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RECRUITING: ’24 PG Daniel Freitag sees good fit with Iowa State

While a lot of work remains to be done on the 2023 recruiting cycle, Iowa State is in the process of identifying its priority targets for the 2024 class.

One such potential target is Minnesota point guard Daniel Freitag, who has visited Ames twice to this point and has already emerged as one of the top players in Minnesota.

Iowa State assistant Kyle Green is Freitag’s lead recruiter and has put the Cyclones in a solid position with the 6-foot-2 high-scoring sophomore.

“(Green’s) been great,” Freitag told Cyclone Fanatic on Monday. “He came down to Minnesota for multiple games of mine. We also talk on the phone a couple times a week.”

This will be a crucial AAU season for Freitag, who burst onto the scene as one of the best prep scorers in all of Minnesota this past season for Bloomington Jefferson.

Freitag ranked 10th among all scorers in all classes by pouring in 26.7 points per game, including a pair of electric performances that saw him put up 40 points in a win over Orono and 41 points in a win over Burnsville.

That performance earned Freitag second-team All-Metro honors from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He was the only sophomore on either the first or second teams.

“Point guard that can make a large impact on both sides of the ball,” Freitag said when asked to describe himself as a player. “Capable 3-point shooter with advanced playmaking & downhill ability.”

Iowa State offered Freitag a scholarship in early March and has been among his strongest suitors thus far. He’s also received scholarship offers from Minnesota and Wisconsin while also receiving significant interest from Xavier and Oklahoma State.

You can expect that list to grow in the coming months as Freitag puts his talents on display during the EYBL slate, but Iowa State has certainly already made an impression to this point in his recruitment.

“Iowa State’s recruiting has been awesome. The first time I was down there and got to check everything out it was very impressive,” Freitag said. “I see myself fitting in well. I think my skill set isn’t too far off of what they want from their point guard.”

Jared Stansbury

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Jared a native of Clarinda, Iowa, started as the Cyclone Fanatic intern in August 2013, primarily working as a videographer until starting on the women’s basketball beat prior to the 2014-15 season. Upon earning his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State in May 2016, Jared was hired as the site’s full-time staff writer, taking over as the primary day-to-day reporter on football and men’s basketball. He was elevated to the position of managing editor in January 2020. He is a regular contributor on 1460 KXNO in Des Moines and makes regular guest appearances on radio stations across the Midwest. Jared resides in Ankeny with his four-year-old puggle, Lolo.

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