2014 Boys' State Basketball Tournament: Area Capsules

KEOTA EAGLES

Class: 1A

Record (Seed):24-1 (4)

Quarterfinal Game:vs. Easton Valley (21-2), Monday, 10:35 a.m.

Coach:Dan Stout (11 seasons, 190-88 record)

Projected Starting Lineup:Justin Hultman, 5-foot-11, senior (2.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg); Derek Berg, 5-10, senior (5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg); Kolton Greiner, 5-9, senior (19.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg); Luke Lyle, 6-2, senior (19.0 ppg, 10.6 rpg); Nate Owen, 6-4, junior (10.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg).

Tournament History:Second appearance. Won Class 1A state championship in 1989, ending Palmer's state-record 103-game win streak in semifinals. Beat Colo-NESCO in finals, 61-57.

CASCADE COUGARS

Class: 2A

Record (Seed):21-3 (5)

Quarterfinal Game:vs. South Hamilton (21-3), Monday, 8:15 p.m.

Coach:Al Marshall (45 years, 693-319 record)

Projected Starting Lineup:Mitchell Oberbroeckling, 5-11, senior (8.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg); Ries Rausch, 6-1, junior (7.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg); Haris Takes, 6-1, senior (18.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg); Mitch Recker, 6-4, junior (5.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg); Devin Green, 6-6, sophomore (13.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg).

Tournament History:Sixth appearance, all since 1993. Finished fourth in 1994 and third in 2001. Last appearance was 2011.

NORTH CEDAR KNIGHTS

Class: 2A

Record (Seed):21-4 (6)

Quarterfinal Game:vs. Treynor (23-1), Tuesday, 12:15 p.m.

Coach:Scott Jackson (12 years, 202-96 record)

Projected Starting Lineup:Josh Kintl, 6-0, senior (8.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg); Jacob Hay, 6-1 senior (13.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg); Seth Hamilton, 5-11, senior (6.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg); Andrew Fields, 6-2, senior (6.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg); Jayden Johnson, 6-4, junior (17.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg).

Tournament History:Fifth appearance, fourth in a row. Placed fourth in 2011. School district towns Clarence and Lowden also have made it to the state tournament.

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY COUGARS

Class: 4A

Record (Seed):18-5 (6)

Quarterfinal Game:vs. Sioux City North (21-3), Wednesday, 8:15 p.m.

Coach:Jon McKowen (12 years, 238-61 record)

Projected Starting Lineup:Zach Daniels, 5-11, junior (7.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg); Anthony Carter, 6-0, senior (15.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg); Derek Jacobus, 6-1, senior (3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg); Cole Murdock, 6-0, junior (8.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg); Drew Heitland, 6-4, senior (8.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg).

Tournament History:13th appearance, first since 2008. Won championships in 1972 and 1984.

IOWA CITY WEST TROJANS

Class: 4A

Record (Seed):20-3 (4)

Quarterfinal Game:vs. Southeast Polk (18-4), Wednesday, 1:05 p.m.

Coach:Steve Bergman (28 years, 472-175 record)

Projected Starting Lineup:Wyatt Lohaus, 6-2, senior (19.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg); Nick Gallagher, 6-3, senior (5.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg); Connor McCaffery, 6-4, freshman (6.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg); David DiLeo, 6-6, junior (12.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg); Chike Ukah, 6-6, senior (9.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg).

Tournament History:Appearance number 14, fourth in a row, fifth in six years and ninth since 2009. Championships in 1977, 1998, 2000, 2012 and 2013.