2 weeks Ago
Roughly a year ago at this time, Cooper DeJean was waiting to hear his name called in the NFL Draft. Now, the Super Bowl champion for the Philadelphia Eagles is playing recruiter for his alma mater. DeJean, who shined for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team before being selected by the Eagles, took to social media to make ask new Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum to get a commitment from one of the top prospects in the state.
Storm Lake junior Jaidyn Coon is being courted by several schools, including the Hawkeyes. McCollum, a native of Storm Lake who played for Storm Lake St. Mary’s, was recently in town to visit with Coon and his family.
“NW Iowa to The University of Iowa make it happen,” DeJean posted with a picture of McCollum and Coon together. Coon, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward, helped lead Storm Lake to the state basketball tournament this past winter. He averaged 24 points per game on 56 percent shooting, adding 9.
3 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots per game. Along with Iowa having offered, Coon has also received offers from Iowa State, Creighton, Drake, Illinois, Nebraska, Northern Iowa and TCU..
