High School -- 2025 Iowa Mr. Basketball honoree after averaging 16.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game… shot 59.2 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from 3-point range... named the 2024-25 Iowa MaxPreps High School Basketball Player of the Year... selected to 2024-25 Des Moines Register All-Iowa boys basketball team and to the Class 4A first-team... named Sports Illustrated High School Sports Iowa Class 5A first-team all-state... led Valley to three consecutive state titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025… the Tigers finished the 2025 season with a 23-3 overall record... averaged 16 points and 11.3 rebounds during the 2025 state tournament... posted double-doubles in all three state tournament games, including a 13-point, 12-rebound and three-block effort in the state title game win over Waukee Northwest... averaged 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and two steals as a junior, while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor… helped Valley to a 22-5 record and a second straight state title... shot 55.3 percent with averages of 9.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks as a sophomore en route to a state title... stood at 6-foot-3 and was a member of junior varsity team as a freshman… grew six inches between freshman and sophomore seasons… grew two more inches during senior season... high school coach was BJ Windhorst... member of the AAU All-Iowa Attack under Lefty Moore.
Personal -- Born Sept. 25, 2006... son of Paula Jirak... has two siblings, Kameron and Drew... pre-business major.
