% from the field. Very few high school players come close to those numbers, and Sandfort is only a junior.

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Class 4A First Team

Trey Campbell, sr., Cedar Falls

Josh Dix, sr., Council Bluffs Lincoln

Trey Lewis, sr., Johnston

Tamin Lipsey, sr., Ames

Kenzie Reed, jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Pryce Sandfort, jr., Waukee Northwest

Class 3A First Team

Dayton Davis, sr., Fort Madison

Shawn Gilbert, sr., Central DeWitt

Cole Glasgow, sr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Ashton Hermann, sr., Ballard

Brayson Laube, jr., Marion

Karter Petzenhauser, sr., Spencer

Class 2A First Team

Lucas Lorenzen, sr., Okoboji

Zach Lutmer, jr., Central Lyon

Eric Mulder, sr., Pella Christian

Tate Petersen, jr., Monticello

Tanner Te Slaa, sr., Boyden-Hull

Bryson Van Grootheest, sr., Rock Valley

Class 1A First Team

Preston Gillespie, jr., Dunkerton

Maddox Griffin, sr., Wapello

Manny Hammonds, sr., Grand View Christian

Wyatt Helming, sr., Lake Mills

Austin Hilmer, sr., North Linn

Doug Taylor, jr., Newman Catholic

Honorable Mention

Daniel Tobiloba, jr., Grand View Christian

Ruot Bijiek, sr., Valley

Caleb Dreckman, sr., LeMars

Cameron Fens, sr., Hempstead

Kaden Hall, sr., English Valleys

Carter Harmsen, sr., Mid-Prairie

Tate Haughenbury, jr., North Linn

Chase Henderson, jr., Des Moines Hoover

Drew Kingery, jr., Indianola

Steven Kramer, sr., Johnston

Trevion LaBeaux, sr., Ames

Jayden Mackie, sr., Aplington-Parkersburg

Karl Miller, sr., Pella

Pete Moe, sr., Iowa City West

Blaise Porter, jr., New London

Armonniey Thomas, sr., Marshalltown

Carson Toebe, sr., Clear Lake

Ty Van Essen, sr., Western Christian

Rhenden Wagaman, sr., Springville

Jake Walter, sr., Prairie

Alyssa Hertel is a college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.