Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball

CEDAR RAPIDS — It's still there. Being named Iowa's 2016 Mr. Basketball isn't going to remove it.

Jordan Bohannon didn't accomplish everything he wanted to in his incredible career at Linn-Mar. Tops on that list is never making it to the state basketball tournament.

Four years as a varsity player, no postseason games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

'Obviously, my main goal was not accomplished. That's tough,' Bohannon said. 'But that's just more motivation for me to use in college. I'm not going to let that happen again.'

The me-against-the-world attitude the 6-foot-1 point guard and University of Iowa signee has used to become an elite player remains.

'I think I've always had a chip on my shoulder, ever since I was younger,' he said. 'No one ever believed in me. No one ever thought I'd be the fourth Bohannon to go Division I. That's always been in the back of my mind every single day I was working out. I just need to keep working hard. Hopefully I can do the best I can to help Iowa in the near future.'

Bohannon was selected for Iowa's top hoops honor by a vote of the state's sportswriters. It and the 2016 all-state teams are sponsored by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

Jordan and Jason Bohannon are the first brothers to be named Mr. Basketball. Jason won the honor in 2006, before moving on to the University of Wisconsin and a short professional career in the United States and Germany.

Jordan is the fourth Linn-Mar prep to receive it, with Marcus Paige (2012) and Todd Lumsden (1983) the others. Four other Metro preps have been named Mr. Basketball: Kennedy's Al Lorenzen (1984), Regis' Adam Spanich (1995), Prairie's Justin Wessel (1996) and Jefferson's Jarrod Uthoff (2011).