Iowa men’s basketball lands commitment from four-star wing Jaidyn Coon
IOWA CITY — In-state expertise Jaidyn Coon has dedicated to Iowa basketball, he introduced on Thursday, April 2.
Coon is a four-star prospect and ranked 116th nationally, in response to the 247Sports Composite. He is the third-ranked participant within the state of Iowa’s 2026 highschool class.
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The 6-foot-7 wing averaged 22 factors, 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals per sport throughout his senior season at Storm Lake High School. He shot 53.2% from the sphere, 29.8% from deep and 64.1% from the free throw line.
Coon was set to attend Creighton, however reopened his recruitment after longtime head coach Greg McDermott introduced his retirement.
The senior is a product of Storm Lake, the identical metropolis the place Iowa head coach Ben McCollum grew up. Outside of Iowa and Creighton, Coon has additionally been pursued by Nebraska and Illinois, amongst others. Drake provided him when McCollum was nonetheless the pinnacle coach of the Bulldogs.
“Thank you Lord for blessing me with an opportunity of a lifetime, I dreamed as a kid playing at the collegiate level,” Coon wrote on social media. “Lastly, I wanna thank everyone who has supported me throughout this process! GO HAWKS🐤”
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Coon’s commitment is one other instance of McCollum and firm having the ability to usher in extremely rated expertise. Since taking on the job, Iowa has obtained commitments from three four-star highschool recruits: Trey Thompson, Ethan Harris and Coon.
The Hawkeyes have now landed the Iowa Mr. Basketball winner in every of the final two years. Former West Des Moines Valley star Trevin Jirak took the award in 2025. Coon did so in 2026.
Coon turns into the second member of Iowa’s 2026 highschool recruiting class. He joins four-star wing Ethan Harris, who picked Iowa over Washington, Gonzaga and Boise State. With the addition of Coon, the Hawkeyes now have a pair of promising items within the class.
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They will be part of a younger Iowa core that gives optimism for the way forward for this system. Tate Sage, Cooper Koch and Jirak every have three seasons of eligibility remaining. Former four-star prospect Trey Thompson nonetheless has 4 after redshirting the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Coon and Harris will likely be added to that younger nucleus.
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This article initially appeared on the Des Moines Register: Iowa men’s basketball lands commitment from four-star wing Jaidyn Coon
