West Des Moines Valley's Peter Jok, Hawkeye Recruit, Named Parade All-American

Peter Jok's senior season at West Des Moines Valley didn't end the way we wanted, with a loss to West Des Moines Dowling preventing a trip to state.

However, his post season is going pretty well.

Months after being named the Mr. Basketball recipient for the state of Iowa, Jok, a 6 foot 6 inch guard was named to Parade's 2013 All-American list. The list was released by Parade this Saturday.

After an injury shortened high school career, Jok made up for lost time in his senior season shooting a blistering 42 percent from 3-point range and hit at a 92.6 percent clip from the free-throw line. This shooting proficiency led to Jok averaging 23.6 points per game.

He is expected to compete for playing time as a freshman on a Hawkeye team refreshingly loaded with quality depth after a solid 2012 season that ended with a run to the NIT finals.

Iowa's rival Iowa State also will feature a Parade All-American recruit next year, Monte Morris, a point guard from Beecher High School in Flint, Mich.