12-04-2025
Iowa basketball flips 2025 UNI signee
Iowa basketball flips 2025 UNI signee
Iowa basketball landed its first high school commitment of the Ben McCollum era on Friday night, flipping UNI signee Trevin Jirak.
The 6-foot-10 center hails from Valley High School in West Des Moines where he helped lead the Tigers to three consecutive state championships from 2023-25. Jirak contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds in this year's state title game victory over Waukee Northwest.
Jirak is coming off a stellar senior season during which he averaged 16.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game on 59.2% shooting from the field, 38.6% from three, and 71.2% from the free throw line while adding 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per contest.
In addition to the team successes, Jirak took home Iowa Mr. Basketball honors from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association this season. Jirak was also named the 2024-25 Iowa MaxPreps Player of the Year.
Jirak is ranked as a three-star commit, as the No. 40 power forward and as the top player in the state of Iowa according to On3.
While the Hawkeyes will certainly have a different look from years past in the first year under McCollum, adding Jirak is a major win for Iowa as the program builds its future beyond the 2025-26 season.
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