Jayden Kuper Jayden Kuper 5'11" | SF Monticello | 2025 State IA is someone that you know if you have been paying attention to Women’s High School Basketball in Iowa over the past couple of years. Kuper is a physical dominant, balanced, and skilled Forward. She has a well rounded game, that yields results on the floor every time she competes. She may not go out and score on every single play but she is good enough average a double-double at halftime of most of the contests she plays in. She understands where rebounds are going to come off of the rim better than most, she can score in a few different ways from all around the bucket, and she can get stops at a high rate vs players that might be taller or smaller. I’m expecting a big Summer out of Kuper if she wants to compete at the highest level possible after her high school career. Something that is more than possible at this point in the game.

I’ve recently highlighted the play of Jayden Kuper Jayden Kuper 5'11" | SF Monticello | 2025 State IA so I’m not going to go into too much detail here but she is a prospect to keep an eye on. Over her high school career, she has been a constant on any floor that she has competed on. Like I’ve said in the past, she has great size, strength, and wherewithal on the hardwood. In the post she has the ability to score going over either shoulder, with either hand, usually through contact. When she has players around her that can knock down shots, she is a whole different beast to deal with. She thrives in 1v1 situations and I don’t expect that to slow down on the road anytime soon.

The Monticello Panthers always put together solid high school seasons when it comes to their overall play. One of their prospects, that has been a vital piece to their success these past few years is Forward, Jayden Kuper Jayden Kuper 5'11" | SF Monticello | 2025 State IA . Kuper has size, strength, wherewithal, and knowledge of the game. She understands to keep things easy and and simple whenever she can but she is also skilled enough to hit her opponent with a counter-move or three to free herself up whenever necessary. Kuper and her Iowa Dream AAU team are going to have a ton of solid competitors on their roster. If they come prepared and hungry, they are going to dominate a lot of opposing programs over there next few months. They have a few high-level prospects who are going to get a shot to play at the next level so it’ll be exciting to see what they can put together as a group over these next 3-4 months. As for Kuper individually, she is going to do her thing and take care of business per usual. I’m sure that will grab the attention of a lot of potential recruiters that are watching in the crowd moving forward.

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• 1/23/24 vs Beckman Catholic – 23 Points (8-17), 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 8 Steals, 2 TO’s 

The counter-part to Hermsen on her Panthers team is Jayden Kuper Jayden Kuper 5'11" | SF Monticello | 2025 State IA . Kuper is the post presence for Monticello and she has been a highly regarded recruit out of her 2025 Class for a few years now. There is a lot I could say about her game but the easiest way to describe how she plays is with two words, physical and smart. Don’t get me wrong – she has size, moves well without the ball, and she does a great job of creating something out of nothing when things break down. I’ve also noticed that she impacts the game in so many ways that if she isn’t score at a high rate throughout a contest, she makes up for it in a number of different ways, production-wise. This Panthers team is set up for another memorable Post season. If everyone on this team takes care of their specific job, there is a chance that we will be seeing this group in Des Moines at the State Tournament at the end of February but who knows.

The Monticello Panthers got a convincing win on Thursday night to walk into winter break with a 10-1 record. This win was in the form of a 11 point victory against CPU High School at home. Their leader in the contest was their powerhouse combo guard/small forward – Jayden Kuper Jayden Kuper 5'11" | SF Monticello | 2025 State IA . Kuper ended this one with 28 points on 9/20 shooting, 17 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists. When you take into consideration that their team only won by 11, you can see why this performance was big time. I’ve had Kuper on the radar for this 2025 Class for a few years now. She is someone that could produce at the next level in a plethora of different ways depending on where she ends up. She has been having a good season so far and I expect that to continue coming back out of the break.