Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Gogg ready to sign with Dordt

Linn-Mar senior Derik Gogg plans to sign his national letter-of-intent with the Dordt College basketball team this Wednesday.

The ceremony will be held in the Linn-Mar Media Center at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Gogg, a 6-foot-8 center, averaged 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds for the Lions this season. He blocked 35 shots.

Dordt College, located in Sioux Center, went 28-7 this season and reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA national tournament.

Florida Gulf Coast, UNI looking at Lassen

IOWA CITY -- Matt Lassen has developed a special interest in Florida Gulf Coast during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but it has nothing to do with his bracket for March Madness.

Florida Gulf Coast, which has stunned the college basketball world by reaching the Sweet 16 of the tournament, is recruiting Lassen and has invited the Linn-Mar senior to visit the campus in Fort Myers, Fla., once they are done playing.

The University of Northern Iowa also wants Lassen to visit once the Panthers are finished playing in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Lassen, a 6-foot-5 swingman, originally committed to Albany (N.Y.), but changed his mind in February and began looking for a different school.

"Two days after I de-committed from Albany, I got a call from Florida Gulf Coast. And now they're blowing up the tournament," Lassen said Wednesday after playing in the Eastern Iowa All-Star Game in Iowa City. "Pretty ironic."

Until then, Lassen had never heard of Florida Gulf Coast.

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Bohannon named to MVC all-bench team

CEDAR FALLS - Matt Bohannon has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team for his conbributions to the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball squad this season.

Bohannon, a redshirt freshman from Linn-Mar, leads the Panthers in bench scoring and is averaging 5.0 points and 2.2 rebounds heading into the MVC tournament.

Bohannon, a 6-foot-4 guard, has played in all 33 games for UNI with six starts. He ranks second on the team with 40 3-pointers and has made 16 of 18 free throws.

Bohannon scored 14 points with four 3-pointers in a 68-65 victory at Bradley.

Roth, Fontana honored on all-Metro team

Linn-Mar senior Jimmy Roth has been named the Player of the Year on the All-Metro boys basketball team for the 2012-13 campaign.

Bob Fontana of Kennedy has been named the Coach of the Year.

Ky Kramer of Jefferson, Jacob Olson of Jefferson, Jace Hanna of Prairie, Matt Nelson of Xavier, Trey Sampson of Xavier and Matt Lassen of Linn-Mar joined Roth on the first unit.

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