2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Redek Born
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Norwalk, Iowa
- High School:
- Norwalk HS
Bio
2024-25: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 19 games as a true freshman, making his collegiate debut against Omaha (12/13/24) ... Scored 25 points to average 1.3 point per game with 7.3 minutes per game ... Pulled down 22 rebounds (1.2 per game) while dishing out nine assists (0.4 per game) ... Scored a season-high five points at Valparaiso (1/4/25) ... Notched three games with four rebounds ... Shot 33.3% from the field (9-27) and 70% from the free throw line (7-10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity starter at Norwalk High School under head coach Aaron Pelzer … Scored 1,467 career points with 133 made three-point field goals … Two-time First Team All-State honoree as named by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (2023, 2024) … Two-time First Team All-Little Hawkeye Conference performer (2023, 2024) … Helped the Warriors tie for the Little Hawkeye Conference title in 2023-24 and finish as a Class 4A substate runner-up … Led Norwalk to a state tournament appearance during his junior season (2022-23) … Averaged 23 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists during his senior season on 52.3% shooting and an 85.6% clip from the free throw line with 35 total steals on the year … Notched 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists as a junior.
PERSONAL: Native of Norwalk, Iowa … Son of Mike and Vicki Born … Father Mike played basketball at Iowa State and is currently an NBA scout for the Indiana Pacers … Older brother Bowen played basketball at UNI (2020-24) and Colorado State (2024-25) … Has one sister, Amron … Grandfather Gene Klinge was the winningest high school girls basketball coach in Iowa history with 1,009 career wins at West Central and Waukon High Schools, winning the 2004 Class 3A state championship at Waukon … Played club basketball with AAU Martin Brothers Basketball under head coach Hank Huddleson … Majoring in Kinesiology: Exercise Science.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity starter at Norwalk High School under head coach Aaron Pelzer … Scored 1,467 career points with 133 made three-point field goals … Two-time First Team All-State honoree as named by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (2023, 2024) … Two-time First Team All-Little Hawkeye Conference performer (2023, 2024) … Helped the Warriors tie for the Little Hawkeye Conference title in 2023-24 and finish as a Class 4A substate runner-up … Led Norwalk to a state tournament appearance during his junior season (2022-23) … Averaged 23 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists during his senior season on 52.3% shooting and an 85.6% clip from the free throw line with 35 total steals on the year … Notched 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists as a junior.
PERSONAL: Native of Norwalk, Iowa … Son of Mike and Vicki Born … Father Mike played basketball at Iowa State and is currently an NBA scout for the Indiana Pacers … Older brother Bowen played basketball at UNI (2020-24) and Colorado State (2024-25) … Has one sister, Amron … Grandfather Gene Klinge was the winningest high school girls basketball coach in Iowa history with 1,009 career wins at West Central and Waukon High Schools, winning the 2004 Class 3A state championship at Waukon … Played club basketball with AAU Martin Brothers Basketball under head coach Hank Huddleson … Majoring in Kinesiology: Exercise Science.
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