Former Elk Horn-Kimballton Star Part of 2022 IHSAA Hall of Fame Class

Former Elk Horn-Kimballton Star Part of 2022 IHSAA Hall of Fame Class -

(3-11-22) - The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) announced the 2022 class for induction into its Basketball Hall of Fame, with the nine total selections, including one from Elk Horn-Kimballton, to be honored during the 2022 IHSAA State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Brett Watson was a two-time first team all-state recipient for Elk Horn-Kimballton in the early 2000’s. He had a career scoring record of 2,355 points, leading the state in 1999 with 805 points and 2000 with 767 points. Watson turned EH-K’s four-year previous team record of 18-60 to 71-20. Earning Iowa Academic All-State in 2000 and Iowa AAU Athlete of the Year in 1998. In 2000, scored 30 points in EH-K’s State Tournament appearance.

Watson went on to play at Wayne State College, earning four-year president’s scholar athlete, Wayne State College student-athlete of the year, and first-team all-conference in 2005. He has coached at Adel DeSoto Minburn, Creston, Minot State University, Norwalk, Indianola, and is currently Waukee Northwest’s head boys’ basketball coach.

These honorees were nominated through their schools, recommended by the Basketball Hall of Fame selection committee, and approved by the Board of Control this winter. The full release from the IHSAA and list of 2022 Hall of Fame Honorees available here - BASKETBALL: 2022 IHSAA HALL OF FAME HONOREES

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