CHICAGO, Illinois – UNI men's basketball signee, Bowen Born, has been named the 2019-20 Gatorade Iowa Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Born is the first athlete from Norwalk High School to be named Gatorade Iowa Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Born as Iowa's best high school boys' basketball player. Born is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award.
The 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior guard had led the Warriors to a 22-3 record and the Class 3A state tournament at the time of his selection.