Des Moines Public Schools' Boys Basketball Players Earn All-CIML Metro Conference Honors

Press release from the Des Moines Public Schools:

March 15, 2021

This year’s Winter sports season got started a little later at Des Moines Public Schools, due to COVID-19, but once practices resumed on the first day of Winter break it was off to a busy January and February for the boys basketball season.

The seasons ended with two DMPS high schools atop the CIML Metro Conference, with Hoover (7-1 conference, 12-4 overall) as champions followed by North (8-2 conference, 10-4 overall).

This week the CIML Metro Conference announced their all-conference boys’ basketball teams (see below).

In addition, the Iowa Basketball Coaches Associations awarded All-Region honors to four DMPS student-athletes:

• Jakari Bradley – Roosevelt – Region 8
• Trovary Covil – Lincoln – Region 2
• Chase Henderson – Hoover – Region 2
• Diondre Taylor – North – Region 7

Congratulations to the Huskies, Polar Bear, Rail, Riders and Scarlets earning honors:

FIRST TEAM

* denotes unanimous selection

Player
School
Year
Pts PG
Reb PG

*Trae Swartz
Ottumwa
SR
19.3
5.4

*Diondre Taylor
North
SR
27.0
4.4

*Chase Henderson
Hoover
SO
17.7
2.7

*Manny Austin
Hoover
SR
18.5
4.6

Trovary Cavil
Lincoln
FR
14.7
3.7

Tharon Locure
North
SR
20.3
7.9

Tyron Wright
East
FR
11.3
10.9

SECOND TEAM

Player
School
Year
Pts PG
Reb PG

Joe Hammer
Ottumwa
SR
6.1
3.6

Gatlin Menninga
Ottumwa
SR
8.5
4.1

Adam Greiner
Ottumwa
JR
12.9
6.4

Jakari Bradley
Roosevelt
SR
11.7
5.8

Sam King
Roosevelt
SO
11.4
4.2

Deavin Hilson
North
SR
7.8
7.4

Elijah Vos
Hoover
SO
12.7
3.7

HONORABLE MENTION

East
Kobrom Milele, SO; James Jefferson, SR; JaCari Patton, FR; DeSante McMurry, SO

Hoover
Jaden Loveless, SR

Lincoln
Ja’Vion Bell, FR; Jamal West, SO

North
Kevon Bickham, SR; David Caulker, SO

Roosevelt
Jamison Patton, SO; Ethan Lovan, SR; George Williams, SO

Ottumwa
Matt Graeve, SR

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

School
Conf. Record
Overall Record

Hoover
7-1
12-4

North
8-2
10-4

Ottumwa
6-3
15-5

Roosevelt
4-5
6-10

Lincoln
2-8
5-12

DM East
1-9
2-13

This press release was produced by the Des Moines Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.