AAU Team Preview: Iowa Ball Stars 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's that time of the year again. It's AAU Season! This time of the year is always an interesting and excited one. It's the time where we see new faces in new places, new groups joining together, and a whole lot of action as it pertains to high-level basketball throughout the country.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this article we highlight the program that is the <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/program/iowa-ball-stars/"><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='715891' first='Iowa' last='Ball Stars']</strong></a> and their 2025 team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Schedule –&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>April 13-14:&nbsp;</strong>Hawkeye City Classic- Coralville, Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>April 19-21:</strong>&nbsp;Windy City Classic – USJN – Milwaukee, Wisconsin&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>May 4-5:</strong>&nbsp;Clash on the Court – Coralville, Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>May:&nbsp;</strong>Tournament – TBD&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>June 1-2:</strong>&nbsp;Battle Of The Borders – Kansas City, Missouri</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>June 15-16:</strong>&nbsp;Midwest Girls Classic – Ames, Iowa&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>July 12-15:</strong>&nbsp;March to the Arch – USJN – St. Louis, Missouri&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>July 19-22:</strong>&nbsp;Premiere Showcase – USJN – Chicago, Illinois</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1214979' first='Maddie' last='Hoffman'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025 ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":" Dubuque Senior","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='715891' first='Iowa' last='Ball Stars'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1214979' first='Maddie' last='Hoffman'] is a guard that does a little bit of everything on both sides of the ball. 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