(Council Bluffs) — This yr’s KMAland Boys Basketball Participant of the 12 months wanted simply 12 video games to safe the title.
Abraham Lincoln’s Josh Dix had his season come to an unlucky end with a severe leg damage that value him an opportunity at one other state match look. Nevertheless, his dominance within the 12 video games he did play made it very tough to miss.
Dix averaged 19.9 factors with 7.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks, making an affect on each ends of the ground whereas main the Lynx to a 10-2 file within the video games he was energetic. In his twelfth sport, although, Dix suffered a damaged tibia and fibula after skying to dam a shot.
“I didn’t actually really feel something on the time it occurred,” Dix stated. “Once I regarded down, I noticed it hanging. It was fairly gross, actually, and I knew proper when it occurred that my season was over, just about.”
Dix says he’s at present in good spirits and beginning in on bodily remedy with hopes of being prepared for subsequent yr when he’s a freshman at Iowa.
“I’m beginning to put weight again on it,” Dix stated. “Surgical procedure went effectively when it occurred. The whole lot is sweet proper now, and I’m simply taking it day-to-day.”
Whereas the damage put a damper on the end to his profession, there’s little doubt Dix’s legacy at Abraham Lincoln is cemented. He guided the Lynx to the state match as a junior with hopes of cashing in on one other journey to Des Moines this season.
“We had been enjoying fairly good and getting higher each apply,” Dix stated. “We had been getting ready for (March). We knew we had the items to make a deep run, and our greatest basketball was forward of us. The 12 video games I performed was actually enjoyable. I had been enjoying with final yr’s senior class for eight years, so this was a brand new group of fellows. It was very enjoyable to steer them.”
Throughout Dix’s four-year profession with the Lynx, he was part of 64 wins.
“It was quite a lot of exhausting work,” Dix stated. “Coach (Jason Isaacson) is a good coach. He places us by way of so much in the summertime. (I’ll bear in mind) the exhausting work and friendships. I met lots of people I didn’t know earlier than I obtained to highschool and made quite a lot of lifelong mates. We had some particular moments on and off the court docket.”
Take heed to far more with Dix from Tuesday’s UFR linked beneath.